1. bring or come to an end;conclude結束;歇業
It's time he wound up his speech. 該是他結束演講的時候了。
Let's wind up the meeting;it's getting late. 咱們散會吧,天不早了。
The case was wound up a year ago!那樁案子一年前就了結了!
2. bring to a state of great tension;excite使緊張;使興奮;振作She was all wound up before the performance. 演出前她很緊張。
Don't get so wound up;there's nothing to get excited or nervous about!別那麼激動,沒有什麼可激動和緊張的!
3. tighten the spring of a machine;make it work or run上發條
She wound up the toy train and let it run across the room. 她上緊了玩具火車的發條,讓它在房間裡跑。