| 词汇 | clock |
| 释义 | clock (verb) clock 17 ENTRIES FOUND: clock (noun) clock (verb) clock radio (noun) alarm clock (noun) around-the-clock (adjective) atomic clock (noun) biological clock (noun) body clock (noun) cuckoo clock (noun) grandfather clock (noun) internal clock (noun) round-the-clock (adjective) shot clock (noun) time clock (noun) beat (verb) eat (verb) kill (verb) 1 clock /ˈklɑːk/ noun plural clocks 1 clock /ˈklɑːk/ noun plural clocks Learner's definition of CLOCK 1 [count] : a device that shows what time it is and that is usually placed in a room or attached to a wall钟；时钟 She looked/glanced at the clock on the wall. It was now 2:30.她看/瞥了一眼墙上的钟表，2：30了。 the hands/face of the clock时钟指针；钟面 a digital clock数字显示式时钟 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 a clock tower [=a tower with a clock on at least one of its sides]钟塔 a clock face钟面 — compare watch; see also alarm clock, atomic clock, biological clock, body clock, cuckoo clock, grandfather clock 2 the clock : a clock that is used in sports and that shows how much time remains for a particular part of a game（比赛）计时器 They were winning by 2 points with 10 seconds (left) on the clock.计时器上显示距比赛结束还有10秒钟时，他们领先2分。 They stopped the (game) clock with eight seconds remaining.还剩八秒钟时，他们暂停了计时器。 ◊ In U.S. English, to eat up the clock or run out the clock or kill the clock is to keep control of the ball or puck near the end of a game so that your opponent will not have a chance to score.耗掉剩余时间（比赛即将结束时，控制住球不让对方进球得分） We kept moving the ball to try to eat up the clock.我们不停地传球，尽量耗掉剩余时间。 If we can run out the clock, we can keep our lead and win.如果我们能把剩余时间耗掉，就可以保持领先并赢得比赛。 — see also shot clock 3 the clock : time clock I punched the clock at 8:45 and started working right away.我8：45打卡后立即开始工作。 4 the clock chiefly British, informal : a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled : odometer计程器；里程表 a car with 100,000 miles on the clock里程表显示已经开了10万英里的轿车 against the clock 1 : in order to do or finish something before a particular time（为按时完成某事）争分夺秒 On our last project, we were working/racing against the clock.在做上一个项目时，我们真是在和时间赛跑。 It was a race against the clock to finish the job on time.开足马力，争分夺秒，才按时完成了这项工作。 2 ◊ If a race is against the clock, the time of each racer is measured and the racer with the fastest time wins.（给参赛者）计时 One by one the skiers sped downhill, racing against the clock.滑雪选手一个接一个滑下了山，分别计时。 around the clock also round the clock : throughout the entire day and night : every hour of the day昼夜不停；夜以继日 Our stores are now open around the clock. [=our stores are open 24 hours a day]我们的商店现在24小时营业。 Reporters worked around the clock to cover the story.记者们夜以继日地对这一事件进行报道。 beat the clock : to do or finish something quickly before a particular time赶在某一时间之前完成 In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.为了不超过最后期限，我急匆匆地赶在半夜12点之前寄出了我的纳税申报表。 put/turn back the clock also put/turn the clock back : to return to a condition that existed in the past让时光倒流；回到从前 This new decision has effectively turned back the clock on 20 years of progress.这一新决定实际上是对过去20年发展的一种逆转。 I wish that we could turn back the clock and start all over again.真希望我们能够回到从前，一切从头开始。 2 clock /ˈklɑːk/ verb clocks; clocked; clocking 2 clock /ˈklɑːk/ verb clocks; clocked; clocking Learner's definition of CLOCK 1 [+ object] a : to measure the amount of time it takes for (a person) to do something or for (something) to be completed为…计时；测…的时间— usually + at She clocked [=timed] her first mile at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.她测出自己第一英里用了5分20秒。 He clocked me at 30 seconds.他的计时显示我用时30秒。 b : to finish a race in (an amount of time)用时…（完成比赛） He clocked 3 hours and 15 minutes in his last marathon.上次马拉松他用时3小时15分。 2 a [+ object] : to measure or show (the speed of something) with a measuring device测量（速度） His fastest pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour.据测，他最快的投球速度达到每小时91英里。 The cop said she clocked me going 95 miles per hour.警察说她测出我的时速为95英里/小时。 b [no object] : to have a particular speed or to continue for a particular amount of time速度为；时间长达— + in The movie clocked in at just under three hours. [=the movie was almost three hours long]这部电影时长近三个小时。 3 [+ object] informal : to hit (someone or something) very hard痛打；狠揍 I was so angry I wanted to clock him.我很生气，真想狠狠揍他一顿。 4 [+ object] British, informal : to look at or notice (someone or something)注视；注意到 Just clock [=get a load of] that new motor of his.来好好看看他的新摩托车吧。 clock in/on [phrasal verb] chiefly British : to record on a special card the time that you start working打卡上班 What time did you clock on?你几点打卡上班的？ I clocked in [=(US) punched in] 10 minutes late.我上班打卡晚了10分钟。 clock off/out [phrasal verb] chiefly British : to record on a special card the time that you stop working打卡下班 What time did you clock off yesterday?你昨天几点打卡下班的？ I clocked off [=(US) punched out] 10 minutes late.我打卡下班晚了10分钟。 clock up [phrasal verb] clock up (something) chiefly British : to gain or reach (a particular number or amount)达到（某一数目或数量） Our company clocked up a record number of sales this year.我们公司今年的销售额创了纪录。 |
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