clockwork

名词 clockwork:

1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

1. The landlady was sent out for a two-hour walk with the dog, no matter what the weather; whereupon the niece and the respectable looking middle-aged man promptly went upstairs. He was as regular as clockwork.
   无论天气如何，房东太太要带狗出去散步两个小时，这时那侄女便和一个看上去很体面的中年男人上了楼。那人每天也真够准时的。
2. She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork.
   她每天五点钟到，极有规律。
3. The milkman calls at seven-thirty every morning, regular as clockwork.
   送奶人极有规律地在早晨7：30送来牛奶。

clock.work

n.（名词）
A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.
钟表机械，发条装置：一种由齿轮组成的机械装置，由弹簧驱动，如机械表内部的装置

<习惯用语>like clockwork
With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly:
精确地，有规律地：类似机器的规律和准确地；精确地：
例句：
The project proceeded like clockwork.
计划准确地进行着