windfall

/'windfɒ:l/ uk　 词频 #12082

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windfall 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 被风吹落的果子, 横财

[经] 意外损失

英文释义

n. fruit that has fallen from the tree

windfall 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 windfall 在自然语境里怎么用：

Processing even a single elephant provides a caloric windfall that could sustain a group for weeks.

—— Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains

Investing resource windfalls in education, infrastructure, and institutional strength can help prevent or reverse the resource curse.

—— The 'resource curse': Why natural resource abundance can be a double-edged sword

The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S.

—— Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

On Tuesday the chancellor could also announce increases to the so-called windfall tax on electricity generators, which was introduced in 2023.

—— Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push

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