Definition of windfall in English:

windfall

noun ˈwɪn(d)fɔːlˈwɪn(d)fɔl

1An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.
被风吹落的苹果（或其他果实），落果
Example sentencesExamples
- Gather the windfalls from under the plum trees.
- We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble.
- By now the scent of rotting windfalls were heavy on the air, and the apples were taken from the trees, turned into jam, or stored among layers of straw for use later on.
- We walked round the gardens looking at the pears and spotted a sign that said you were allowed to eat the windfalls but not to pick the pears off the trees.
- Any windfalls make great apple pies and chutneys.
- We ate fruit from the trees or windfalls without washing them and ate carrots pulled from the ground (after we'd dusted the dirt off with our none-too-clean hands).
- The apple tree in the garden has started shedding windfalls from its lower branches and there's a good pie's worth to collect most mornings.
2A large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.
members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes’ to the merger
Example sentencesExamples
- A struggling cricket club has been given a new lease of life following an unexpected cash windfall.
- However, let us not get carried away by this success and be realistic and pragmatic with our oil windfall.
- However, Keane said property developers were unlikely to enjoy the same financial windfalls in future.
- Orkney Islands Council has received a £3 million pound windfall for housing.
- If the bonds appreciated, should speculators pocket the windfall?
- The potential windfall was another $70 million or so.
- Bowling enthusiasts in Castle Point were celebrating today after landing a lottery windfall.
- Bergstrom's victory set the stage for Watson's $22 million windfall.
- Three community groups serving East Lancashire have scooped a lottery windfall of more than £600,000.
- How did Spain manage to waste one of the biggest financial windfalls in human history?
- Bush's tax package, just passed by the US Congress, will deliver massive windfalls to the rich.
- Striding ahead of the rest has landed a Lancaster theatre with a huge cash windfall.
- In fact, many Senators themselves are likely to reap enormous windfalls.
- The boom in financial services continues to provide a windfall for the country's top legal and accountancy firms.
- The State Government could bring forward the completion of the Indian Ocean Drive project if it receives a revenue windfall.
- In so doing, they will reap windfall profits from a property redevelopment scheme.
- The improved cash position also raises the possibility of higher windfall payments to policyholders.
- The government will reap an economic windfall in time for the next general election, economists have predicted.
- One thing for certain: this unexpected financial windfall will most definitely not be a handicap to the club.
- A massive lottery windfall has secured the future of one of Southampton's best-known and most historically important landmarks.
Synonyms
bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, unexpected gain
piece/stroke of good luck, godsend, manna from heaven

Definition of windfall in US English:

windfall

nounˈwɪn(d)fɔlˈwin(d)fôl

1An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.
被风吹落的苹果（或其他果实），落果
Example sentencesExamples
- We walked round the gardens looking at the pears and spotted a sign that said you were allowed to eat the windfalls but not to pick the pears off the trees.
- The apple tree in the garden has started shedding windfalls from its lower branches and there's a good pie's worth to collect most mornings.
- By now the scent of rotting windfalls were heavy on the air, and the apples were taken from the trees, turned into jam, or stored among layers of straw for use later on.
- We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble.
- Gather the windfalls from under the plum trees.
- Any windfalls make great apple pies and chutneys.
- We ate fruit from the trees or windfalls without washing them and ate carrots pulled from the ground (after we'd dusted the dirt off with our none-too-clean hands).
1. 1.1 A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money.
  意外好运气，（尤指数额巨大的）意外之财，横财
  as modifier windfall profits
  意外利润。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The potential windfall was another $70 million or so.
  The State Government could bring forward the completion of the Indian Ocean Drive project if it receives a revenue windfall.
  Bowling enthusiasts in Castle Point were celebrating today after landing a lottery windfall.
  How did Spain manage to waste one of the biggest financial windfalls in human history?
  The government will reap an economic windfall in time for the next general election, economists have predicted.
  Striding ahead of the rest has landed a Lancaster theatre with a huge cash windfall.
  The improved cash position also raises the possibility of higher windfall payments to policyholders.
  If the bonds appreciated, should speculators pocket the windfall?
  In so doing, they will reap windfall profits from a property redevelopment scheme.
  A struggling cricket club has been given a new lease of life following an unexpected cash windfall.
  However, Keane said property developers were unlikely to enjoy the same financial windfalls in future.
  A massive lottery windfall has secured the future of one of Southampton's best-known and most historically important landmarks.
  In fact, many Senators themselves are likely to reap enormous windfalls.
  Orkney Islands Council has received a £3 million pound windfall for housing.
  Three community groups serving East Lancashire have scooped a lottery windfall of more than £600,000.
  One thing for certain: this unexpected financial windfall will most definitely not be a handicap to the club.
  The boom in financial services continues to provide a windfall for the country's top legal and accountancy firms.
  Bergstrom's victory set the stage for Watson's $22 million windfall.
  Bush's tax package, just passed by the US Congress, will deliver massive windfalls to the rich.
  However, let us not get carried away by this success and be realistic and pragmatic with our oil windfall.
  Synonyms
  bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, unexpected gain

词汇	windfall
释义	Definition of windfall in English: windfall noun ˈwɪn(d)fɔːlˈwɪn(d)fɔl 1An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind. 被风吹落的苹果（或其他果实），落果 Example sentencesExamples Gather the windfalls from under the plum trees. We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble. By now the scent of rotting windfalls were heavy on the air, and the apples were taken from the trees, turned into jam, or stored among layers of straw for use later on. We walked round the gardens looking at the pears and spotted a sign that said you were allowed to eat the windfalls but not to pick the pears off the trees. Any windfalls make great apple pies and chutneys. We ate fruit from the trees or windfalls without washing them and ate carrots pulled from the ground (after we'd dusted the dirt off with our none-too-clean hands). The apple tree in the garden has started shedding windfalls from its lower branches and there's a good pie's worth to collect most mornings. 2A large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly. members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes’ to the merger Example sentencesExamples A struggling cricket club has been given a new lease of life following an unexpected cash windfall. However, let us not get carried away by this success and be realistic and pragmatic with our oil windfall. However, Keane said property developers were unlikely to enjoy the same financial windfalls in future. Orkney Islands Council has received a £3 million pound windfall for housing. If the bonds appreciated, should speculators pocket the windfall? The potential windfall was another $70 million or so. Bowling enthusiasts in Castle Point were celebrating today after landing a lottery windfall. Bergstrom's victory set the stage for Watson's $22 million windfall. Three community groups serving East Lancashire have scooped a lottery windfall of more than £600,000. How did Spain manage to waste one of the biggest financial windfalls in human history? Bush's tax package, just passed by the US Congress, will deliver massive windfalls to the rich. Striding ahead of the rest has landed a Lancaster theatre with a huge cash windfall. In fact, many Senators themselves are likely to reap enormous windfalls. The boom in financial services continues to provide a windfall for the country's top legal and accountancy firms. The State Government could bring forward the completion of the Indian Ocean Drive project if it receives a revenue windfall. In so doing, they will reap windfall profits from a property redevelopment scheme. The improved cash position also raises the possibility of higher windfall payments to policyholders. The government will reap an economic windfall in time for the next general election, economists have predicted. One thing for certain: this unexpected financial windfall will most definitely not be a handicap to the club. A massive lottery windfall has secured the future of one of Southampton's best-known and most historically important landmarks. Synonyms bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, unexpected gain piece/stroke of good luck, godsend, manna from heaven Definition of windfall in US English: windfall nounˈwɪn(d)fɔlˈwin(d)fôl 1An apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind. 被风吹落的苹果（或其他果实），落果 Example sentencesExamples We walked round the gardens looking at the pears and spotted a sign that said you were allowed to eat the windfalls but not to pick the pears off the trees. The apple tree in the garden has started shedding windfalls from its lower branches and there's a good pie's worth to collect most mornings. By now the scent of rotting windfalls were heavy on the air, and the apples were taken from the trees, turned into jam, or stored among layers of straw for use later on. We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble. Gather the windfalls from under the plum trees. Any windfalls make great apple pies and chutneys. We ate fruit from the trees or windfalls without washing them and ate carrots pulled from the ground (after we'd dusted the dirt off with our none-too-clean hands). 1.1 A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money. 意外好运气，（尤指数额巨大的）意外之财，横财 as modifier windfall profits 意外利润。 Example sentencesExamples The potential windfall was another $70 million or so. The State Government could bring forward the completion of the Indian Ocean Drive project if it receives a revenue windfall. Bowling enthusiasts in Castle Point were celebrating today after landing a lottery windfall. How did Spain manage to waste one of the biggest financial windfalls in human history? The government will reap an economic windfall in time for the next general election, economists have predicted. Striding ahead of the rest has landed a Lancaster theatre with a huge cash windfall. The improved cash position also raises the possibility of higher windfall payments to policyholders. If the bonds appreciated, should speculators pocket the windfall? In so doing, they will reap windfall profits from a property redevelopment scheme. A struggling cricket club has been given a new lease of life following an unexpected cash windfall. However, Keane said property developers were unlikely to enjoy the same financial windfalls in future. A massive lottery windfall has secured the future of one of Southampton's best-known and most historically important landmarks. In fact, many Senators themselves are likely to reap enormous windfalls. Orkney Islands Council has received a £3 million pound windfall for housing. Three community groups serving East Lancashire have scooped a lottery windfall of more than £600,000. One thing for certain: this unexpected financial windfall will most definitely not be a handicap to the club. The boom in financial services continues to provide a windfall for the country's top legal and accountancy firms. Bergstrom's victory set the stage for Watson's $22 million windfall. Bush's tax package, just passed by the US Congress, will deliver massive windfalls to the rich. However, let us not get carried away by this success and be realistic and pragmatic with our oil windfall. Synonyms bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, unexpected gain
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