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　

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

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.

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
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fruit that has fallen from the tree

So why do I now find the idea of a windfall tax on banks so appealing?
那麽为什麽我现在发现，向银行徵收意外收入税这个主意很有吸引力呢？
Oil prices tumbled, giving consumers a sudden windfall that helped support spending.
油价下挫，使消费者突然得到了一笔意外之财，有助于推动支出。
This is a goddamn windfall.
这真他妈是一笔横财。
Some analysts suggest keeping them running and imposing windfall taxes that could be used to promote renewable energy.
一些分析者认为其实可以允许核电厂继续运行，但应对它们征收暴利税，而这项税收则可以用于推进可再生能源的发展。
Imposing either a windfall tax or special curbs on bonuses is an understandable political response to what is happening.
征收暴利税或对奖金发放加以特别限制，是针对当前现实的政治回应，可以理解。
Call the windfall the real "cost" of the IPO.
这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。
Are the Gulf countries handling their windfall any better this time?
海湾国家是否这次更好地处理了他们的意外收获？
It could be a windfall!
这可能是个意外的收获！
Investors are hoping for a windfall.
投资者希望能发一笔横财。
The government is making windfall profits from everyone by selling land.
政府正在通过卖土地来发横财。