windfalls

英 [ˈwɪndfɔːlz]

美 [ˈwɪndˌfɔlz]

n.  意外之财; 意外获得的东西; 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
windfall的复数

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.

双语例句

• They added that the huge windfalls that [ Man Utd] can expect, will see both revenues and brand value continue to increase in the coming years.
  他们补充道曼联可以期待一大笔横财。在未来几年里，它的收入和品牌价值都会持续增长。
• Finally, these are genuine windfalls.
  最后，这些是名副其实的意外收入。
• Plan to use any windfalls you may receive this year ( a bonus or tax refund) to pay off debt and pursue financial goals.
  计划使用任何你可能在今年获得的“意外之财”（奖金或退税）来还债、达到财务目标。
• Let's take our initiative instead of waiting and dreaming. Let's be courageous! Opportunities are not windfalls.
  我们不会等待，不会迷茫，让我们勇敢起来，因为我们相信：机会不会从天而降。
• I tend to leave the windfalls for the birds to pick at.
  我习惯于将被风吹落的水果留给鸟儿们啄食。
• Gap theory: The process by which tropical forest regenerates spaces opened by windfalls.
  缺口原理：热带森林在被大风刮倒的地区再生的过程。
• These apples are windfalls, but they're good.
  这些苹果虽然被风吹落，但还是好的。
• The performance revealed in a regulatory filing compares with two losing trading days in the previous quarter and suggests the authorities 'drive to revive markets after the crisis is yielding huge windfalls for some financial institutions.
  上述业绩披露在一份监管申报文件中。前一季度有两个亏损交易日。这些情况表明，政府部门在危机后重振市场的努力，正为某些金融机构带来巨大效益。
• Investors with interests in finance, insurance and health saw the biggest windfalls, Oxfam said.
  涉足金融、保险和卫生领域的投资者得到了最多的收益，乐施会说。
• After the storm she gathered a basketful of windfalls in the apple orchard.
  风暴过后，她从苹果园地上拣了满满一篮子苹果。