wind up
phrasal verbwind up
- (informal) (of a person
) to find yourself in a particular place or situation人 以…告终(或终结) - I always said he would wind up in prison.
我以前一直说他终归要进班房。 - wind up doing something We eventually wound up staying in a little hotel a few miles from town.
我们最后在离城几英里的一家小旅馆里落脚。 - + adj. If you take risks like that you'll wind up dead.
你要是冒那种险就会把命赔上。
- I always said he would wind up in prison.
wind up | wind something up
- to bring something such as a speech or meeting to an end
结束(讲话、会议等) - The speaker was just winding up when the door was flung open.
演讲者刚要结束讲话时门突然被推开了。 - If we all agree, let's wind up the discussion.
如果我们大家都同意,咱们就结束讨论吧。
- The speaker was just winding up when the door was flung open.
wind somebody up
- (British English, informal) to deliberately say or do something in order to annoy somebody
惹…生气;戏弄 - Calm down! Can't you see he's only winding you up?
别激动!难道你看不出他只是在故意气你吗? - That can't be true! You're winding me up.
那不会是真的!你在故意气我。
- Calm down! Can't you see he's only winding you up?
wind something up
- to stop running a company, business, etc. and close it completely
结束: 停止运营公司,企业等,并完全关闭 - to make something such as the window of a car move upwards by turning a handle, pressing a button, etc.
把(汽车窗玻璃等)摇下 - Are all the windows wound up?
所有的窗户都上了发条吗?
- Are all the windows wound up?