| 释义 |
clockwork
UK ['klɒk.wɜ:k] US ['klɑ:k.wɝ:k] noun uncountable
■a system of springs and wheels that you wind (= turn) with a key or handle to make some clocks, toys and other devices operate （时钟、玩具等的）发条装置•a clockwork train/mouse发条玩具火车／玩具老鼠
UK ['klɒk.wɜ:k] US ['klɑ:k.wɝ:k] noun uncountable
like clockwork (also (as) regular as clockwork)
■very regularly, or at exactly the planned times 非常有规律；极为准时•Since the recent improvements to the service, the buses are running like clockwork.最近，自从改善服务后，公车运行得非常准时。 •My daughter always calls me every Friday evening, (as) regular as clockwork.我女儿总是每星期五晚上给我打电话，非常准时。
UK ['klɒk.wɜ:k] US ['klɑ:k.wɝ:k] noun uncountable
run/go like clockwork
■to happen exactly as planned, without any trouble 准时进行；顺利进行•The party went like clockwork.晚会进行得很顺利。 |