wind up

verb

1. finally be or do something

e.g. He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
he wound up being unemployed and living at home again

Synonym: finish upland upfetch upend upfinish

2. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

e.g. wind your watch

Synonym: wind

3. stimulate sexually

e.g. This movie usually arouses the male audience

Synonym: arousesexexciteturn on

4. give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

1. 完成;停止
When you wind up an activity, you finish it or stop doing it.

e.g. The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia...
总统即将结束对索马里的访问。
e.g. Winding up the debate, she said: 'It would immediately put up interest rates.'
她在结束辩论时说道：“这会立即抬高利率。”

2. 关停，关闭(企业或其他组织)
When someone winds up a business or other organization, they stop running it and close it down completely.

e.g. The Bank of England seems determined to wind up the company.
英格兰银行似乎决心要关闭这家公司。

3. 最终沦落到；最终落得；(以…)告终
If you wind up in a particular place, situation, or state, you are in it at the end of a series of actions, events, or experiences, even though you did not originally intend to be.

e.g. He could wind up in gaol...
他可能最后会进监狱。
e.g. Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff...
我完全没有想到自己最后竟会在这里供职。

4. 摇上(车窗等)
When you wind up something such as the window of a car, you make it move upwards by turning a handle.

wind up的近义词

e.g. He started winding the window up but I grabbed the door and opened it.
他开始摇上车窗，但我一把抓住并拉开了车门。

5. 故意惹恼;挑衅
If you wind someone up, you deliberately say things which annoy them.

e.g. This woman really wound me up. She kept talking over me.
这个女人真气死我了。她一直想要说服我。

6. 骗;哄骗
If you wind someone up, you say untrue things in order to trick them.

e.g. You're joking. Come on, you're winding me up.
你是开玩笑的。得了吧，你在骗我。

7. see also: wind 3;wind-up;wound up

1. 结束：它反应人类的创造力(当然race在此的意思不是赛跑). 这就是为什么星星出来(out)时,肉眼看得见,而电灯熄灭(out)时,是看不见东西的. 还有,为什么我的表上发条(wind up)是我启动它,而我结束(wind up)这篇文章却是终止它呢?注一:中文亦有类似情形发生,

2. wind up什么意思

2. 上发条：它反应人类的创造力(当然race在此的意思不是赛跑). 这就是为什么星星出来(out)时,肉眼看得见,而电灯熄灭(out)时,是看不见东西的. 还有,为什么我的表上发条(wind up)是我启动它,而我结束(wind up)这篇文章却是终止它呢?注一:中文亦有类似情形发生,

3. 结束,停止;卷紧：while away 消磨(时间) | wind up 结束,停止;卷紧 | wipe out 把...的里面擦洗干净

4. 收拍：wide ball 离身球 | wind up 收拍 | winner 胜利者/致胜球