windfall
UK ['wɪnd.fɔ:l] US [-fɑ:l] noun countable
MONEY 意外的钱财
■an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly 意外之财•Investors each received a windfall of £3000.每位投资者都获得3000英镑的意外之财。 •The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.政府打算针对英国电气公司获得的大笔意外利润征收额外的税款。
UK ['wɪnd.fɔ:l] US [-fɑ:l] noun countable
FRUIT 水果
■a piece of fruit blown down from a tree 被风吹落的水果•I tend to leave the windfalls for the birds to pick at.我常常会把被风吹落的水果留给鸟啄食。 |