clockwork

英 [ˈklɒkwɜːk]

美 [ˈklɑːkwɜːrk]

n.  (有类似时钟齿轮和发条装置的)机械; 齿轮发条装置

电力

Collins.1 / BNC.18929 / COCA.18587

习惯用语

n.

go/run like clockwork
• 按计划进行；进展顺利
  to happen according to plan; to happen without difficulties or problems

牛津词典

noun

• （有类似时钟齿轮和发条装置的）机械；齿轮发条装置
  machinery with wheels and springs like that inside a clock
  1. clockwork toys (= toys that you wind up with a key)
     有齿轮发条装置的玩具
  2. He is home by six every day regular as clockwork .
     他每天六点回家，非常准时。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (玩具或装置)装有发条的
  Aclockworktoy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.
  1. ...a clockwork train-set.
     上发条的玩具火车
• PHRASE 很顺利地;准时地；很有规律地
  If you say that something happenslike clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.
  1. The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute...
     女王的假期安排得井井有条，所有活动都已提前把时间精确计划好了。
  2. He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork.
     每年他必对标牌公司进行两次改组。

英英释义

noun

• any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring

双语例句

• I'm telling you, Colombians are like clockwork, right?
  告诉你，哥伦比亚人就像钟表一样，对吧？
• Mainly clockwork. The electrically operated are in the next section.
  主要是发条装置，电动操作的在下一个部分。
• The daemon then executes them, well, like clockwork.
  然后，这个守护进程就按照配置执行它们。
• After the clockwork of the watch was cleaned the watch kept perfect time.
  那块表的发条装置擦干净后，走起来就非常精确了。
• The plan went off like clockwork.
  这一计划执行的像时钟一样准确。
• This office is run with clockwork efficiency.
  办公室的工作像钟一样有效率。
• The great thing about the technology market is new opportunities show up every couple of years, like clockwork.
  科技界最棒的一点是，每隔几年就一定会出现新的机遇。
• My daughter always calls me on Friday evenings, regular as clockwork.
  我女儿每星期五晚上必打电话给我。
• Sitting in a corner of Karaoke Bar, the green clockwork toy reminded me of my childhood.
  我坐在九度空间大厅的一个角落里，回忆起五岁时的童年，回忆起那只绿色的发条青蛙。
• This occurred like clockwork about every half hour until sunrise.
  就像上了发条似的这声音每半个小时响一次，一直持续到天亮。