windup

英 [ˈwaɪndʌp]

美 [ˈwaɪnˌdʌp]

n.  结束；终结；挥臂准备投球的动作
adj.  结尾的；装有发条的

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。

英英释义

noun

• a concluding action
  Synonym:completionculminationclosingmop up

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