clockmaking
noun[U]
(alsoclock-making)uk/ˈklɒkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈklɑːkˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/theactivityorjobof making orrepairingclocks:
钟表制作；钟表维修There will bedisplaysonlocalindustriessuch asglass,silver,potteryand clockmaking.将会展示当地的工商业情况，如玻璃、银器、陶器和钟表制造。
He took over his father's clock-makingbusiness.他接管了他父亲的钟表制造业务。
Compare
horology
watchmaking
- They didquitea lot ofwatchand clockmaking at thefactory.
- During the 15th and 16thcenturies, clockmakingflourished,particularlyin the metalworkingtownsof Nuremberg and Augsburg.
- The town'sindustrialhistorystretchesback to early-19th-century clockmaking.
- A clockmaker will be onhandtodemonstrateclockmaking andrestorationtechniques.
- Skilled in theartof clock-making, heconstructed, in hiseightiethyear, adetailedandintricateorrery.
- Right now,competitionin theworldofatomicclock-making isfierce, with severallaboratoriesaround theworldexploringnewtechnologies.
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- minute hand
- movement
- stroke
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
- watchband