单词 | wind up |
释义 | Word Frequency wind up(waɪnd) verb (adverb) 1. to bring to or reach a conclusion he wound up the proceedings 2. (transitive) to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism) 3. (tr; usually passive) informal to make nervous, tense, etc; excite he was all wound up before the big fight 4. (transitive) to roll (thread, etc) into a ball 5. an informal word for liquidate (sense 2) 6. (intransitive) informal to end up (in a specified state) you'll wind up without any teeth 7. (tr; usually passive) to involve; entangle they were wound up in three different scandals 8. (transitive) to hoist or haul up 9. (transitive) British slang to tease (someone) noun wind-up 10. the act of concluding 11. the finish; end 12. British slang an act or instance of teasing she just thinks it's a big wind-up adjective 13. having a mechanism powered by the manual tightening of a spring a wind-up radio Word Frequency wind-up(ˈwaɪndˌʌp) adjective 1. having a mechanism powered by manual tightening of a spring an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone noun 2. British informal an act or instance of teasing This has to be a wind-up. At first I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates. |
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