"wind up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 结束
• 以...告终
• 上发条

Definition

指结束某事或最终落到某种情况，通常是意想不到的。有时也指给物品上发条让其运作，比如发条玩具。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，多用于会议、活动结束（如“wind up the meeting”），或表示“最终陷入某种状况”。还有“给发条上弦”的意思。不要与“wind down”（放松、结束）混淆。

Examples

Let's wind up the meeting now.

我们现在来**结束**会议吧。

If you keep driving, you might wind up in another city.

如果你继续开车，可能会**最终到**另一个城市。

You have to wind up the toy to make it move.

你要给这玩具**上发条**才能让它动。

How did we wind up spending so much money?

我们怎么会**结果**花了这么多钱？

If you keep joking like that, you'll just wind up annoying everyone.

如果你一直开这种玩笑，你只会**最终惹恼**大家。

We got lost and somehow wound up at a beautiful lake.

我们迷路了，结果**来到了**一个美丽的湖边。