| 正面 | 12421.windfall 英 ['wɪn(d)fɔːl]美 ['wɪndfɔl] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. defender => fender.n. 意外之财;被风吹落的果子;意外的收获 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. 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." |
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