windfall

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/    美 /ˈwɪnd.fɔl/|/ˈwɪnd.fo(ː)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that has been blown down by the wind.
  2. The act of something being blown down by wind. uncountable
    — The danger from windfall is greatest to trees developed in dense stands, which are tall and have slender stems, and increases with the age of the stand.
  3. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
    — They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.
  4. A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift. figuratively
    — Businessmen rushed to get every last commodity aboard a departing ship, hoping for a windfall once the world realized these would be the very last sacks of flour available, thus driving up prices.

词形变化

windfalls plural

词汇关系

衍生词
windfall profit windfall profits tax windfall shares windfall tax
相关词
serendipity windthrow

词源

From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.
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