clockwork
US
UK clockwork adj: (with a clockwork mechanism)
SC 带发条的 dài fā tiáo de
TC 帶發條的
TC 帶發條的
The bomb was fitted with a clockwork device.
clockwork n: (mechanism of a clock)
SC 发条装置 fā tiáo zhuāng zhì
TC 發條裝置
TC 發條裝置
The transparent face of the watch allows you to see the intricate clockwork.
like clockwork expr: (regularly, predictably)
SC 进展顺利 jìn zhǎn shùn lì
TC 進展順利
TC 進展順利
The cat shows up like clockwork every time we eat fish.
Like clockwork, my phone always rings as soon as I fall asleep.