wind up

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of wind-up. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely. literally,transitive
    — I wound up the spool of rope.
  2. To put (a clock, watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion by winding the spring or other energy-storage mechanism. transitive
    — I wound up the clock.
  3. To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting. broadly,figuratively,transitive
    — The movie wound me up emotionally.
  4. To excite. broadly,figuratively,transitive
    — Try not to wind up the kids too much right before bedtime.
  5. To upset; to anger or distress. broadly,figuratively,transitive
    — Of all their regrets, it was their inability to score an away goal that might wind up Klopp the most. Sadio Mané wasted a glorious chance in the first half and, late on, Mohamed Salah turned his shot against a post after a goal-line clearance had spun his way.
  6. To roll up (a car window or well bucket, etc., by cranking). literally,transitive
    — Wind up your window — it's starting to rain.
  7. To end up; to arrive or result. copulative,intransitive
    — Mess around with drugs and wind up broke.
  8. To increase (in some aspect). intransitive
    — Now, things got even more confusing. Farenholt and Laffey hadn't spotted the incoming Japanese Navy vessels, and were winding up to full speed to more-quickly bypass the cruisers. Duncan, of course, could see the radar contacts to its starboard, and so assumed that this increase in speed by its compatriots was the start of a general assault on the enemy. And so, not wanting to be left behind, it broke off and headed off into the darkness to start what turned out to be a one-ship torpedo assault.
  9. To conclude, complete, or finish (something). transitive
    — Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note.
  10. To dissolve (a partnership or corporation) and liquidate its assets. transitive
  11. To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock. UK,transitive
    — Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?
  12. To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch. intransitive
    — Paige seemed to be winding up for a fastball but then switched it up.

词形变化

wind ups plural winds up present,singular,third-person winding up participle,present wound up participle,past wound up past
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