windfall
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example, if you win a lottery. 意外之財
...the man who received a $250,000 windfall after a banking error. ...因銀行失誤得到25萬美元意外之財的那位男子。
...windfall profits. …意外橫利。
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windfall /ˈwɪndˌfɔːl/ (windfalls)
剑桥词典
windfall noun [C] (MONEY)
an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly
意外之財
Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. 投資者每人都獲得了3000英鎊的意外之財。
UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit ) from British Electric. 政府打算針對英國電氣公司獲得的大筆意外利潤征收額外的稅款。
windfall noun [C] (FRUIT)
a piece of fruit blown down from a tree
被風吹落的水果
I tend to leave the windfalls for the birds to pick at. 我常常會把被風吹落的水果畱給鳥兒們啄食。 返回 windfall