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 windup his visit to Somalia... 總統即將結束對索馬里的訪(fǎng)問(wèn)。 e.g. Winding up the debate, she said: 'It would immediately put up interest rates.' 她在結束辯論時(shí)說(shuō)道：“這會(huì )立即抬高利率?！?/p>
2. 關(guān)停，關(guān)閉(企業(yè)或其他組織) 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 windup the company. 英格蘭銀行似乎決心要關(guān)閉這家公司。
3. 最終淪落到；最終落得；(以…)告終 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 windup in gaol... 他可能最后會(huì )進(jìn)監獄。 e.g. Little did I know that I would actually windup being on the staff... 我完全沒(méi)有想到自己最后竟會(huì )在這里供職。
4. 搖上(車(chē)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的近義詞
e.g. He started winding the window up but I grabbed the door and opened it. 他開(kāi)始搖上車(chē)窗，但我一把抓住并拉開(kāi)了車(chē)門(mén)。
5. 故意惹惱;挑釁 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. 這個(gè)女人真氣死我了。她一直想要說(shuō)服我。
6. 騙;哄騙 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. 你是開(kāi)玩笑的。得了吧，你在騙我。
7. see also: wind 3;wind-up;wound up
wind up英英釋義
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