/waɪnd ||; waɪnd/verb (
past tense past participle wound /waʊnd
||; waυnd/)
1 [I] (used about a road, path, etc) to have a lot of bends or curves in it （指道路、路径等）多弯，蜿蜒: The path winds down the cliff to the sea. 小径沿着悬崖蜿蜒通到大海。
2 [T] to put sth long round sth else several times 缠绕: She wound the bandage around his arm. 她把绷带缠在他的手臂上。
3 [T] to make sth work or move by turning a key, handle, etc （转动钥匙、摇动把手等）使某物运作或移动: He wound the car window down. 他摇下车窗的玻璃。Wind the tape on a bit to the next song. 将录音带继续往前卷一点儿听下一首歌。
wind down (about a person) to rest and relax after a period of hard work, worry, etc （指人）休息，放松
☞Look at unwind. 参看unwind。 wind up to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend to be in 发现自己处于不理想的境地:
We got lost and wound up in a dangerous-looking part of town. 我们迷了路，最后来到镇上一个看来有危险的城区。 wind sb up to annoy sb until he/she becomes angry 激怒
wind sth up to finish, stop or close sth 完成；停止；结业:
The company was losing money and was soon wound up. 公司一直亏本，不久就倒闭了。