"wind up" in Chinese (Traditional)
結束以...告終上發條
Definition
指結束某事或最終落到某種情況,通常是出乎意料的。有時也指給物品上發條讓其運作,比如發條玩具。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於口語表達,多用於會議、活動結束(如「wind up the meeting」),或表示「最終陷入某種狀況」。也有「給發條上弦」的意味。不要與「wind down」(放鬆、結束)混淆。
Examples
Let's wind up the meeting now.
我們現在來**結束**會議吧。
If you keep driving, you might wind up in another city.
如果你繼續開車,可能會**最終到**另一個城市。
You have to wind up the toy to make it move.
你要給這玩具**上發條**才能讓它動。
How did we wind up spending so much money?
我們怎麼會**結果**花了這麼多錢?
If you keep joking like that, you'll just wind up annoying everyone.
如果你一直開這種玩笑,你只會**最終惹惱**大家。
We got lost and somehow wound up at a beautiful lake.
我們迷路了,結果**來到了**一個美麗的湖邊。