To wind someone up 捉弄、惹恼某人
<p>今日短语<span word="To">To</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="up">up</span> 捉弄、惹恼某人 </p><p>今日短语 我们可以用 <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="up">up</span> 这个搭配来描述给钟表上紧发条的动作。但如果发条拧得太紧,钟表里的弹簧就会崩开。英语中有一个被用来形容类似情形的表达,当你 <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="up">up</span> 时,就是说你一点点地捉弄某人,直到这个人无法忍受,终于恼羞成怒。如果你变得既焦虑又生气时,就可以用搭配 <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="up">up</span>,这种状态可能是由他人的玩笑引起的,也可能是你自己的行为所造成的。注意,这是一个日常的非正式表达。</p><p>例句 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="criticises">criticises</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p><span word="Trying">Trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="headlight">headlight</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fiddly">fiddly</span>.</p><p>请注意 表达 <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="up">up</span> 的意思是“终止”,它具体指使某件事情结束,也可以指关闭企业或机构。</p><p>例句 <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unprofitable">unprofitable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>.</p>
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