我们可以用 wind up 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 wind someone up 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 wound¹ up，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。

 

例句

It winds me up when the boss² comes in an hour late and goes home an hour early yet criticises us if we are five minutes late back from lunch.

 

She loves winding³ up her little brother by hiding his toys.

 

It winds my brother up if I put my feet up on his coffee table. So I always put my feet up on his coffee table.

 

Trying to change a headlight bulb in my car really winds me up. It's so fiddly.

 

请注意

表达 wind something up 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。

 

例句

Peter wound up the meeting by wishing everyone a good weekend.

 

The company was wound up after competition from the internet made it unprofitable to continue.

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