wind-up

英 [ˈwaɪnd ʌp]

美 [ˈwaɪnd ʌp]

adj.  装有发条的; 用手柄操作的; 意欲结束的; 终了的; 收场的
n.  戏弄人或惹人气恼的言语(或行动)

复数：wind-ups　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 装有发条的；用手柄操作的
  that you operate by turning a key or handle
  1. an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone
     装有发条的老式留声机
• 意欲结束的；终了的；收场的
  intended to bring sth to an end
  1. a wind-up speech
     结束语

noun

• 戏弄人或惹人气恼的言语（或行动）
  something that sb says or does in order to be deliberately annoying, especially as a joke

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (机械装置)装有发条的，用手柄操作的
  Awind-updevice is a mechanical device with a handle or key that you turn several times before you use it in order to make it work.
  1. ...an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone.
     老式手摇唱机
• N-COUNT 故意惹人生气的玩笑;故意戏弄人的把戏
  Awind-upis a joke or trick in which someone deliberately tells you something untrue in order to annoy you.
  1. At first I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates.
     一开始我不相信，以为是哪个同伴在故意逗我。

双语例句

• Unsurprisingly, the coffee farmers are market-savvy; smallholders listen to the latest news on a wind-up radio, and the BlackBerry is as omnipresent for the owners of larger estates as it is anywhere else in the business world.
  咖啡种植人是精于市场之道的，这一点毫不奇怪；小型种植者用手摇收音机收听最新新闻，而对大农场主来说，黑莓无所不在，和这个商业世界的其它任何地方没什么两样。
• Play with wind-up toys or some other fond toy of your past.
  玩些要上发条的玩具或者是你以前喜欢玩的玩具。
• Discussion of Wind-UP Turn Technique for Flight Testing
  收敛转弯试飞方法评述
• Three kinds of integrator wind-up protection ( IWP) algorithms are proposed for aeroengine digital control system.
  提出了航空发动机数控系统三种抗积分器饱和算法。
• A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
  一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。
• The clockwork or wind-up radio, first made in South Africa in1994, changed the lives of many African people.
  1994年，钟表电台，又名发条电台首次在南非投入生产。
• The event will feature traditional stage performances such as wind-up doll performances.
  舞台上还有活动木偶表演等传统艺能演出。
• When they said I'd won I thought it was a wind-up.
  当他们说我赢了的时候，我以为是骗人的。
• Users without electric power will be able to turn a wind-up handle to recharge the battery.
  使用者在没有电源的时候也可以启动备用电池来处理。
• Neil: But it can also be used as a noun. A wind-up.
  这个短语还可以变成一个名词awind-up。