wind up用法

He knows no-one's gonna say all those names, so they'll wind up calling her Geller, then he gets his way! ---《老友记》 第一季 第二集

没人会叫她全名的.他知道别人只会叫她盖勒,这样他就得逞了。

get one's way

为所欲为, 随心所欲

wind up

 1. 将…绕成团;卷绕:例句: Do you know how to wind up a long rope neatly?
你知道怎样将长绳子绕整齐吗?
2. 缠住;包缠;卷缠
3. (使)结束;[口语]以…告终:例句: to wind up a debate
结束一场辩论
4. 使紧张;使激动,使兴奋,使振奋[常用被动语态]:例句: The boy was all wound up before the game.
比赛前男孩非常兴奋。
5. 停业清理;破产:例句: Mark my words; one day he'll wind up running the company.
记住我的话;他总有一天会停止经营这家公司。
6. (转动手柄或轮子以)提升或上摇(窗帘等):例句: to wind the car window up
把汽车窗摇起来
7. 用绞车、卷扬机等吊起(或绞起);卷紧:例句: to wind up ore from a mine
用绞车从矿井里吊出矿石
8. 上紧(钟、表等的)发条:例句: to wind up a toy car
给玩具汽车上发条
9. 调紧(乐器的弦):例句: to wind up the strings of a fiddle
调紧小提琴的弦
10. 临时向…作简要的指点
11. 使卷入;牵涉到:例句: The president of this company was wound up in a scandal.
这公司的董事长卷入了一件丑闻。
12. [口语]哄骗:例句: Stupid! They are only winding you up.
你真笨!他们不过是在哄你。
13. [口语]最后得到(常与 with连用):例句: Having worked hard for many years, he at last wound up the first prize.
经过多年努力,他终于获得了头等奖。
14. [美国英语]【棒球】(投手)掷球前挥舞手臂;在投球前作绕肩动作:例句: Look!That player is winding up.
看!那个运动员正在做投球前的挥臂动作。

 

posted @ 2010-07-19 15:29  Ethan Shan  阅读(2178)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报