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clockwork

音標['kl?kw?:k] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 鐘錶裝置, 發條裝置
【電】 時鐘開關
相關詞組:
with clockwork precision
like clockwork

英文解釋：

名詞 clockwork:

  1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

例句：

  1. The landlady was sent out for a two-hour walk with the dog, no matter what the weather; whereupon the niece and the respectable looking middle-aged man promptly went upstairs. He was as regular as clockwork.
    無論天氣如何，房東太太要帶狗出去散步兩個小時，這時那侄女便和一個看上去很體面的中年男人上了樓。那人每天也真夠準時的。
  2. She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork.
    她每天五點鐘到，極有規律。
  3. The milkman calls at seven-thirty every morning, regular as clockwork.
    送奶人極有規律地在早晨7：30送來牛奶。

詳細解釋：


clock.work

n.（名詞）
A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.
鐘錶機械，發條裝置：一種由齒輪組成的機械裝置，由彈簧驅動，如機械錶內部的裝置

<習慣用語>like clockwork
With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly:
精確地，有規律地：類似機器的規律和準確地；精確地：
例句：
The project proceeded like clockwork.
計畫準確地進行著


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