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clock TIMEHklBk, $klB:kn [C]a device for measuring and showing time, which is usually found in or on a building and is not worn by a person钟，时计We have an antique clock on our mantlepiece.我们家的壁炉台上有一只老式时钟。The town-hall clock says (=shows that the time is) 9 o'clock.市政厅的钟是九点钟。I think the clock in the kitchen is fast/slow (=it is showing a later/earlier time than it should).我想厨房里的钟快/慢了。As the clock began to strike/chime twelve, we all wished each other a happy new year.随着时钟敲响十二点，我们开始彼此祝福新年快乐。She set her clock (=put it to the right time) by the time signal on the radio.她根据收音机的报时信号对表。Meet me under the clock (=next to the wall on which the clock is hanging) at Liverpool Street station.在利物浦大街站的时钟下接我。If you put/turn the clock(s) back, at a particular time of the year you change the time shown on the clock to an hour earlier. If you put/turn the clock(s) forward/(Br usually) on (Am also set the clock(s) ahead), at a different time of year you change the time shown on the clock to an hour later.（在实行夏令时的国家里）把钟拨慢/拨快一个小时Don't forget that the clocks go back/forward (=the time shown on them should be changed to an hour earlier/later) tonight.今晚别忘了把钟拨慢/快一个小时。(disapproving) The court's decision on this case will put/turn the clock back (by) fifty years (=cause a return to the laws, beliefs and customs of fifty years ago).法庭对这个案子的判决将使历史车轮倒退五十年。Now we're going to turn back the clock (=remember or imagine times in the past) with some rock'n' roll from the 1950s.现在我们要追溯回顾五十年代的摇滚乐的一些情况。Doctors and nurses worked round/around the clock (=all day and night) to help those injured in the train crash.医生和护士们日以继夜地帮助那些火车碰撞事故的伤员。The obstacle race in the children's sports day was run against the clock (=the time taken to finish it was recorded and the fastest person was the winner).儿童体育节上的障碍赛跑用计时定名次。Bill always works exactly by/according to the clock (=He is always aware of the time so that he does not work longer than he has to).比尔总是按时下班。The meeting was so boring that nearly everyone there had their eye/was keeping their eye on the clock/was watching the clock (=was looking to see what time it was so that they knew how long it was until the meeting ended).会议非常沉闷，以至于几乎所有的人都在看时间，想快点结束。(disapproving) Stop this clock-watching and get on with your work.别老是想下班，快继续工作。(disapproving) David is a real clock-watcher (=He keeps looking to see what time it is in order to discover how much longer he has to work).戴维确实是那种老是看钟等下班的人。Clock radio is another word for radio alarm (clock).带有时钟及自动定时开关的收音机 [RADIO]A clock tower is a tower, usually forming part of a building, which has a clock at the top of it.钟楼
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