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单词 wound-up
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wound-upadj.

Brit. /ˈwaʊndʌp/, U.S. /ˈwaʊndˌəp/
Etymology: < wound, past participle of wind v.1 + up adv.1
That has undergone winding up (see wind v.1 20, to wind up at Phrasal verbs).
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the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]
tautc1275
rigid?a1425
high-strung1653
wound-up1788
stretched1799
high-toned1804
overstrung1810
intense1817
tense1821
high-tuned1827
screwed-up1829
twittery1840
high-keyed1848
strung-up1853
strained1863
tensioned1872
twitchy1874
keyed-up1885
tensed1911
uptight1934
wired1970
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > wind-up
wind-up1784
wound-up1853
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > wound-up or down
wound-up1853
wound-down1939
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > hoisted or lowered with winch, etc.
wound-up1973
wound-down1974
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised > by winding
wound-up1973
1788 J. Woodforde Diary 27 Nov. (1927) III. 68 Ben returned about 4 o'clock this Aft. completely wound up, eat no Dinner but went directly to sleep in a Chair.
1837 C. J. Lever Harry Lorrequer i All were breathless in their wound-up anxiety to hear of their countryman.
1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxix. 394 That..old gentleman is still murmuring, like some wound-up instrument running down.
1973 A. Grey Some put their Trust in Chariots v. 22 The wound-up windows of the car.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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