windfall
美音:
[´wınd´fɔl
]英音:
[´wınd´fɔl
]n.被风吹落的果子(尤指苹果),横财
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windfall
n
1 fruit, esp an apple, that has been blown off a tree by the wind 风吹落的果实(尤指苹果).
2 (fig 比喻) unexpected piece of good fortune, esp a legacy 意外的好运; (尤指)意外获得的遗产.
windfall
n[C]
an amount of money that you get unexpectedly
his £2 million windfall in the lottery
windfall gain/profit etc
(=high profits that you did not expect to make)
a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree