| 单词 | clockwork |
| 释义 | clockwork (klɒkwɜːʳk ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key. ...a clockwork train-set. 2. like clockwork phrase If you say that something happens like clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly. The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute. Idioms: like clockwork very smoothly and exactly as expected The journey there went like clockwork – flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door. regularly, always at the same time They would arrive like clockwork just before dawn. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: clockwork mechanism His account of kings and emperors, archbishoprics and free cities is a demanding but rewarding intellectual treat, like contemplating a fabulously intricate clockwork mechanism. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You can also see the clockwork mechanism that made the light flash. Times, Sunday Times (2015) 'There is a clockwork mechanism to drive the orrery - the turning Earth. ANTI-ICE Translations: Chinese: 带发条装置的 Japanese: ぜんまい仕掛けの |
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