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单词 clock
释义
clock
noun
uk
/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/

clocknoun(TIME)

A1[C]
adeviceformeasuringandshowingtime, usuallyfoundin or on abuildingand notwornby aperson:
钟表，时钟
We have anantiqueclock onourmantelpiece.我们家的壁炉架上有一只老式钟表。
The town-hall clocksays(=showsthat thetimeis)nine o'clock.市政厅的大钟指向了9点。
Ithinkthekitchenclock isfast/slow(= isshowingalater/earliertimethan it should).我觉得厨房的钟表快／慢了。
The clockbegantostriketwelve.时钟敲响12点。
Shesether clock(= put it to therighttime)by thetimesignalon theradio.她根据收音机上的报时信号对表。
picture of clock
Jan Olofsson/EyeEm/GettyImages
turn the clocks back(UKalsoput the clocks back);(USalsoset the clocks back)
tochangethetimeonyourclocks to anhourearlier, at anofficiallychosentimeofyear:
（按照官方时间）把时钟拨慢一小时
Don'tforgettoturnthe clocks backtonight.今晚别忘了把钟拨慢一小时。
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turn the clocks forward(UKalsoput the clocks forward);(USalsoset the clocks ahead)
tochangethetimeonyourclocks to anhourlater, at anofficiallychosentimeofyear:
（按照官方时间）把时钟拨快一小时
Weturnthe clocksforwardtoday, soourchildrenwill beshortofsleep.
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More examples
  • Thisalarmclocktakestwo medium-sizedbatteries.
  • The clock wasstrikingten as we went into thechurch.
  • Thekitchenclock iswrong- it'sactually12.30 not 12.15.
  • Digital clocks don't reallyhelpchildrentolearnabouttimeand how toorganizetheirtime.
  • That clock is tenminutesslow.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Watches & clocks
  • 24-hour clock
  • against the clockidiom
  • alarm
  • alarm clock
  • at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
  • atomic clock
  • horologist
  • horology
  • hour hand
  • hourglass
  • jewel
  • military time
  • movement
  • stroke
  • tick
  • ticking
  • timekeeper
  • timepiece
  • turn the clocks backphrase
  • twenty-four-hour clock
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clocknoun(SPEED)

the clock[S]
aspeedometer(= adevicethatmeasuresspeed):
速度计
I was only doing 30mphonthe clock.速度表上显示我的车速只有每小时30英里。
picture of clock
Debbie Stanger/Moment/GettyImages
amilometer(= adeviceforrecordingdistancetravelled):
里程表，计程器
My car's only got 10,000milesonthe clock.根据里程表，我的车才跑了1万英里。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The interior of vehicles
  • back seat
  • brake
  • brake pedal
  • dashboard
  • defogger
  • demister
  • dickey
  • dimmer switch
  • dip switch
  • footbrake
  • gas pedal
  • horn
  • inertia reel
  • luggage rack
  • parking brake
  • safety belt
  • speedometer
  • steering wheel
  • stick shift
  • tachograph
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Idioms

against the clock
be watching the clock
put/turn the clock back
round/around the clock
run down the clock
run out the clock
turn back the clock
clock
verb[T]
uk
/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/

clockverb[T](TIME)

to take aparticulartimeexactlyto do orcompletesomething:
用时；达到（某一时间）
He clocked tensecondsin the 100metres(= heranit in tenseconds).他100米跑了10秒。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Watches & clocks
  • 24-hour clock
  • against the clockidiom
  • alarm
  • alarm clock
  • at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
  • atomic clock
  • horologist
  • horology
  • hour hand
  • hourglass
  • jewel
  • military time
  • movement
  • stroke
  • tick
  • ticking
  • timekeeper
  • timepiece
  • turn the clocks backphrase
  • twenty-four-hour clock
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clockverb[T](SPEED)

to show orreachaparticularspeedordistanceon ameasuringdevice:
显示，达到（某一速度或里程）
[+ -ing verb]Thepoliceclocked him doing80mphin a 50mpharea.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'scarhas clocked (up)(=travelled)40,000milesin less than twoyears.吉姆的车不到两年跑了4万英里。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Speed of motion
  • airspeed
  • at full/half throttleidiom
  • briskness
  • burst
  • celerity
  • clip
  • fleetness
  • gallop
  • ground speed
  • hypersonic
  • instantaneous velocity
  • multi-speed
  • pace
  • pacy
  • rapidity
  • rate
  • speed
  • supersonic
  • velocity
  • zip
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clockverb[T](HIT)

informal
tohitsomeone,especiallyon theheadorface:
打，揍，击（尤指头部或脸部）
Then the otherguyturnedround and clocked himone(=hithim).这时，另一个家伙转过身来揍了他一顿。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hitting and beating
  • at-risk
  • bangsomeoneup
  • basher
  • bashing
  • battered
  • brain
  • bunch
  • butt
  • head-butt
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
  • mess
  • swing
  • tansomeone'shideidiom
  • tar
  • wallop
  • whop
  • whup
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Phrasal verbs

clock in
clock out
clocksomethingup
(Definition ofclockfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
clock
noun
uk
/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/

clocknoun(TIME)

A1[C]
adeviceformeasuringandshowingtime, usuallyfoundin or on abuildingand notwornby aperson
钟表，时钟
We have anantiqueclock onourmantelpiece.我们家的壁炉架上有一只老式钟表。
The town-hall clocksays(=showsthat thetimeis)nine o'clock.市政厅的大钟指向了9点。
Ithinkthekitchenclock isfast/slow(= isshowingalater/earliertimethan it should).我觉得厨房的钟表快／慢了。
The clockbegantostriketwelve.时钟敲响12点。
Shesether clock(= put it to therighttime)by thetimesignalon theradio.她根据收音机上的报时信号对表。
turn the clocks back(UKalsoput the clocks back);(USalsoset the clocks back)
tochangethetimeonyourclocks to anhourearlier, at anofficiallychosentimeofyear
（按照官方时间）把时钟拨慢一小时
Don'tforgettoturnthe clocks backtonight.今晚别忘了把钟拨慢一小时。
turn the clocks forward(UKalsoput the clocks forward);(USalsoset the clocks ahead)
tochangethetimeonyourclocks to anhourlater, at anofficiallychosentimeofyear
（按照官方时间）把时钟拨快一小时
More examples
  • Thisalarmclocktakestwo medium-sizedbatteries.
  • The clock wasstrikingten as we went into thechurch.
  • Thekitchenclock iswrong- it'sactually12.30 not 12.15.
  • Digital clocks don't reallyhelpchildrentolearnabouttimeand how toorganizetheirtime.
  • That clock is tenminutesslow.

clocknoun(SPEED)

the clock[S]
aspeedometer(= adevicethatmeasuresspeed)
速度计
I was only doing 30mphonthe clock.速度表上显示我的车速只有每小时30英里。
amilometer(= adeviceforrecordingdistancetravelled)
里程表，计程器
My car's only got 10,000milesonthe clock.根据里程表，我的车才跑了1万英里。

Idioms

against the clock
be watching the clock
put/turn the clock back
round/around the clock
run out the clock
turn back the clock
clock
verb[T]
uk
/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/

clockverb[T](TIME)

to take aparticulartimeexactlyto do orcompletesomething
用时；达到（某一时间）
He clocked tensecondsin the 100metres(= heranit in tenseconds).他100米跑了10秒。

clockverb[T](SPEED)

to show orreachaparticularspeedordistanceon ameasuringdevice
显示，达到（某一速度或里程）
[+ -ing verb]Thepoliceclocked him doing80mphin a 50mpharea.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'scarhas clocked (up)(=travelled)40,000milesin less than twoyears.吉姆的车不到两年跑了4万英里。

clockverb[T](HIT)

informal
tohitsomeone,especiallyon theheadorface
打，揍，击（尤指头部或脸部）
Then the otherguyturnedround and clocked himone(=hithim).这时，另一个家伙转过身来揍了他一顿。

Phrasal verbs

clock in
clock out
clocksthup

clock| American Dictionary

clock
noun[C]
us
/klɑk/
adeviceformeasuringandshowingtime, oftenplacedon asurfaceorattachedto awall:
analarmclock
The clock is about tenminutesfast/slow(= itshowsalater/earliertimethan it should).
Clevelandtiedthegamewith fivesecondson the clock(= stillavailable).
clock
verb[T]
us
/klɑk/
to use anamountoftime,esp. asmeasuredby a clock:
Sheclockedthefastesttimeinpracticerunsfor the women’sdownhillskiingevent.
(Definition ofclockfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

clock| Business English

clock
noun
uk
/klɒk/us
on the clock
WORKPLACEinformal
atwork:
They arecoveredby the samemedicalandliabilityinsurancethatcoversthem when they're on the clock.
(Definition ofclockfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclock

clock
We hypothesize that zebrafish retinomotor movements are regulated by light and circadian clocks to varying degrees in different cell types.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The following chapter on molecular clocks is good with nice discussions of male-driven evolution and overdispersion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By comparing the light signals received from several remote clocks, one can, by quadrangulation, determine positions both in time and space.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To follow this argument, the radical clocks have to be briefly described.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The faster clocks also have a phenyl group attached to the cyclopropane ring.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Careful consideration is given to rate variation, sequence orthology, and other potential biases that may affect molecular clocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Examples of physical tools of justification include measurement instruments such as clocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sailors would see the light and set their clocks accordingly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consequently, domains can not easily be used to verify properties involving constraints on clocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consequently, obtaining an automaton with a reduced number of clocks is of importance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The method we propose produces an automaton with more clocks than the previous method but its computation is faster.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Professionals, and retailers and manufacturers, were the most likely to have clocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Circadian clocks located in the photoreceptors and retinal neurons have been shown to regulate melatonin synthesis in the eye.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithclock

clock

These are words often used in combination withclock.

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astronomical clock
In 1088 a group he headed completed a great water-drivenastronomicalclockincorporating an escapement device.
From theCambridge English Corpus
atomic clock
The work on the "atomicclock" takes the time of four men, two scientists and two assistants.
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circadian clock
Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set thecircadianclock.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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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