| 单词 |
wind |
| 例句 |
wind noun | verb
1 noun 1.•the trees were swaying in the wind:breeze, current of air | gale, hurricane | literary zephyr. 2.•Jez got his wind back:breath. 3.•the discomfort of holding back one's wind:flatulence, gas | informal fart(s), farting | formal flatus. PHRASES
get wind of informal •White House officials got wind of the plan:hear about/of, learn about/of, find out about, pick up on, be told about/of, be informed of | informal hear (about) through the grapevine.
in the wind •we fear that civil war is in the wind:on the way, coming, about to happen, in the offing, in the air, on the horizon, approaching, looming, brewing, afoot | informal in the cards. WORD LINKSanemometer an instrument for measuring wind speedWord Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
2 verb 1.•this road winds dangerously:twist and turn, twist, bend, curve, loop, zigzag, weave, snake. 2.•she wound a towel around her waist:wrap, furl, entwine, lace, loop. 3.•he wound the yarn into a ball:coil, roll, twist, twine. PHRASES
wind down 1.informal •they needed to wind down:relax, unwind, calm down, cool down/off, ease up/off, take it easy, rest, put one's feet up | informal take a load off, hang loose, chill, chill out, kick back. 2.•the summer was winding down:draw to a close, come to an end, tail off, taper off, slack off, slacken off, slow down, die, die down.
wind up 1.•let's wind up this meeting and go to lunch:conclude, bring to an end/close, end, terminate | informal wrap up. 2.informal •I never thought that Jerry would wind up in real estate:end up, finish up, find oneself. |
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