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wind-up

noun
🔊/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
🔊/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
(British English, informal)
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  1. something that somebody says or does in order to be deliberately annoying, especially as a joke戏弄人或惹人气恼的言语（或行动）
    • Is this a wind-up?这是结局吗？

wind-up

adjective
🔊/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
🔊/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
[only before noun]
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  1. that you operate by turning a key or handle装有发条的；用手柄操作的
    • an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone装有发条的老式留声机
  2. intended to bring something to an end意欲结束的；终了的；收场的
    • a wind-up speech结束语