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单词 around-the-clock
释义

around-the-clock

[ uh-round-thuh-klok ]
/ əˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk /
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adjective

continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
Also round-the-clock [round-thuh-klok] /ˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk/ .

Origin of around-the-clock

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby around-the-clock

roof over one's head, a, Aroostook, arose, around, around the bend, around-the-clock, around the corner, Around the World in Eighty Days, arousal, arouse, Arp
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Example sentences from the Web for around-the-clock

  • Police, however, are keeping tabs on the property with around-the-clock surveillance.

    Cleveland Wants to Burn Down Ariel Castro’s House. Should It Be?|Christine Pelisek|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • My best friend is a C-4/C-5 quadriplegic who depends on around-the-clock care.

    Auti Angel, Star of ‘Musical Chairs,’ on Being Disabled in Hollywood|Auti Angel|March 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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