| 单词 | around the clock |
| 释义 | around the clockaround the clock 1 → around-the-clock 2 (also round the clock British EnglishBrE)CONTINUE/NOT STOP all day and all night without stopping 昼夜，夜以继日地，日夜不停地 Kim has been working round the clock to finish it in time. 基姆为了按时完成在夜以继日地工作。 Examples from the Corpus around the clock• Rescuers are working round the clock to find survivors of the blast.• Since the outbreak of war, journalists have been working round the clock.• The modification work continues around the clock.• I was on planes or e-mail around the clock, seven days a week.• A houseful of people watched me around the clock, which only made me more determined.• The emergency telephone lines operate around the clock.• Between them they provide a mix of outreach and on-site services around the clock.• That many trips around the clock means each minute hand has traveled the equivalent of 10,677 miles.• The company worked around the clock to repair the problem.• Men from the Royal Engineers and local contractors have been working around the clock to make the barracks habitable.• For the past 4 days, they've been working around the clock and through the night. → around the clock at clock1(1) |
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