clockwork
英 ['kl?kw??k]
美['klɑk'w?k]
- n. 發(fā)條裝置；鐘表裝置
低頻詞
英文詞源
- clockwork (n.)
- also clock-work, 1660s, "mechanism of a clock," from clock (n.1) + work (n.). Figurative sense of "anything of unvarying regularity" is recorded earlier (1620s).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork.
- 每年他必對(duì)標(biāo)牌公司進(jìn)行兩次改組。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. She arrives every day at eight, as regular as clockwork.
- 她每天八點(diǎn)鐘到, 極有規(guī)律
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute.
- 女王的假期安排得井井有條，所有活動(dòng)都已提前把時(shí)間精確計(jì)劃好了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. After the clockwork of the watch was cleaned the watch kept perfect time.
- 那塊表的發(fā)條裝置擦干凈后,走起來(lái)就非常精確了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. She used to come here every Saturday evening as regular as clockwork.
- 她過(guò)去每逢星期六傍晚必來(lái)此地.
來(lái)自辭典例句