| 词汇 | grandfather-clock |
| 释义 | grandfather clock noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə ˌklɒk/ us /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðɚ ˌklɑːk/ a tall clock in a wooden case that stands on the floor（装于高木匣中的）落地摆钟 PhilipCacka/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement pendulum stroke timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized watchband grandfather clock | American Dictionarygrandfather clock noun[ C ] us/ˈɡrændˌfɑ·ðər ˈklɑk/ a clock in a tall wooden case that stands on the floor Examples of grandfather clockgrandfather clock Such items include a grandfatherclock, hope chest, and a kitchen cupboard. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A third grandfatherclock for saving game progress is located here. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While getting ready for bed a woman emerges from the grandfatherclock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The house's only phone is in the hallway, in a nook by the stairs which also contains a grandfatherclock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The only working clock is the special grandfatherclock in the hall with a scythe for a pendulum. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Raffles knows secret passageways to aid his escape from capture such as disappearing into a large grandfatherclock that is really a secret doorway. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the end of the hall, guests pass a grandfatherclock with demonic features. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She sees the mail has built up and there still is one of the servant's cloths over the grandfatherclock, and smells a peculiar odour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It operated in a fashion similar to a grandfatherclock, and each morning would be wound up by the janitor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Together they purchased a grandfatherclock for the club house which stands there to this day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mouse in turn, falls in love with a nearby grandfatherclock and comes to visit each night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As they continue searching, a grandfatherclock they had passed earlier begins to chime, attracting the walkers left in the club house. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A second grandfatherclock for saving game progress is located here. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The entrance was via a secret passage through a grandfatherclock and included bats flying around. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Smaller impulse sets could build models of other household fixtures, such as tables and chairs, a television, an armoire, a grandfatherclock and a fireplace. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of grandfather clock These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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