| 词汇 | clock |
| 释义 | clock noun uk /klɒk/ us /klɑːk/ clocknoun (TIME)A1[ C ] a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person: 钟表，时钟 We have an antique clock on our mantelpiece.我们家的壁炉架上有一只老式钟表。 clock saysThe town-hall clock says (= shows that the time is) nine o'clock.市政厅的大钟指向了9点。 clock is fastI think the kitchen clock is fast (= is showing a later time than it should). clock is slowI think the kitchen clock is slow (= is showing a earlier time than it should). clock strikesThe clock began to strike twelve.时钟敲响12点。 set a clockShe set her clock (= put it to the right time) by the time signal on the radio.她根据收音机上的报时信号对表。 Jan Olofsson/EyeEm/GettyImages turn the clocks back(UK alsoput the clocks back); (US alsoset the clocks back) to change the time on your clocks to an hour earlier, at an officially chosen time of year: （按照官方时间）把时钟拨慢一小时 Don't forget to turn the clocks back tonight.今晚别忘了把钟拨慢一小时。 turn the clocks forward(UK alsoput the clocks forward); (US alsoset the clocks ahead) to change the time on your clocks to an hour later, at an officially chosen time of year: （按照官方时间）把时钟拨快一小时 We turn the clocks forward today, so our children will be short of sleep. This alarm clock takes two medium-sized batteries.这个闹钟需要装两节中号电池。 The clock was striking ten as we went into the church.我们走进教堂时响起了10点的报时钟声。 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.那个钟慢10分钟。 Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock horology hour hand hourglass jewel lose military time minute hand movement stroke timekeeper timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized clocknoun (SPEED)the clock[ S ] a speedometer (= a device that measures speed): 速度计 on the clockI was only doing 30 mph on the clock.速度表上显示我的车速只有每小时30英里。 Debbie Stanger/Moment/GettyImages a milometer (= a device for recording distance travelled): 里程表，计程器 on the clockMy car's only got 10,000 miles on the clock.根据里程表，我的车才跑了1万英里。 The interior of vehicles back seat brake brake pedal dashboard demister dickey dimmer switch dip switch footbrake gas pedal horn inertia reel luggage rack safety belt slam on the brakes speedometer steering column steering wheel stick shift visor Idiomsagainst the clock be watching the clock put the clock back round/around the clock run down the clock run out the clock turn back the clock turn the clock back on something clock verb[ T ] uk /klɒk/ us /klɑːk/ clockverb[T] (TIME)to take a particular time exactly to do or complete something: 用时;达到（某一时间） He clocked ten seconds in the 100 metres (= he ran it in ten seconds).他100米跑了10秒。 Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock horology hour hand hourglass jewel lose military time minute hand movement stroke timekeeper timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized clockverb[T] (SPEED)to show or reach a particular speed or distance on a measuring device: 显示，达到（某一速度或里程） [ + -ing verb ]The police clocked him doing 80 mph in a 50 mph area.警察测出他在限速每小时50英里的地区开到了时速80英里。 Jim's car has clocked (= travelled) 40,000 miles in less than two years. Speed of motion at full/half throttleidiom briskness burst burst of speed celerity clip ground speed haste hypersonic hypervelocity instantaneous velocity light speed momentum pace speed of light speed of sound speediness supersonically swiftness throttle clockverb[T] (HIT)informal to hit someone, especially on the head or face: 打，揍，击（尤指头部或脸部） Then the other guy turned round and clocked him (one) (= hit him).这时，另一个家伙转过身来揍了他一顿。 Hitting and beating at-risk bang away bang someone up basher bashing butt duke fetch gut punch hammer head-butt hell mess punch swing at someone swing for someone tan someone's hideidiom tar tonk wallop Phrasal verbsclock in clock out clock something up clock | American Dictionaryclock noun[ C ] us/klɑk/ a device for measuring and showing time, often placed on a surface or attached to a wall: an alarm clock The clock is about ten minutes fast/slow (= it shows a later/earlier time than it should). Cleveland tied the game with five seconds on the clock (= still available). clock verb[ T ] us/klɑk/ to use an amount of time, esp. as measured by a clock: She clocked the fastest time in practice runs for the women’s downhill skiing event. clock | Business Englishclock noun uk /klɒk/us on the clock WORKPLACE informal at work: They are covered by the same medical and liability insurance that covers them when they're on the clock. Examples of clockclock We hypothesize that zebrafish retinomotor movements are regulated by light and circadian clocks to varying degrees in different cell types. Stopwatch in hand, he clocked fourteen successive bouts of intercourse at a rate of five seconds per act, with mere five-second intervals between acts. The following chapter on molecular clocks is good with nice discussions of male-driven evolution and overdispersion. The other topics include the education of architects, technical devices like sundials and water clocks, mechanical devices for war, and the ethnography of various peoples. By comparing the light signals received from several remote clocks, one can, by quadrangulation, determine positions both in time and space. To follow this argument, the radical clocks have to be briefly described. The faster clocks also have a phenyl group attached to the cyclopropane ring. Careful consideration is given to rate variation, sequence orthology, and other potential biases that may affect molecular clocks. Examples of physical tools of justification include measurement instruments such as clocks. Sailors would see the light and set their clocks accordingly. Consequently, domains can not easily be used to verify properties involving constraints on clocks. Consequently, obtaining an automaton with a reduced number of clocks is of importance. The method we propose produces an automaton with more clocks than the previous method but its computation is faster. Professionals, and retailers and manufacturers, were the most likely to have clocks. Circadian clocks located in the photoreceptors and retinal neurons have been shown to regulate melatonin synthesis in the eye. See all examples of 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. Collocations withclockclockThese are words often used in combination with clock. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. astronomical clock In 1088 a group he headed completed a great water-driven astronomicalclock incorporating an escapement device. atomic clock The work on the "atomicclock" takes the time of four men, two scientists and two assistants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 circadian clock Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set the circadianclock. 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. See all collocations with clock |
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