Word · Frequency #1179
wind
缠绕;卷绕
to turn or twist something around something else
- 1.
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
通过吹奏管乐器或号角发出声音。
- 2.
To turn coils (of a cord or something similar) around something.
将绳索等缠绕在某物上。
- 3.
To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
使某人因腹部受击或体力活动而喘不过气。
- 4.
To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
上紧发条装置的发条。
- 5.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
暴露于风中;扬谷;通风。
- 6.
To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
缠绕;包裹;环绕。
- 7.
To perceive or follow by scent.
通过嗅觉感知或追踪。
- 8.
To travel or follow a path with numerous curves.
沿着多弯曲的路径行进或跟随。
- 9.
To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
让马等休息以恢复呼吸;呼吸。
- 10.
To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter at will; to regulate; to govern.
完全控制;随意转动或弯曲;调节;管理。
- 11.
To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
转动风车使其叶片迎风。
- 12.
To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
通过暗示引入;暗示。
- 13.
To cover or surround with something coiled about.
用缠绕物覆盖或包围。
- 14.
To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist as by a winch.
通过施加缠绕力使其移动;如用绞车拉或提升。
- 15.
To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
将船掉头,首尾相换。
蜿蜒;曲折前行;给…上发条;使喘不过气;使气促;吹响;吹奏;嗅出;凭气味追踪
In use
Before we left, I remembered to wind the old clock in the hallway.
My grandfather taught me how to wind his pocket watch every night.
She wound the alarm clock without looking at it.
wind sth around/round sth
She wound the scarf around her neck.
她把围巾缠绕在脖子上。
wind sth up
You need to wind the clock every day.
你需要每天给钟上发条。
wind through sth
The river winds through the valley.
河流蜿蜒穿过山谷。
Connections
Collocations
- wind a watch
- 给手表上发条
- I need to wind my watch every morning.我每天早上都要给手表上发条。
- wind a clock
- 给钟上发条
- He forgot to wind the clock and it stopped.他忘了给钟上发条,钟停了。
- wind around
- 缠绕;盘绕
- She wound the scarf around her neck.她把围巾缠绕在脖子上。
- wind up
- 上紧发条;结束
- Please wind up the toy car before playing.玩之前请给玩具车上紧发条。
- wind through
- 蜿蜒穿过
- The path winds through the forest.小径蜿蜒穿过森林。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
动词 wind /waɪnd/ 像“弯的”,想象弯弯曲曲的线缠绕在一起,就像上发条一样。
Context & Register
通常用于描述缠绕、上发条或蜿蜒行进的动作,语域中性,常见于日常和技术语境。
Grammar Note
Irregular past and past participle: wound.
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the verb 'wind' (pronounced /waɪnd/), sharing the '-ind' spelling and /aɪnd/ sound. Beware: the noun 'wind' (air) is written the same but pronounced /wɪnd/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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