clockworks

[US]/'klɒkwɜːk/
[UK]/'klɑk'wɝk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (玩具、钟表等上面的) 发条装置按计划进行;进展顺利

Phrases & Collocations

like clockwork

有规律地

clockwork mechanism

发条机构

Example Sentences

the clockwork precision of the galaxy.

星系平滑规则的精确度。

it was a clockwork existence for the children.

对孩子来说,这样的生活反复而单调。

the event ran like clockwork .

事件发展平稳。

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 sports day went like clockwork, with every race starting and finishing on time.

运动会进展顺利,所有赛事都准时开始,准时结束。

Two-way and automatic thallic drive, energy conveys by box of two clockwork spring, motivation stores amount to 60 hours.

双向自动铊驱动,能量由两个发条盒传送,动力储存达60小时。

Real-world Examples

Half an hour each time, like clockwork.

每次半个小时,分秒不差。

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Saturday nights is like clockwork with these guys.

对这些家伙来说,周六晚上就像时钟一样准时。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

Clockwork is that mechanism we have for the old fashioned watches.

发条是我们为老式手表设计的机械装置。

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

" As regular as clockwork, he tells his family about his day."

“和往常一样,他跟家人诉说他的一天是怎么过的。”

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Clockwork's co-founder says what they do is different from salons.

Clockwork的联合创始人表示,它们做的事情与美容院不同。

Source: CNN Listening Collection August 2022

Well, you take the pill every day like clockwork, right? - Yeah.

你每天都有按时吃药吧?-没错。

Source: Our Day This Season 1

If everything is going as planned, we can say it is " running like clockwork."

如果一切都按计划进行,我们可以说它进行得很顺利。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Years ago in Washington, DC, I ran a children's summer camp like clockwork.

几年前,我在华盛顿顺利举办了一个儿童夏令营。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Of course it took several years before everything worked like clockwork in that department.

不过确实要花上几年那方面才会和谐。

Source: Sleepless in Seattle Original Soundtrack

A company named Clockwork debuted two robots at a pop-up store in San Francisco recently.

近日,一家名为Clockwork的公司在旧金山的一家快闪店首次推出了两个机器人。

Source: CNN Listening Collection August 2022

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