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wind up sth
表示给机械装置上发条。
She wound up the toy car by turning the key.
她转动钥匙，上紧了玩具车的发条。
上紧发条
winding up — present participle of wind up
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上紧发条
to tighten the spring of a mechanical device, such as a clock or toy, so that it can operate
She wound up the toy car by turning the key.
她转动钥匙，上紧了玩具车的发条。
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上发条；上弦
To put (a clock, watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion by winding the spring or other energy-storage mechanism.
拧紧；缠绕
To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
使兴奋；使激动
To excite.
使烦恼；使生气；使沮丧
To upset; to anger or distress.
After a long day, we decided to wind up the meeting and go home.
经过漫长的一天，我们决定结束会议回家。
He had to wind up the toy before it could move.
他必须先给玩具上紧发条，玩具才能动。
If you keep teasing her, you'll wind up making her angry.
如果你继续逗她，你最终会惹她生气。
表示给机械装置上发条。
She wound up the toy car by turning the key.
她转动钥匙，上紧了玩具车的发条。
表示最终（意外地）做某事。
We wound up spending the whole day at the beach.
我们最终在海滩度过了一整天。
表示最终到达某地或处于某种状态。
He wound up in a small town he had never heard of.
他最终来到了一个他从未听说过的小镇。
表示使某人紧张或振奋。
The coach's speech wound up the team before the game.
教练的讲话让队伍在比赛前兴奋起来。
Not this
Please wind up it.
Use this
Please wind it up.
在短语动词中，代词宾语必须放在动词和介词之间。
Not this
He wound up to become a teacher.
Use this
He wound up becoming a teacher.
当wind up表示“最终成为”时，后面应跟动名词，而不是不定式。
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