n. 1.钟；挂钟，座钟，上下班计时计。 2.〔俚语〕记秒表，卡马表；〔美俚〕〔pl.〕驾驶仪表，速度表，里程计。 3.〔英俚〕(人的)面孔。 4.〔the C-〕【天文学】时钟座〔星座名〕。 5.【自动化】(电子计算机的)时钟脉冲(器)。 短语和例子 a Dutch clock(报时发杜鹃鸣声的)杜鹃钟 (＝cuckoo-clock)。 an eight-day clock八日上一次发条的钟。 a musical clock八音钟。 the face of a clock钟的字码盘。 What of the clock 〔古谑〕＝ What o'clock is it 现在是几点钟？ wind up the clock上(钟的)发条。 around the clock ＝ round the clock. clock calm 海面平静如镜。 fight the clock 抢时间。 like a clock 钟表似地，准确地，按部就班地。 put [set, turn] back the clock 把钟拨慢，倒拨；〔比喻〕阻碍进步；复古；开倒车；隐瞒年龄；扭转历史车轮。 race the clock 争分夺秒。 regulate [set] a clock by …根据…对钟。 round the clock ＝the clock round 昼夜不停，连续一整天。 set ahead a clock 把钟拨快。 when one's clock strikes 临终。 work against the clock 抢时间做完。 vt. 1.为(比赛等)计时；(运动员等)用…时间跑[游]完。 2.(用机械)记录(速度、距离、次数等)。 短语和例子 clock a swimmer (用跑表)记录游泳选手的成绩。 clock five minutes for the whole distance 用5分钟跑[游]完全程。 vi. (在自动计时器上)记下考勤。 clock in [out] ＝clock on [off] (用钟铃装置自动)鸣报开始[终止]时间；(职工用自动记录时钟)记录上班[下班]时间。 clock in (an hour) at (the work) 花(一小时)在(工作上)。 n. -er (比赛等的)计时员；交通量计算员。 n. 袜子跟部[侧面下方]的织绣花纹。 vt. 织[绣]上袜跟部[侧下方]花纹。
a timepiece that shows the time of day
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" 同义词：time,
A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately (via Dutch, Northern French, and Medieval Latin) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell".
例句与用法
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I managed my whole farm like a clock . 我把我整个庄园管理得井井有条。
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The pink-faced clock drummed out another hour . 粉红色的时钟再次敲响。
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The little clock tinkled out the hours . 那只小钟丁当丁当地报时。
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The church clocks strike with a muffled sound . 教堂的钟敲出低沉的响声。
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Workers usually clock off at 5:30 . 工人们通常在五点三十分下班。
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He has set his alarm clock for ten am . 他把闹钟拨到上午十点钟。
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Give the clock another couple of winds . 给这座钟再上两圈发条。
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Our factory operates round the clock on three shifts . 我们厂日夜三班倒。
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Four o'clock had just struck on the church clock . 教堂的时钟刚敲过四点。
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