| 词汇 | timekeeper |
| 释义 | timekeeper noun[ C ] uk /ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pər/ us /ˈtaɪmˌkiː.pɚ/ an object or person that records (an amount of) time: 计时员;计时器 There's no point in having a clock which looks attractive if it isn't a good timekeeper (= if it doesn't show the correct time).一个好看但走时不准的钟没有什么用。 a person who records the amount of time that people taking part in a race or competition take to finish the race or competition, or the amount of time that people at work spend working on their jobs（比赛或工作的）计时员 a good/bad timekeeper a person who usually arrives on time/late for something, especially work（尤指在工作上）通常守时／迟到的人 Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock horology hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement stroke timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized watchband You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Spending time & time passing At the right time Examples of timekeepertimekeeper Under this solution, the more complicated of the two, timekeepers were well aware of the different year lengths in the two calendars. Managers, spinning and weaving masters and timekeepers had sometimes attempted to enter into the social and commercial networks of the neighbourhood. Verification is a confirmation, usually by the timekeeper or supervisor, that recorded information is true, correct, and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge. Various roles within the group may include leader, conductor, timekeeper, and record-keeper depending on the nature of the assignment. The employee and/or timekeeper should promptly disclose any discrepancies to the supervisor. I may add that the question of granting timekeepers a war bonus is now under consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The visible flash is required to notify the manual timekeepers who are required to act as a back-up in case the electronic systems fail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The percentage of increase for foremen at the mean of the scale is 97·3 and for timekeepers 84·3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my experience they are pretty good timekeepers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not distressing that these crofters, who may not be good clerks or even good timekeepers, should be penalised in this way? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the new national yards you will have to have yard managers, foremen, checkers, piece-work accountants, timekeepers, wages clerks, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that the firm in question have not drawn up any such agreement for their clerks in the counting-house, but have drawn up one for their timekeepers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been such diffident timekeepers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one goes into any engineering works, one will find that in every shop there is an office for the foreman and occasionally one for the subsidiary timekeepers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The timing of the record must be by two independent timekeepers using certified timing equipment which has been recently calibrated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of timekeeper 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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