wind-up
['waindʌp]
- n. 结局；结束；故意激怒或招惹某人
- adj. 要上发条才能运转的
词态变化
复数: wind-ups;
中文词源
wind-up 装有发条的，收场的
wind,缠绕，发条，up,向上。引申义装有发条的，收场的。
英文词源
- wind-up (n.)
- 1570s, "conclusion or final adjustment and settlement of some matter," from verbal phrase wind up (see wind (v.1)). Baseball pitching sense attested from 1906.
双语例句
- 1. The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.
- 一棵棵高大橡树的枝条随风摇摆。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
- 风力涡轮机个头大、噪音响，还会破坏周边风景。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind.
- 他那露在外面的长发随风向后飞舞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She unbound her hair and let it flow loose in the wind.
- 她把头发解开，让它随风飘动。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.
- 如果有陌生人拦你的车，把车窗摇下一点点就行。
来自柯林斯例句