windfall 是什么意思
n. 意外之财;被风吹落的果子;意外的收获
英语词源
windfall (n.)mid-15c., from wind (n.1) + fall (n.1). Originally literal, in reference to wood or fruit blown down by the wind, and thus free to all. Figurative sense of "unexpected acquisition" is recorded from 1540s.
windfall 权威例句
- 1. And the government enjoyed a windfall from selling our warrants.
- 政府从出售我们的认股证书中发了一大笔意外之财.
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- 2. I had a windfall from the football pools.
- 我从足球比赛赌博中发了一笔横财.
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- 3. The windfall allowed me to buy a house.
- 这意外之财使我得以购置一幢房子.
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- 4. The water treatment was new, now , and Tom's low condition was a windfall to her.
- 时下,水疗法是个新玩意, 正巧汤姆精神也不怎么样,这下可得了她的劲.
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- 5. They may try to spread out the enjoyment of the windfall over many years.
- 他们试图在今后许多年中逐渐消费这些财产.
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windfall 造句
- 1. We thought they were a windfall.
- 我们以为那是一场意外之财。
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- 2. Although he’s coy about the ultimate size of his windfall, it’s clear that when he left Google, not long after its IPO in 2004, he was a wealthy man.
- 尽管他对于自己的意外之财忸怩作态,事实很清楚,当他离开谷歌的时候,就在2004年公司首次公开募股不久,他就是个富人了。
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- 3. It’s less risky to invest your windfall in someone with a proven business record, or put the money in the bank.
- 把这笔意外之财交给银行或者投到一位可靠的生意人身上,风险就没有那么高。
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- 4. To some extent, the expected windfall comes because banks have been paying executives a greater portion of their compensation in stock instead of salaries or bonuses.
- 在某种程度上,这些意外之财的到来时因为银行支付给管理者们的报酬中,股票已经替代工资和奖金占了更大的部分。
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- 5. The idea is simple: whenever you have a little windfall or make a good frugal choice, immediately save it for an extra debt repayment.
- 想法很简单:无论什么时候你发横财了或是节约了开支,立即把这些钱存起来作为额外债务偿还资金。
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- 6. So the automaker not only gets an opportunity to reap a windfall in sales; it also can liquidate excess inventory without adjusting production levels or resorting to incentives.
- 所以本田不仅得到了一个销售上的意外惊喜;而且他也可以消除因未调整生产水平、仅依靠促销而带来的超额库存。
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- 7. So the automaker not only gets an opportunity to reap a windfall in sales; it also can liquidate excess inventory without adjusting production levels or resorting to incentives.
- 所以本田不仅得到了一个销售上的意外惊喜;而且他也可以消除因未调整生产水平、仅依靠促销而带来的超额库存。
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