- the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction风：
the wind howled about the building
大楼四周狂风咆哮
an easterly wind
东风
mass noun gusts of wind.一阵阵风。
- mass noun [as modifier] relating to or denoting energy obtained from harnessing the wind with windmills or wind turbines（由风车或风轮机所产生的）风能。
- used to suggest something very fast, unrestrained, or changeable像风一样（快、无拘束或易变）的事物：
run like the wind
跑得像阵风一样
she could be as free and easy as the wind.
她能做到像风一样自由自在。
- used in reference to an influence or tendency that cannot be resisted（不可阻挡的）影响; 趋势, 潮流, 动向：
a wind of change.
变化之风。
- used in reference to an impending situation风向, 逼近的形势：
he had seen which way the wind was blowing.
他已看清形势。
- the rush of air caused by a fast-moving body气流。
- a scent carried by the wind, indicating the presence or proximity of an animal or person（由风带来, 表明附近有动物、人存在的）气味。
- mass noun breath as needed in physical exertion or in speech呼吸; 气息。
- the power of breathing without difficulty while running or making a similar continuous effort呼吸能力：
he waited while Jez got his wind back.
他等着耶兹喘过气来。
- mass noun Brit. air swallowed while eating or gas generated in the stomach and intestines by digestion〈英〉肠气, 胃气。
- empty, pompous, or boastful talk; meaningless rhetoric大话; 空谈。
- mass noun air or breath used for sounding an organ or a wind instrument（使风琴、管乐器发声的）气流。
- （亦作winds）[treated as sing. or pl.] wind instruments, or specifically woodwind instruments, forming a band or a section of an orchestra（管弦乐队中的）管乐器（具体指木管乐器）：
these passages are most suitable for wind alone.
这些乐章最适合管乐独奏
as modifier wind players管乐器演奏者。
- （一般作be winded）cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach使气急, （重击胃部）使呼吸困难：
the fall nearly winded him.
这一跌使他几乎喘不过气来。
- Brit. make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back〈英〉（喂食后轻轻拍背）使（婴儿）打嗝：
Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded.
帕迪的妻子把六个月大的女儿递给他, 让他轻拍女儿的背使她打嗝。
- detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent嗅出（人, 动物）的气味：
the birds could not have seen us or winded us.
鸟儿那时不可能看见我们或嗅出我们的气味。
- /waɪnd/（past and past participle winded或wound /waʊnd/）poetic/literary sound (a bugle or call) by blowing〈诗/文〉吹（号角, 哨子）：
but scarce again his horn he wound.
但很少再听到他吹号了。
before the wind
- Sailing with the wind blowing from astern【航海】顺风, 借风力。
get wind of
- informal begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of〈非正式〉开始觉察; 听到…的风声, 获悉…的消息：
Mortimer got wind of a plot being hatched.
莫蒂默听到风声说有人正在策划阴谋。
ORIGIN: referring originally to the scent of game in hunting.
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- proverb few things are so bad that no one profits from them〈谚〉使人人遭殃的风才是恶风; 世上鲜有绝对的坏事; 害于此者利于彼。
like the wind
- very quickly飞快地：
she ran like the wind back to the house.
她飞快地跑回屋子。
off the wind
- Sailing with the wind on the quarter【航海】顺风。
on a wind
- Sailing against a wind on either bow【航海】逆风, 迎风, 顶风。
put（或have）the wind up
- Brit. informal alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened)〈英, 非正式〉（使）警觉; （使）受惊吓：
he was trying to put the wind up him with stories of how hard teaching was.
他正极力用教学如何如何困难的说法来吓唬他。
sail close to（或near）the wind
- Sailing sail as nearly against the wind as is consistent with using its force【航海】迎风航行。
- informal verge on indecency, dishonesty, or disaster〈非正式〉行为几失检点; 近乎不老实; 濒临险境。
take the wind out of someone's sails
- frustrate someone by unexpectedly anticipating an action or remark先发制人; 冷不防挫败某人。
to the wind(s) （或the four winds）
- in all directions四面八方：
my little flock scatters to the four winds.
我的一小群羊分散四方。
- so as to be abandoned or neglected以便放弃（或忽略）：
I threw my friends' advice to the winds.
我把我朋友们的建议抛到了九霄云外。
[ORIGIN: from 'And fear of death deliver to the winds' （Milton's Paradise Lost）.]
windless
adjective- no obj., with adverbial of direction move in or take a twisting or spiral course弯曲前进, 蜿蜒而行：
the path wound among olive trees.
这条小道在橄榄树丛中蜿蜒。
- with obj. and adverbial pass (something) around a thing or person so as to encircle or enfold绕, 缠绕; 包, 裹：
he wound a towel around his midriff.
他把毛巾裹在他的肚子上。
- repeatedly twist or coil (a length of something) around itself or a core卷, 卷绕：
Anne wound the wool into a ball.
安妮把毛线绕成一个球。
- no obj., with adverbial be twisted or coiled in such a way被弯曲, 被卷曲：
large vines wound round every tree.
每棵树上都盘绕着粗大的藤。
- wrap or surround (a core) with a coiled length of something包裹, 环绕（核心）：
devices wound with copper wire.
缠绕着铜丝线圈的仪器。
- with obj. make (a clock or other device, typically one operated by clockwork) operate by turning a key or handle给（钟等）上发条：
he wound up the clock every Saturday night
他每个星期六晚上给钟上发条
she was winding the gramophone.
她正给留声机上发条。
- turn (a key or handle) repeatedly round and round转动（钥匙, 把手）：
I wound the handle as fast as I could.
我尽可能快地转动把手。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction cause (an audio or video tape or a film) to move back or forwards to a desired point使（录音带, 录像带, 胶卷）倒退（或前进）：
I forgot how to wind the film on.
我忘了如何走胶卷了。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction hoist or draw (something) with a windlass, winch, or similar device（用辘轳、绞车等）吊起（某物）。
wind down
- (of a mechanism, especially one operated by clockwork) gradually lose power（尤指用发条驱动的机械装置）渐渐停下。
- informal (of a person) relax after stress or excitement〈非正式〉（人在紧张、兴奋之后）松弛下来, 放松。
- （亦作wind something down）draw or bring gradually to a close逐步结束：
business began to wind down as people awaited the new regime.
当人们等待新的管理制度出台时, 业务开始逐渐缩减。
wind up
- arrive or end up in a specified state, situation, or place抵达; （以某状态, 情况或在某地）结束：
Kevin winds up in New York.
凯文最终到了纽约。
- another way of saying wind something up (in sense 2)同wind something up（义项2）：
he wound up by attacking Nonconformists.
他（演讲）结束时攻击了那些不信奉国教者。
wind someone up
- Brit. informal tease or irritate someone〈英, 非正式〉捉弄, 激怒（某人）：
she's only winding me up.
她只是捉弄我罢了。
- （一般作be wound up）make tense or angry使紧张（或生气）：
he was clearly wound up and frantic about his daughter.
很明显, 他被女儿气得发疯了。
wind something up
- arrange the affairs of and dissolve a company（公司）停业清理：
the company has since been wound up.
这家公司从此倒闭了。
- gradually or finally bring an activity to a conclusion慢慢终止; 以…告终：
the experiments had to be wound up because the funding stopped.
因为资金资助已停止, 这些实验不得不被终止。
- informal increase the tension, intensity, or power of something〈非正式〉增加某物的紧张度（或强度、力量）：
he wound up the engine.
他加大马力。