clockwork
音标['klɒkwә:k]
汉语翻译
n. 钟表装置, 发条装置
【电】 时钟开关
相关词组:
with clockwork precision
like clockwork
【电】 时钟开关
相关词组:
with clockwork precision
like clockwork
英语解释
名词 clockwork:
- any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
例句
- 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。
- She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork.她每天五点钟到，极有规律。
- 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。
详细解释
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
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