clockwork
noun[U]
uk/ˈklɒk.wɜːk/us/ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/asystemofspringsandwheelsthat youwind(=turn)with akeyorhandleto make someclocks,toys, and otherdevicesoperate:
(时钟、玩具等的)发条装置a clockworktrain/mouse发条玩具火车/老鼠
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Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- clock
- horologist
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- movement
- stroke
- ticking
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
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Machines - Engines & motors
Toys & dolls
Idioms
like clockwork
run/go like clockwork