wound-downadj.

Brit.

/ˈwaʊn(d)daʊn/, U.S.

/ˈwaʊn(d)ˌdaʊn/

Etymology: < wound, past participle of wind v.¹ + down adv.

That has undergone winding down (see to wind down at wind v.¹ Phrasal verbs); that has been lowered by winding.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > wound-up or down

wound-up1853

wound-down1939

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > hoisted or lowered with winch, etc.

wound-up1973

wound-down1974

1939 D. Thomas Map of Love 20 The wound-down cough of the blood-counting clock.

1974 P. McCutchan Call for Simon Shard xii. 110 He sniffed through the wound-down window.

1984 W. Garner Rats' Alley xi. 218 He could hear its [sc. the helicopter's] racket through the wound-down window of the car.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wound-down
释义	wound-downadj. Brit. /ˈwaʊn(d)daʊn/, U.S. /ˈwaʊn(d)ˌdaʊn/ Etymology: < wound, past participle of wind v.¹ + down adv. That has undergone winding down (see to wind down at wind v.¹ Phrasal verbs); that has been lowered by winding. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > wound-up or down wound-up1853 wound-down1939 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > hoisted or lowered with winch, etc. wound-up1973 wound-down1974 1939 D. Thomas Map of Love 20 The wound-down cough of the blood-counting clock. 1974 P. McCutchan Call for Simon Shard xii. 110 He sniffed through the wound-down window. 1984 W. Garner Rats' Alley xi. 218 He could hear its [sc. the helicopter's] racket through the wound-down window of the car. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1939
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