| 单词 | timepiece |
| 释义 | timepiece noun[C] old-fashionedorformaluk/ˈtaɪm.piːs/us/ˈtaɪm.piːs/aclockorwatch 钟；表Watches & clocks
Examplesoftimepiecetimepiece Authors, instrument makers, public lecturers, and opportunists set their plans to solve the problem of longitude in published books or with displays of accurate timepieces. From theCambridge English Corpus Thetimepiecein question seems to have relied upon the movement of a fluid, something like sand in an hourglass. From theCambridge English Corpus Watson had also been involved in an earlier use of timepieces in the service of science, specifically medical science. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, it is not enough to focus exclusively on the media, for tape, theodolite, sextant,timepieceand writing and drawing utensils come together in this visual culture. From theCambridge English Corpus I have in front of me atimepiecewhich indicates the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His design did not provide us with more than onetimepiece; thetimepiecethat exists to-day is the one that he put there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it does, it is simply atimepiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, it ran through its non-rechargeable batteries more swiftly than was convenient for a device meant to be worn as atimepiece. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In spring driven timepieces, the drive force declines as the mainspring runs down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This firm continued the manufacture of many clock styles, primarily weight driven wall timepieces and regulators of fine quality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This announcement or striking feature is an essential characteristic of true clocks and distinguishes such watches from ordinary timepieces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The railroads recognized that safety was related to precise timing and all timepieces in a given area must be set to the same time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The timepieces were subsequently sold at auction for considerable sums. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since its beginnings, the company has produced complete watches with in-house movements, and throughout the 20th century, distributed many notable and important timepieces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was chosen among more than 2,200 timepieces presented by watchmakers from 35 countries. 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. |
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