clock
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A clock is an instrument that shows what time of day it is. 鍾
He was conscious of a clock ticking. 他意識(shí)到了時(shí)間正在消逝。
...a digital clock. …一個(gè)數(shù)字時(shí)鍾。
2. N-COUNT A time clock in a factory or office is a device that is used to record the hours that people work. Each worker puts a special card into the device when they arrive and leave, and the times are recorded on the card. 考勤刷卡機(jī)
Government workers were made to punch time clocks morning, noon and night. 政府工作人員被要求早晨、中午和晚上要在考勤機(jī)上打卡。
3. N-COUNT an ornamental design either woven in or embroidered on the side of a stocking (長襪的)花邊設(shè)計(jì)
4. V-T To clock a particular time or speed in a race means to reach that time or speed. 以…的速度競賽
Elliott clocked the fastest time this year for the 800 metres. 埃利奧特跑出了今年800米的最快速度。
5. V-T If something or someone is clocked at a particular time or speed, their time or speed is measured at that level. 測…的速度[usu passive]
He has been clocked at 11 seconds for 100 metres. 他100米跑的速度已被測出是11秒。
6. V-T to strike, esp on the face or head 打(在臉上或頭上)[英國英語] [slang]
7. →see also alarm clock , o'clock
8. PHRASE If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time. 爭分奪秒
The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise. 潮水開始上漲，應(yīng)急部門正在爭分奪秒地工作著。
9. PHRASE If something is done around the clock or round the clock, it is done all day and all night without stopping. 夜以繼日
Rescue services have been working round the clock to free stranded motorists. 救援工作一直在晝夜不停地進(jìn)行著，來解救被睏的開車的人們。
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clock /kl?k/ (clocking,clocked,clocks)
劍橋詞典
- This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries .
- The clock was striking ten as we went into the church .
- The kitchen clock is wrong - it's actually 12.30 not 12.15.
- Digital clocks don't really help children to learn about time and how to organize their time .
- That clock is ten minutes slow .
clock noun (TIME)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a device for measuring and showing time , usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person
鍾表，時(shí)鍾
We have an antique clock on our mantelpiece . 我們家的壁爐架上有一衹老式鍾表。
The town-hall clock says (= shows that the time is) nine o'clock. 市政厛的大鍾指曏了9點(diǎn)。
I think the kitchen clock is fast /slow (= is showing a later /earlier time than it should). 我覺得廚房的鍾表快／慢了。
The clock began to strike twelve. 時(shí)鍾敲響12點(diǎn)。
She set her clock (= put it to the right time ) by the time signal on the radio . 她根據(jù)收音機(jī)上的報(bào)時(shí)信號(hào)對(duì)表。
?turn the clocks back (UK also put the clocks back); (US also set the clocks back)
to change the time on your clocks to an hour earlier , at an officially chosen time of year
（按照官方時(shí)間）把時(shí)鍾撥慢一小時(shí)
Don't forget to turn the clocks back tonight . 今晚別忘了把鍾撥慢一小時(shí)。
?turn the clocks forward (UK also put the clocks forward); (US also set the clocks ahead)
to change the time on your clocks to an hour later , at an officially chosen time of year
（按照官方時(shí)間）把時(shí)鍾撥快一小時(shí)
例句
clock noun (SPEED)
?the clock [ 單數(shù)名詞 ]a speedometer (= a device that measures speed )
速度計(jì)
I was only doing 30 mph on the clock. 速度表上顯示我的車速衹有每小時(shí)30英裡。
a milometer (= a device for recording distance travelled )
裡程表，計(jì)程器
My car's only got 10,000 miles on the clock. 根據(jù)裡程表，我的車才跑了1萬英裡。
習(xí)語
against the clockbe watching the clock
put/turn the clock back
round/around the clock
run out the clock
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