plural clocks
plural clocks
Learner's definition of CLOCK
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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 ◊ 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)
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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。
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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 4
the clock chiefly British, informal : a device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled : odometer计程器;里程表
against the clock
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: 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。
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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。
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◊ 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
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
beat the clock
: to do or finish something quickly before a particular time赶在某一时间之前完成
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 2 clock /ˈklɑːk/ verb
clocks; clocked; clocking
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 b : to finish a race in (an amount of time)用时…(完成比赛) 2
a [+ object] : to measure or show (the speed of something) with a measuring device测量(速度) 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 3
[+ object] informal : to hit (someone or something) very hard痛打;狠揍 4
[+ object] British, informal : to look at or notice (someone or something)注视;注意到
clock in/on
[phrasal verb] chiefly British
: to record on a special card the time that you start working打卡上班
clock off/out
[phrasal verb] chiefly British
: to record on a special card the time that you stop working打卡下班
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)