| 词汇 | example_english_clockwork-mechanism |
| 释义 | clockwork mechanismcollocation in Englishmeanings of clockworkand mechanismThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with mechanism. 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 ... See more at clockwork mechanism noun[C] uk /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/ us /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/ a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ... See more at mechanism Examples of clockwork mechanismThese 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. For example, a complex clockworkmechanism was simulated, and the visual motion was synchronised with a set of sounds obtained by the same computational structures. The shells having to be individually loaded and then the drum wound by a clockworkmechanism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This mechanism provided a time delay for detonation, without any telltale ticking of a clockworkmechanism or smell from a burning fuse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The clockworkmechanism in a room below weighs 5 tons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A clockworkmechanism to rotate the light was installed in 1881. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1835, the apparatus was upgraded by installation of a revolving shutter which was rotated by a weight-driven clockworkmechanism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These used a clockworkmechanism of gears driven by a coiled spring-drive which rotated a small glass cylinder containing metal filings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Paraffin oil became the source of power in 1911 along with a clockworkmechanism to change the light from fixed to flashing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was originally lit by a kerosene lamp and turned by a clockworkmechanism but this was replaced by an electric light and motor in 1935. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tower's completed height was 3 m shorter than the design, and commissioning was finally completed in 1851 when the revolving lamp and clockworkmechanism were fitted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This instrument used a clockworkmechanism for the paper-rolling and time-marker movements and it produced ink recordings of physiological functions that were easier to acquire and to interpret. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mechanical turnspits (roasting jacks) were later invented, first powered by dogs on treadmills, and then by steam power and mechanical clockwork mechanisms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It used electronic circuitry to time its shutter instead of the traditional spring/gear/lever clockwork mechanisms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Both analog and digital clocks can be driven either mechanically or electronically, but clockwork mechanisms with digital displays are rare. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of clockwork Go to the definition of mechanism See other collocations with mechanism |
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