wind-up

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wind-up

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wind-up¹

British English, wind‧up American English /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/ noun
1. [countable] British English informal something that you say or do in order to make someone angry or worried, as a joke
2. [singular] a series of actions that are intended to complete a process, meeting etc:

The President made a statement at the windup of the summit in Helsinki.

II

wind-up² /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

adjective [only before noun]
relating to a machine or toy that you turn part of several times, in order to make it move or start working:

a wind-up gramophone

wind-up

BrE

/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

NAmE

/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

adjective

[only before noun]

that you operate by turning a key or handle 装有发条的；用手柄操作的

◆an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone装有发条的老式留声机

intended to bring sth to an end 意欲结束的；终了的；收场的

◆a wind-up speech结束语

wind-up

BrE

/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

NAmE

/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/

noun

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BrE,

informal

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