| 单词 | clock |
| 释义 | clockclocksclockclock1 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ noun1 [countable] an instrument that shows the time. Clocks are fixed on a wall or kept in a room: What time does that clock say?do那个钟上显示是几点？by the church/kitchen etc clock (=according to a particular clock)It was 5.30 am by the kitchen clock.bebe厨房里的钟是早上五点半。2[countable] an instrument in a vehicle that tells you how far it has travelled or how fast it is going ➔ o’clockPhrasesagainst the clock if you do something against the clock, you do it as fast as possible, because you do not have much time: We were racing against the clock to get everything ready in time.berace我们争分夺秒，努力及时准备好一切。around the clock (also round the clock British English) all day and all night without stopping: Rescue teams worked around the clock.teamwork搜救队夜以继日地工作。the clocks go back the time is changed in the autumn, so that it is one hour earlier: The clocks go back this weekend.clock在这个周末，时钟往回拨一小时。the clocks go forward the time is changed in the spring, so that it is one hour laterturn/put the clock back to make a situation the same as it was in the past: They want to turn the clock back to the Middle Ages.age他们想要退回到中世纪。COLLOCATIONS: clockverbsto look at the clockI was bored and kept looking at the clock.beborekeeplookto set a clockMary set her alarm clock for 7 a.m.Don’t forget to set your clocks to summer time.clockthe clock says eight/nine etc (=shows a particular time)The clock by my bed said nine thirty.say ► Do not say ’the clock shows two o’clock’. Say the clock says two o’clock.a clock strikes eight/nine etc (=makes eight, nine etc sounds according to the hour)Downstairs, the clock struck midnight.strikea clock ticks (=makes regular quiet sounds)The clock ticked on the mantelpiece.ticka clock is fast/slow (=shows a later or earlier time than the real time)There’s no need to hurry – that clock’s fast.a clock stopsMy clock had stopped at 6 am so the alarm didn’t work.havestopbenouns + clockthe hands of/on a clock (=the long thin pieces that point at the numbers)The hands on the clock said ten past two.handsaythe face of a clock/the clock face (=the front part that you look at)I couldn’t see the clock face from where I was sitting.besittypes of clockthe kitchen/sitting-room etc clockHarry glanced at the kitchen clock and saw that he was late.glanceseebean alarm clock (=that makes a noise to wake you up)My alarm clock goes off at quarter past six.goa grandfather clock (=an old-fashioned tall clock that stands on the floor)Where did you get that beautiful grandfather clock?doa wall clock (=that hangs on a wall)A loud ticking came from the wall clock.tickcomea digital clock (=that shows the time as numbers that keep changing)A digital clock at the finish line shows runners their times.showrunnertime |
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