wind up

結局なる、行き着く

多くは意図せず、最終的にある場所や状況に行き着く。

やさしい英語で： To finally be in a place or situation, often without planning it.

• You could wind up lost.
• We wound up eating at home.
• How did you wind up in this town?

使い方： wind up + adjective (They might wind up disappointed.); wind up doing something (We wound up spending the night there.); wind up in/at somewhere (He wound up in hospital.)

類義語： end up, finish up

よく使う表現： wind up somewhere, wind up broke, wind up alone

ねじを巻く

時計やおもちゃのねじを巻き、動くための力を蓄える。

やさしい英語で： To turn a key or handle so a clock, watch, or toy stores power and works.

• You need to wind up this clock.
• She wound the toy up and let it walk.
• Have you wound up your watch today?

使い方： wind something up (Wind the clock up every morning.)

類義語： wind

よく使う表現： wind up a clock, wind up a toy, wind up something

興奮させる、はしゃがせる

人をとても興奮させ、元気いっぱいにする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone very excited and full of energy.

• Do not wind up the children.
• The music wound everyone up before the party.
• You have wound him up, and now he cannot sleep.

使い方： wind someone up (That noisy game always winds the children up.)

類義語： excite, get excited

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： wind someone up, wind up children

巻き取る、巻き上げる

糸やロープなどの全体を、何かの周りに巻き取る。

やさしい英語で： To wrap all of a length of string, rope, or similar material around something.

• Wind up the loose string.
• She wound up the cable before packing it away.
• Can you wind the rope up onto this reel?

使い方： wind something up (He wound the loose cable up.); wind something up onto something (Wind the thread up onto the spool.)

類義語： coil up, reel in

反対語： unwind

よく使う表現： wind up rope, wind up cable, wind up something

巻き上げる、上げる

ハンドルを回して物を上げる。特に車の窓を閉める。

やさしい英語で： To raise something by turning a handle, especially a car window.

• Wind up the window, please.
• He wound the bucket up from the well.
• Can you wind your window up a little?

使い方： wind something up (Please wind your window up before we leave.)

類義語： roll up, raise

反対語： lower

よく使う表現： wind up a window, wind up something

張り詰めさせる、緊張させる

回して物を張り詰めさせたり、人を緊張させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something tighter by turning it, or make someone feel tense.

• Wind up the spring until it is tight.
• The tense film wound me up emotionally.
• All that waiting has really wound her up.

使い方： wind someone/something up (The suspense wound me up until I could hardly sit still.)

類義語： tighten, make tense

反対語： relax, loosen

よく使う表現： wind someone up, wind up a spring, wind up something