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单词 clock-watcher
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Definition of clock-watcher in English:

clock-watcher

(also clock watcher)
nounˈklɒkwɒtʃəˈklɑk ˌwɑtʃər
  • An employee who is overly strict or zealous about not working more than the required hours.

    his lamp burned throughout the night; he was no clock-watcher
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a nation of clock-watchers, Gustav stood out.
    • With your information, you'll be able to plea-bargain your way out of it by scapegoating some unsuspecting clock-watcher.
    • Most working mothers cite improved focus on their work on returning from leave, and are not distracted clock-watchers.
    • But the anecdotal evidence about the others - the clock-watchers - is piling up.
    • She was always a true racer, not a clock-watcher.
    • Their jobs will be taken by sloppy, indifferent clock-watchers.
 
 

Definition of clock-watcher in US English:

clock-watcher

(also clock watcher)
nounˈklɑk ˌwɑtʃər
  • An employee who is overly strict or zealous about not working more than the required hours.

    his lamp burned throughout the night; he was no clock-watcher
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their jobs will be taken by sloppy, indifferent clock-watchers.
    • She was always a true racer, not a clock-watcher.
    • With your information, you'll be able to plea-bargain your way out of it by scapegoating some unsuspecting clock-watcher.
    • Most working mothers cite improved focus on their work on returning from leave, and are not distracted clock-watchers.
    • But the anecdotal evidence about the others - the clock-watchers - is piling up.
    • In a nation of clock-watchers, Gustav stood out.
 
 
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