an amount of money that somebody/something 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。 She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died. 一个表亲去世,她意外地得到了一笔钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unexpected
- potential
- cash
- …
- get
- have
- reap
- …
- gains
- profits
- payment
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a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果) The ground was covered with windfalls. 地面布满了风。