| 词汇 | clockwork |
| 释义 | clockwork noun[ U ] uk /ˈklɒk.wɜːk/ us /ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/ a system of springs and wheels that you wind (= turn) with a key or handle to make some clocks, toys, and other devices operate: （时钟、玩具等的）发条装置 a clockwork train/mouse发条玩具火车／老鼠 Cristian Mihai Vela/EyeEm/GettyImages 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 timekeeper timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - Engines & motors Toys & dolls Idiomslike clockwork run/go like clockwork clockwork | American Dictionaryclockwork noun[ U ] us/ˈklɑkˌwɜrk/ machinery with springs and wheels that makes older types of clocks, toys, and other devices work like clockwork Something that is like clockwork runs easily, automatically, and always in the same way: The Cardinals have been winning like clockwork for most of the season. Examples of clockworkclockwork In the 1850s their lights were rotated using clockworks, usually powered by falling weights attached to chains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Traditional orreries often did move and some used clockworks to make the relative speeds of objects accurate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The solution is to become one of the clockworks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Before foghorns were developed cannons and/or large bells (rung by clockworks) were used to warn of fog shrouded hazards. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Then the force of the mainspring turns the clockwork's gears, until the stored energy is used up. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The shutter controlling clockworks were mounted unmovable in the camera body, while the shutter lamellas were mounted in the movable sliding tube. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The citizens live to operate the clock factory and create energy for making even more clockworks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By 1805 the clockworks, and standard cases, could be produced in quantity, reducing the cost of the clock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Electricity was introduced to the lighthouse in 1939, eliminating the need to rewind the light rotation clockworks every 4 hours. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The original plans called for the clockworks to be connected to five bells that would chime every hour, but the carillon was never built. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The striking mechanism was governed by a weight attached to a flywheel, and later internally run by clockworks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The medieval clock is the only one of its kind still in working condition with its original clockworks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are two kinds of movements: one-day (30-hour) and eight-day clockworks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The clockworks (for rotating the lenses) were also located there. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gunpowder and clockworks are quite mundane. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of clockwork 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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