Word · Frequency #15234
windfall
被风吹落的果子
fruit that has fallen from a tree
- 1.
Something that has been blown down by the wind.
被风吹落的东西
- 2.
fruit that has fallen from the tree
从树上掉落的果实
- 3.
The act of something being blown down by wind.
被风吹落的行为
- 4.
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
意外的收获(如突然的赚钱机会)
- 5.
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
因自然原因从树上掉落的果实
- 6.
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.
意外之财；尤指突然或意外得到的大笔金钱,如彩票中奖、意外继承或礼物。
被风吹落的东西；从树上掉落的果实；被风吹落的行为；意外的收获(如突然的赚钱机会)；因自然原因从树上掉落的果实
In use
After the storm, we collected the windfalls from under the apple tree to make cider.
The children were told not to eat any windfalls from the orchard until they had been washed.
She picked up a windfall that had dropped from the old cherry tree.
receive/get a windfall
windfall 常指意外得到的一笔钱。
She received a windfall from her late uncle's estate.
她从已故叔叔的遗产中得到一笔横财。
windfall profit/tax
windfall 作定语，修饰 profit、tax 等词。
The government imposed a windfall tax on energy companies.
政府对能源公司征收暴利税。
a windfall of [something]
此为本义用法。
Connections
Collocations
- windfall profit
- 意外利润；暴利
- The company made a windfall profit from the sudden rise in oil prices.公司因油价突然上涨而获得了意外利润。
- windfall tax
- 暴利税
- The government introduced a windfall tax on energy companies.政府对能源公司开征暴利税。
- unexpected windfall
- 意外之财
- The prize money was an unexpected windfall for the young athlete.这笔奖金对这位年轻运动员来说是一笔意外之财。
- windfall apples
- 被风吹落的苹果
- We gathered windfall apples to make cider.我们捡被风吹落的苹果来做苹果酒。
Idioms & figurative uses
- windfall profit
- 意外利润；暴利The company made a huge windfall profit from the sudden increase in oil prices.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：wind（风）+fall（落下）——风吹落的果子白捡，就是意外的横财。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、财经讨论、日常口语 windfall 原指被风吹落的果实，现代英语中更常用来比喻意外之财或意外的好运。它属于中性词汇，正式和日常场合都能使用，但在书面语和财经类语境中较为常见；日常口语中用起来会稍显正式，可根据场合灵活选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -all (fall, call, hall, tall, wall, ball) rhyme with the -fall in windfall: they all have the /-ɔl/ sound. Be careful with lookalikes like windmill /ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ and windshield /ˈwɪndˌʃiːld/, which share the wind- prefix but have a different final vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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