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clock.workH5klBk7wV:k, $5klB:k7wV:rkn [U]a system of springs and wheels or other machinery which makes some types of clocks, toys and other devices work（时钟、玩具的）发条装置a clockwork toy/train/mouse一个发条玩具/玩具火车/玩具鼠(fig.) This office is run with clockwork efficiency (=is well organized).办公室的工作像钟一样有效率。Our bus service has been improved recently and the buses now run like/as regular as clockwork (=at the exact times they should do).公交服务最近得到改善，现在公交车的运行就像时钟一样准确。The party went like clockwork (=very smoothly and without any trouble).晚会进行得很顺利。My daughter always calls me on Friday evenings, (as) regular as clockwork (=very regularly).我女儿每星期五晚上必打电话给我。
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