1570s, "conclusion or final adjustment and settlement of some matter," from verbal phrase wind up (see wind (v.1)). Baseball pitching sense attested from 1906.
雙語例句
1. The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.
一棵棵高大橡樹的枝條隨風(fēng)搖擺。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
風(fēng)力渦輪機(jī)個頭大、噪音響，還會破壞周邊風(fēng)景。
來自柯林斯例句
3. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind.
他那露在外面的長發(fā)隨風(fēng)向后飛舞。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She unbound her hair and let it flow loose in the wind.
她把頭發(fā)解開，讓它隨風(fēng)飄動。
來自柯林斯例句
5. If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.