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winding

/wahyn-ding/US // ˈwaɪn dɪŋ //UK // (ˈwaɪndɪŋ) //

缠绕,绕组,蜿蜒曲折,缠绕的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of a person or thing that winds.
    • : a bend, turn, or flexure.
    • : a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.
    • : something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.
    • : Electricity. a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.the manner of such coiling: a series winding.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : bending or turning; sinuous.
    • : spiral, as stairs.

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Examples

  • It’s a long, winding, asbestos-laden series of events that began in 2013, when the city of San Diego was scoping out downtown buildings to house its employees.

  • One of its few concessions to the luxurious standards of the neighbors is a long, winding road.

  • Check out Le Marais, one of the oldest quarters of the city, where gay-friendly establishments line the winding cobbled lanes.

  • You will find winding pasture for sheep and highland cattle.

  • Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

  • But now time is winding down, and he appears more willing to take risks.

  • If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!

  • They may be made both winding and pumping engines at the same time, if so required.

  • I shall also bring drawings with me for one or two winding engines for the same place.

  • He also ordered one or two winding engines, in addition to the pumping engines.

  • Without another word she left him, and where he stood he could hear her steps as she tripped down the winding staircase of stone.