clocking
present participle ofclock
| 单词 | clocking |
| 释义 | clocking present participle ofclock clock verb[T] uk/klɒk/us/klɑːk/clockverb[T](TIME)to take aparticulartimeexactlyto do orcompletesomething: He clocked tensecondsin the 100metres(= heranit in tenseconds). Watches & clocks
clockverb[T](SPEED)to show orreachaparticularspeedordistanceon ameasuringdevice: [+ -ing verb]Thepoliceclocked him doing80mphin a 50mpharea. Jim'scarhas clocked (up)(=travelled)40,000milesin less than twoyears. Speed of motion
clockverb[T](HIT)informal tohitsomeone,especiallyon theheadorface: Then the otherguyturnedround and clocked himone(=hithim). Hitting and beating
Phrasal verbsclock in clock out clocksomethingup Examplesofclockingclocking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Among the variables concerned with theclockingthere are a few that merit special mention. From theCambridge English Corpus The speed of computation, however, is not only measured byclockinghardware; it also depends on numerical stability, and for iterative methods, on convergence rates. From theCambridge English Corpus Clockingin at almost 600 pages, the book is packed with data and analyses of utmost importance to any student of creole languages and related phonomena. From theCambridge English Corpus L emma 12 more or less tells us how to carry out theclocking. From theCambridge English Corpus Are we to have a system of "clockingon", as it were, when we leave on a walk and "clockingoff" when we return? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is to stop us fromclockingin and then clearing off again? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While one is waiting to go to court, the gas meter isclockingup and a very considerable debt can begin to accumulate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a cynicalclockingup of the hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clockingmeans that a considerable amount of time is wasted by trading standards officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Well, at least it gives me the chance ofclockingup yet another speech, so it is double-edged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not 20 yearsclockingup discounts to buy their own property; that is not 20 yearsclockingup the right to buy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he therefore agree that we need some further measure to prevent the practice ofclockingwhich goes on in the second-hand car trade? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is merely a question ofclockingin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The hours of work have of course therefore never before been measured; it does not have aclocking-on andclocking-off mentality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I turn now to the subject ofclocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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