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.
双语例句
1. The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.
一棵棵高大橡树的枝条随风摇摆。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
风力涡轮机个头大、噪音响，还会破坏周边风景。
来自柯林斯例句
3. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind.
他那露在外面的长发随风向后飞舞。
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4. She unbound her hair and let it flow loose in the wind.
她把头发解开，让它随风飘动。
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5. If a stranger stops you, just wind the window down a fraction.