| 单词 | wind up |
| 释义 | wind up (once / 1403 pages) v To wind up is to turn the key of a toy or device that uses a clockwork motor to run. A good way to scare your sleeping dog is to wind up a mechanical hopping frog and set it loose. You can wind up a mechanical toy (also called a wind up toy), or wind up just before you pitch a baseball. This involves a step back in the direction of second base before a forward step with the hands lifted overhead, preparing to throw the ball. Then there's the way people wind up, or end up, in some place or position: "At the end of the play, the characters wind up right where they started." WORD FAMILYwind up: winded up, winding up, winds up USAGE EXAMPLESThey still should win the NFC West and wind up with a first-round bye, but is their issue up front a fatal flaw? Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) I’m lucky—most who wind up in my situation have nowhere near the resources to stay long enough to fully go through withdrawal. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) Bluefin tuna, which often wind up as sushi, tend to have the highest levels of mercury of any type of tuna. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1v coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem Syn|Hyper wind fasten, tighten make tight or tighter 2v stimulate sexually Syn|Hypo|Hyper arouse, excite, sex, turn on tempt try to seduce excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of 3v give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching Hyper swing move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting 4v finally be or do something he wound up being unemployed and living at home again Syn|Hyper end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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