wind-ups

英 [wɪnd ʌps]

美 [wɪnd ʌps]

n.  戏弄人或惹人气恼的言语(或行动)
wind-up的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (机械装置)装有发条的，用手柄操作的
  Awind-updevice is a mechanical device with a handle or key that you turn several times before you use it in order to make it work.
  1. ...an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone.
     老式手摇唱机
• N-COUNT 故意惹人生气的玩笑;故意戏弄人的把戏
  Awind-upis a joke or trick in which someone deliberately tells you something untrue in order to annoy you.
  1. At first I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates.
     一开始我不相信，以为是哪个同伴在故意逗我。

双语例句

• Pivots and wind-ups are not considered part of the act of throwing.
  轴转和准备动作不算扔盘动作。
• But, having addressed market panic, through the provision of short-term liquidity, orderly Wind-Ups must be allowed, where needed.
  但在提供短期流动性，应对了市场恐慌之后，在需要的情况下，必须允许发生有序的清盘。