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Windfall 12421.Windfall 英 Wɪn(d)fɔːl]美 Wɪndfɔl 释义 N 意外之财;被风吹落的果子;意外的收获

正面 12421.windfall
英 ['wɪn(d)fɔːl]美 ['wɪndfɔl]

背面
释义:
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.

1. defender => fender.

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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