windfall 英 [ˈwɪndfɔ:l] 　 美 [ˈwɪndˌfɔl]

windfall

windfall　 英 [ˈwɪndfɔ:l] 美 [ˈwɪndˌfɔl]

n. 意外之财；被风吹落的果子；意外的收获　

名词复数:windfalls　

The idea is simple: whenever you have a little windfall or make a good frugal choice, immediately save it for an extra debt repayment.　想法很简单：无论什么时候你发横财了或是节约了开支，立即把这些钱存起来作为额外债务偿还资金。

  • Lucky you! You just won the lottery and your windfall will make life very comfortable for you and your family. A windfall is a crazy bit of unexpected good fortune.
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  • n. 意外之财；被风吹落的果子；意外的收获

  • 1. The idea is simple: whenever you have a little windfall or make a good frugal choice, immediately save it for an extra debt repayment.

    想法很简单：无论什么时候你发横财了或是节约了开支，立即把这些钱存起来作为额外债务偿还资金。

  • windfall (n.) mid-15c., from wind (n.1) + fall (n.1). Originally literal, in reference to wood or fruit blown down by the wind, and thus free to all. Figurative sense of "unexpected acquisition" is recorded from 1540s.
wind·fall / ˈwɪndfɔːl ; NAmE ˈwɪndfɔːl / noun 1 an amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly 意外之财；意外获得的东西 ◆ 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。 ◆ windfall profits 意外的利润 ◆ 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。 2 a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree 风吹落的果子（尤指苹果） windfall windfalls wind·fall / ˈwɪndfɔːl ; NAmE ˈwɪndfɔːl /
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