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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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ldoce_048_dclock1 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ S2 W3 noun [countableC]

1 TMCan instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building （时）钟

I heard the clock strike six (=make six loud sounds).

我听到钟敲了六下。

The station clock was ten minutes slow (=showed a time ten minutes earlier than the real time).

车站的钟慢了十分钟。

by the hall/kitchen/church etc clock (=according to a particular clock) 以门厅/厨房/教堂等的时钟显示的时间为准

What time is it by the kitchen clock?

厨房里的钟几点了？

→ watch the clock at watch1(8) →5 See picture of clock-radio 收音机闹钟, grandfather clock 落地大摆钟, alarm clock 闹钟 ... →4 See picture of 见图 clock

2 around the clock (also round the clock British EnglishBrE)CONTINUE/NOT STOP all day and all night without stopping 昼夜，夜以继日地，日夜不停地

Kim has been working round the clock to finish it in time.

基姆为了按时完成在夜以继日地工作。

Examples from the Corpus

around the clock• Rescuers are working round the clock to find survivors of the blast.• Since the outbreak of war, journalists have been working round the clock.• The modification work continues around the clock.• I was on planes or e-mail around the clock, seven days a week.• A houseful of people watched me around the clock, which only made me more determined.• The emergency telephone lines operate around the clock.• Between them they provide a mix of outreach and on-site services around the clock.• That many trips around the clock means each minute hand has traveled the equivalent of 10,677 miles.• The company worked around the clock to repair the problem.• Men from the Royal Engineers and local contractors have been working around the clock to make the barracks habitable.• For the past 4 days, they've been working around the clock and through the night.

3 put/turn the clock back

a) (also set the clock back American EnglishAmE) to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way – used to show disapproval 倒退，开倒车〔含贬义〕

The new employment bill will put the clock back 50 years.

新的就业法案将使历史倒退50年。

b) to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation 让时光倒流，回到从前

The kids are all grown up now and you can’t put the clock back.

孩子们现在都已经长大，你无法让时光倒流。

Examples from the Corpus

put/turn the clock back• This great divide can not be bridged by turning the clock back.• He thinks you can turn the clock back.• If I could turn the clock back, I don't think I'd study law again.• Not unless they fell into Morton's hands. Turn the clock back.• It was almost like turning the clock back a couple of centuries.• Or not lie, maybe. Turn the clock back.• We can not turn the clock back.• What is past is past and you can not turn the clock back.• It would be nice to put the clock back to the years when Mum and Dad were still alive.• The most important thing now is not to turn the clock back.

4. put the clock(s) back/forward British EnglishBrETMC to change the time shown on the clock to one hour earlier or later, when the time officially changes 〔根据官方的时间调整〕把时间拨慢/拨快（一小时）

Examples from the Corpus

put the clock(s) back/forward• They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.• I can't put the clock back.• Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age.

5 the clocks go back/forward British EnglishBrE the time changes officially to one hour earlier or later 〔根据官方的时间调整〕时间拨慢/拨快（一小时）

The clocks go back in October.

10月份时间拨慢一小时。

Examples from the Corpus

the clocks go back/forward• I, like many other riders, am eagerly awaiting the clocks going forward.• Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour.• When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon.

6 against the clock

a) HURRYif you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time 抢时间，争分夺秒

Everyone is racing against the clock to get things ready in time.

为了按时完成工作，人人都在和时间赛跑。

b) HURRYif you run, swim etc against the clock, you run or swim a particular distance while your speed is measured 〔在跑步、游泳等需要计时的活动中〕尽可能快地，拼命地

Examples from the Corpus

against the clock• He was positive in all he did and this approach helped us to win many games against the clock or the weather.• The ride is against the clock and points are taken away for knocking down obstacles.• Sullivan Sergeant Sullivan looked at the wristwatch his girlfriend had given him and checked it against the clock on the wall.• Thorns Gill is too precious to suffer damage by boots racing against the clock.• Needless to say, starting that particular sewer again is very time-consuming, and the whole thing's against the clock!• For a normally aspirated 2.5, the 325i's showing against the clock is complete and impressive.

7. twenty-four hour clock TMCa system for measuring time in which the hours of the day and night have numbers from 0 to 23 24小时制，24小时计时方法

8. start/stop the clock TMCto start or stop measuring how much time is left in a game or sport that has a time limit 〔在比赛中〕开始/停止计时

Examples from the Corpus

start/stop the clock• The clock is stopped when a player runs out of bounds with the ball.• If you are bled totally dry and white, they will simply stop the clock.• Some expend tremendous energy desperately trying to stop the clock.• You start the clock, paint the glue, fit the pieces, block the cramps.

9 the clock is ticking used to say that there is not much time left to do something 时间在一分一秒地过去，所剩时间不多

The clock is ticking for those who have not yet filled in their tax form.

尚未填写纳税申报表的人请抓紧时间。

10 the clock

a) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures how far it has travelled 〔汽车上的〕行车里程计

on the clock

a car with 43,000 miles on the clock

里程计上显示跑了43,000英里的一辆汽车

b) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures the speed at which it is travelling 车速表，车速计

Examples from the Corpus

on the clock• He presses the snooze button on the clock with a practised finger and falls effortlessly asleep.• GXU3, Lucinda thought feverishly, eyes on the clock.• Mavis's eyes on the clock.• The car still has only 16,000 miles on the clock.• He had a car - a Volvo 244, five years old with only twelve thousand miles on the clock.• He ran to midcourt and hugged Barros, but soon realized that 0. 8 seconds remained on the clock.• The margin is now four with three seconds on the clock.• Eddie grabs the rebound and puts it up with no time on the clock.

11. run out the clock/kill the clock American EnglishAmEDS if a team runs out the clock at the end of a game, it tries to keep the ball for the rest of the game so that its opponents cannot get any points 〔在比赛末段持球〕消耗时间不让对方得分

→ biological clock , body clock , dandelion clock , time clock

COLLOCATIONS

verbs

look/glance at the clock 看钟

She looked at the clock. It was eight thirty.

她看看钟，8点30分了。

the clock says eight/nine etc (=shows a particular time) 钟上显示8点/9点等

The clock said five so I went back to sleep.

钟上显示5点钟，于是我接着再睡。

a clock strikes eight/nine etc (=makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour) 钟敲了八下/九下等

In the distance I heard a church clock strike eleven.

我听到远处教堂的钟敲了11下。

a clock ticks (=makes regular quiet sounds that show it is working) 钟声嘀嗒

There was no sound in the room apart from a clock ticking.

房间里除了钟在嘀嗒响着，没有任何声音。

a clock is fast/slow (=shows a later or earlier time than the real time) 钟是快的/慢的

There’s no need to hurry – that clock’s fast.

不用急——那钟走得快。

a clock stops (=stops working) 钟停了

nMy clock had stopped at 6 am so the alarm didn’t work.

an alarm clock goes off (=rings at a particular time) 闹钟响了

nWhat time do you want the alarm clock to go off tomorrow?

set a clock (=make it say the right time) 把钟调准

nDon’t forget to set your clocks to summer time.

wind (up) a clock (=turn a key to keep it working) 给钟上发条

nIt was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.

phrases

the hands of/on a clock (=the long thin pieces that point at the numbers) 钟的指针

The hands on the clock said ten past two.

钟上的指针显示2点10分。

the face of a clock/the clock face (=the front part that you look at) 钟面

nI couldn’t see the clock face from where I was sitting.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + clock

the kitchen/sitting-room etc clock 厨房/客厅等的钟

Harry glanced at the kitchen clock and saw that he was late.

哈里瞥了一眼厨房里的钟，发现他迟到了。

an alarm clock (=that makes a noise to wake you up) 闹钟

nHe forgot to set his alarm clock.

a wall clock (=that hangs on a wall) 壁钟,挂钟

nA loud ticking came from the wall clock.

a grandfather clock (=an old-style tall clock that stands on the floor) 落地大摆钟

nWhere did you get that beautiful grandfather clock?

a digital clock (=that shows the time as numbers that keep changing) 数字钟

nA digital clock at the finish line shows runners their times.

a travel/travelling clock (=a small one for taking on journeys) 旅行钟

a cuckoo clock (=a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out every hour and makes a sound) 杜鹃自鸣钟

na church clock (=one on the outside of a church tower)

a carriage clock British EnglishBrE (=a clock inside a glass case with a handle on top) 便携式时钟

COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘the clock shows five o’clock’. Say the clock says five o’clock.

不要说 ‘the clock shows five o’clock’. 而要说 the clock says five o’clock.

Examples from the Corpus

clock• In essence, fire is networked to a clock.• He covered her with a blanket and set the alarm clock to ring in an hour, wrapping it in a towel.• It has volleyball, softball, concerts, and art shows around the clock.• As the clock struck twelve, the Judge placed the black hat on his head.• He would drift off to sleep again, only to wake and look at the clock.• The clock probably came from elsewhere in London.• Two garden seats went at £155; a Vienna wall clock made £190 and a school clock £90.

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