windfall

英 [ˈwɪndfɔːl]

美 [ˈwɪndfɔːl]

n.  意外之财; 意外获得的东西; 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)

复数：windfalls　

GRETEM8经济

Collins.1 / BNC.15234 / COCA.12082

牛津词典

noun

• 意外之财；意外获得的东西
  an amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly
  1. The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000.
     这家医院获得了一笔30万英镑的意外款项。
  2. windfall profits
     意外的利润
  3. The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries.
     政府对某些行业征收暴利税。
• 风吹落的果子（尤指苹果）
  a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree

柯林斯词典

• 意外之财;横财
  Awindfallis a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.
• 被风吹落的果子（尤指苹果）
  Awindfallis a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree.

英英释义

noun

• a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
  Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenbunce
• fruit that has fallen from the tree

双语例句

• They also make price volatility worse and reduce investment in new production because exporters cannot access high international prices, governments often tax windfall profits from price rises, and fluctuating prices increase risk and raise the cost of capital.
  由于出口商无法与较高的国际价格接轨，这会导致资源价格更不稳定，并减少对新生产的投资。而政府往往又通过征税从价格上涨中获益，波动的价格增加了风险和资金的成本。
• Africa's seeds are a potential windfall investment for Monsanto.
  非洲的种子对孟山都公司的投资是一笔潜在的横财。
• Investors are hoping for a windfall.
  投资者希望能发一笔横财。
• You know, I am supposed to have a windfall this year.
  你知道我今年有财运嘛。
• Mr wall wants to use the commodity windfall to build more infrastructure and fund more research and development.
  沃尔先生想要运用在商品上的意外获利去修建更多的基础设施和在研究发项目上提供更多资金。
• Fate has offered him a windfall.
  命运给他带来了意外之喜。
• Call the windfall the real "cost" of the IPO.
  这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。
• Russia and Brazil are benefiting from high commodity prices but are not attempting to invest their windfall in long-term economic development.
  俄罗斯和巴西得益于大宗商品价格的高企，但却没有打算将这笔横财投资于长期经济发展。
• A one-off windfall tax on bonuses would make the pain ahead for society so very much more bearable.
  对奖金徵收一次性的意外收入税，会让社会未来面临的痛苦变得容易忍受得多。
• True, vendors of hard and soft commodities based outside China have enjoyed windfall profits.
  的确，总部不在中国的有形与无形商品经销商一直在大发横财。