wind
noun
verb
verb
wɪnd noun
1
AIR
空气
also 又作 moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current 风; C,U
The wind blew from the northeast.
风从东北方向吹来。
A sudden gust of wind (=a short strong wind) blew the door shut.
突然一阵大风把门吹上了。
blowing/flapping/swaying etc in the wind
branches swaying in the wind
在风中摆动的枝条
strong/high winds
The forecast is for strong winds and heavy rain.
天气预报说会有狂风暴雨。
gale/hurricane force winds
a 70-mile-an-hour wind
时速 70 英里的风
The light wind ruffled the water.
微风在水面吹起了涟漪。
east/west/north/south wind
a cold/an icy/a chill/a biting etc wind
the wind picks/gets up (blows more strongly) 风势渐大
The wind was getting up and it was becoming cloudy.
风势渐大，天空开始阴云密布。
We’ll wait till the wind drops (=blows less strongly) before we put the tent up.
我们等风势减弱后再把帐篷支起来。
the side of the building most exposed to prevailing winds (=the winds blowing over a particular area most of the time)
建筑物受盛行风吹刮最多的一面
a machine measuring wind speed
测量风速的机器
2
get/have wind of sth
to hear or find out about something secret or private [非正式] 听到某事的风声; 获得某事的线索 informal
You better hope the press doesn’t get wind of this.
你最好指望新闻界没听到这件事的风声。
3
BREATH
呼吸
your ability to breathe normally 〔正常的〕呼吸能力 U
get your wind (back)
knock the wind out of sb
4
IN YOUR STOMACH
在胃里
the condition of having air or gas in your stomach or INTESTINES , or the air or gas itself [英] 肠胃气胀; 胃气; 肠气; U | BrE AmE
I can’t drink beer – it gives me wind.
我不能喝啤酒 — 喝了就胀气。
‘What’s wrong with the baby?’ ‘Just a little wind.’
“宝宝怎么了？”“就是有点胀气。”
5
take the wind out of sb’s sails
to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected [非正式] 〔尤指以意想不到的言语或行动〕使某人丧失信心，使某人泄气 informal
6
see which way the wind is blowing
to find out what the situation is before you do something or make a decision 〔做事或作决定前〕观望形势，看风向
7
sth is in the wind
used to say that something is happening or going to happen, but the details are not clear 某事正在进行中; 某事即将发生〔但具体情况不清楚〕
If there was a merger in the wind, I’m sure we’d hear about it.
如果是要合并，我们肯定会听说的。
8
winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc
used to refer to things that have important effects, and that cannot be stopped 改革/自由/舆论等之风
The winds of change are blowing through the entire organization.
整个机构刮起了改革之风。
9
put the wind up sb/get the wind up
if you put the wind up someone, you make them feel anxious or frightened. If you get the wind up, you become anxious or frightened [英，非正式] 使某人惊慌; 受到惊吓 BrE informal
The threat of legal action will be enough to put the wind up them.
用采取法律行动来威胁足够让他们害怕了。
10
MUSIC
音乐
the people in an ORCHESTRA or band who play musical instruments that you blow through, such as a FLUTE 〔乐队中的〕管乐部，管乐组
11
like the wind
11. if someone or something moves or runs like the wind, they move or run very quickly 迅速地
She ran like the wind down the stairs to escape.
她飞也似的跑下楼梯逃了。
12
TALK
交谈
talk that does not mean anything [英，非正式] 空谈，空话 U | BrE informal
waɪnd verb
13 to turn or twist something several times around something else 〔绕着他物〕缠绕，卷绕 T always + adv/prep
wind sth around/round sth
The hair is divided into sections and wound around heated rods.
头发分成一绺绺绕在加热了的小棒上。
14
wind up
also 又作 to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working 〔为使机器运转或启动而〕摇动〔把手等〕，转动; 给〔机器〕上发条 T
Did you remember to wind the clock?
你有没有记得给钟上发条？
15 if a road, river etc winds somewhere, it has many smooth bends and is usually very long 〔道路、河流等〕蜿蜒，曲折前进 I always + adv/prep
wind (its way) through/along etc sth
Highway 99 winds its way along the coast.
99 号公路沿着海岸蜿蜒而行。
a winding path
蜿蜒的小路
16
wind
to make a tape move in a machine Do not confuse with the noun , which has a different pronunciation. 不要和名词 wind 混淆，名词 wind 的发音不同。 T
wind sth forward/back
Can you wind the video back a little way – I want to see that bit again.
你把录像带往回倒一点好吗 — 我想再看一遍那一段。
17
wind sth down
↔ to gradually reduce the work of a business or organization so that it can be closed down completely 〔为停止业务或关闭机构而〕逐步减少工作
18 to rest and relax after a lot of hard work or excitement 〔紧张工作或兴奋之后〕平静下来，放松
I find it difficult to wind down after a day at work.
一天工作之后，我觉得很难放松下来。
19
wind sth down
↔ to make something, especially a car window, move down by turning a handle or pressing a button [英] 把〔尤指车窗〕摇下 BrE
20 to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end 使〔活动、会议等〕结束
OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided?
好了，最后，我来把我们的决定作个总结好吗？
wind sth ↔ up
It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch.
该结束了 — 我还得赶飞机。
21
wind sth up
↔ to close down a company or organization 结束，关闭〔公司或机构〕
Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up.
我们在牙买加的业务要结束了。
22 to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened [非正式] 以…告终; linking verb 连系动词 | informal
[+ in/at/with etc ]
You know you’re going to wind up in court over this.
你要知道你这样最终得走上法庭。
wind up doing sth
I wound up wishing I’d never come.
我最后真希望自己压根就没有去。
23
wind sb up
↔ to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke [英] 惹某人生气; 逗弄某人; BrE
They’re only winding you up.
他们只是在气你。
24
wind sth up
↔ to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working 〔为使机器运转或启动而〕摇动〔把手等〕
25
wind sth up
↔ to make something, especially a car window, move up by turning a handle or pressing a button [英] 把〔尤指车窗〕摇上 BrE
Could you wind the window up, please?
请你把车窗摇上好吗？
wɪnd verb
26 to make someone have difficulty breathing, as a result of falling on something or being hit 使〔某人〕喘不过气
The fall winded him and he lay still for a moment.
这一跤摔得他喘不过气来，他一动不动地躺了一会儿。