wind up

phrasal verbphr v

a) FINISH DOING somethingto bring an activity, meeting etc to an end 使〔活动、会议等〕结束

OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided?

好了，最后，我来把我们的决定做总结好吗？

wind something ↔ up

It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch.

该结束了——我还得赶飞机。

b) wind something ↔ upSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to close down a company or organization 关闭〔公司或机构〕

Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up.

我们在牙买加的企业要关闭了。

c) [linking verb] informalEVENTUALLY to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened 以〔难堪的境况〕告终 SYN end up

in/at/with etc

You know you’re going to wind up in court over this.

你要知道你最终会因为这个上法庭。

wind up doing something

I wound up wishing I’d never come.

我最后真希望自己压根就没有来。

d) wind somebody ↔ up British EnglishBrEANNOY to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke 惹某人生气；逗弄某人 → tease

They’re only winding you up.

他们只是在气你。

→ wound up

e) wind something ↔ up to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working 〔为使机器运转或启动而〕摇动〔把手等〕

f) wind something ↔ up British EnglishBrE to make something, especially a car window, move up by turning a handle or pressing a button 把〔尤指车窗〕摇上

Could you wind the window up, please?

请你把车窗摇上好吗？

Examples from the Corpus

wind up• About 40 minutes after the interview starts, the interviewer will signal to you to start winding up.• He was fired and the board would give him no more time to wind up his affairs.• Mark wanted to wind the meeting up quickly because he had a plane to catch.

wind things up• It would have been nice for him to wind things up by breaking the back of Britain's opposition to integration.

wind in/at/with etc• Those that are particularly good at judging readiness to mate may wind up with a lot more offspring.• How does it happen that an auto writer winds up with a new vehicle with expired plates?• And should you wind up in court, a call to your friend the governor will set things straight.• If a child is picked up three times, his parents may wind up in court.• C., indicates that children of inmates are five times as likely to wind up in prison.• How did you happen to wind up with Raffles hanging out in your closet?• I was not going to wind up in some cozy house with Ellie.

→ wind up at wind2(2)

单词	wind up
释义	wind up wind up phrasal verbphr v a) FINISH DOING somethingto bring an activity, meeting etc to an end 使〔活动、会议等〕结束 OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided? 好了，最后，我来把我们的决定做总结好吗？ wind something ↔ up It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch. 该结束了——我还得赶飞机。 b) wind something ↔ upSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING to close down a company or organization 关闭〔公司或机构〕 Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up. 我们在牙买加的企业要关闭了。 c) [linking verb] informalEVENTUALLY to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened 以〔难堪的境况〕告终 SYN end up in/at/with etc You know you’re going to wind up in court over this. 你要知道你最终会因为这个上法庭。 wind up doing something I wound up wishing I’d never come. 我最后真希望自己压根就没有来。 d) wind somebody ↔ up British EnglishBrEANNOY to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke 惹某人生气；逗弄某人 → tease They’re only winding you up. 他们只是在气你。 → wound up e) wind something ↔ up to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working 〔为使机器运转或启动而〕摇动〔把手等〕 f) wind something ↔ up British EnglishBrE to make something, especially a car window, move up by turning a handle or pressing a button 把〔尤指车窗〕摇上 Could you wind the window up, please? 请你把车窗摇上好吗？ Examples from the Corpus wind up• About 40 minutes after the interview starts, the interviewer will signal to you to start winding up.• He was fired and the board would give him no more time to wind up his affairs.• Mark wanted to wind the meeting up quickly because he had a plane to catch. wind things up• It would have been nice for him to wind things up by breaking the back of Britain's opposition to integration. wind in/at/with etc• Those that are particularly good at judging readiness to mate may wind up with a lot more offspring.• How does it happen that an auto writer winds up with a new vehicle with expired plates?• And should you wind up in court, a call to your friend the governor will set things straight.• If a child is picked up three times, his parents may wind up in court.• C., indicates that children of inmates are five times as likely to wind up in prison.• How did you happen to wind up with Raffles hanging out in your closet?• I was not going to wind up in some cozy house with Ellie. → wind up at wind2(2)
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