| 英语单词 | windfall |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | ['windfɔ:l] |
| 中文释义 | n.被风吹落的果子(尤指苹果),横财 |
| vocab简明 | Lucky you! You just won the lottery and your windfall will make life very comfortable for you and your family. A windfall is a crazy bit of unexpected good fortune. |
| vocab扩展 | First used in the fifteenth century, the word windfall originally referred to fruit that the wind blew from the trees. Like a prize was there for whomever found it — no need for the ladder and effort of picking it from the tall trees. The word eventually came to mean any unexpected and easily-gained good fortune, typically one involving money, such as the windfall profit from a lucky stock purchase. |
| 真题原句 | The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall. |
| 柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]意外之财；横财 A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]被风吹落的果子（尤指苹果） A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree. |
| 来源 | 2006.5 |
Tags: 单词::2006
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