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| | an object that shows the time . The object like a clock you wear on your wrist is called a watch . Clocks either have a background called a face with hands that point to the hours and minutes, or they are digital clocks that show the time as a set of numbers. You say a clock is slow when it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time . You say it is fast when it shows a time that is later than the correct time 钟；时钟 | The only sound was the clock ticking. 唯一听见的声音是时钟的嘀嗒声。 | | the kitchen/church/bedside clock I glanced at the kitchen clock. 我看了一眼厨房的钟。 | | the clock strikes one/five/eleven (o’ clock) The church clock struck 10 o’ clock. 教堂的钟敲响了10点。 | | adjust/set a clock I’ ll need to adjust the clock. It’ s slow again. 我要把时钟拨一下。它又慢了。 | |
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| - | against the clock
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| 1 | trying very hard to finish something before a particular time 争分夺秒；抢时间 | Staff are working against the clock to meet the deadline. 员工们都在抓紧时间工作，想赶在最后期限前完成任务。 | |
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| 2 | if you run , swim etc against the clock , you are running , swimming etc for a particular distance as fast as possible 尽可能快地；拼命地 |
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| - | around/round the clock
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| all day and all night |
| 日夜不停；夜以继日 |
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| Rescuers worked around the clock to free people trapped in the wreckage. 救生员日夜奋战，解救困在沉船里面的人们。 |
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| - | the clock is ticking
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| used for saying that someone must do something quickly because there will soon be no more time left |
| 时间剩下不多 |
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| - | on the clock
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| 1 | the amount of time on the clock is the amount of time since something started. The amount of time left on the clock or still on the clock is the amount of time before something finishes. （时间）所用的 |
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| 2 | informal used for saying how many miles a vehicle’ s milometer or speedometer shows 车辆的里程表（或速度计）上显示的 | a car with over 82,000 miles on the clock 一辆里程表上显示已超过82000英里行程的汽车 | |
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| - | put/turn/set the clock back
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| 1 | to change the time on a clock to an earlier time 把时钟拨慢 |
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| 2 | to return to a time in the past 回到从前 | If we could turn the clock back, would you actually change anything? 假如我们能够回到从前，你真的能改变什么吗？ | |
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| - | put/turn/set the clock forward
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| 1 | to change the time on a clock to a later time 把时钟拨慢 |
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| 2 | to think about a time in the future , and imagine that it is that time 展望未来 |
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| - | run the clock down mainly AMERICAN
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| in the final part of a sports match , to prevent the opposite team from getting the ball so that they are unable to score |
| （比赛快结束时）消磨时间（使对方没有得分机会） |
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| - | watch the clock
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| to keep looking to see what time it is because you are bored or want something to end |
| 不停地看时钟（以示不耐烦或盼望某事快点结束） |
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