英语词汇“clock”的意思、释义、用法解释及翻译-春雷网

clock¹

noun klɒkklɑk

1A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.
钟，时钟
the church clock struck four
as modifier a clock face
Example sentencesExamples
- He checked the cuckoo clock on the wall for the time and it was only nine twenty-five.
- The clock on the mantelpiece shows the time to be 11 am.
- Looking to the antique grandfather clock in the hallway, I raised a brow.
- She slipped her arms into the sleeves as the clock chimed the three-quarter hour.
- I rolled over and looked at the digital alarm clock on my bedside table.
- As soon as darkness was complete, Olivia looked to the clock beside her bed.
- Melatonin resets the body clock to synchronize metabolic functions with times of activity and rest.
- He is watching the clock strike the last minute of his tenure at the company.
- She hears the grandfather clock chiming, but when she looks at it, it is running backwards.
- A good example of a no UI solution is setting the clock on a VCR.
- Some people find that a ticking clock in the room helps.
- I glanced at the digital alarm clock by my bed.
- Katrina reached across the bed and turned the clock on the nightstand.
- Sighing, I glanced out the door to the clock on my bedside table.
- I looked at the clock on the VCR and rubbed the end of my eye.
- Adel and Doug entered the house just as the large grandfather clock struck twelve.
- Soon, Alyssa was pacing around the large room, looking at the antique cuckoo clock every few minutes.
- Darryn's anxiety increased as he watched the ticking clock, wondering where Kara was.
- Decker checked her antique clock on her desk.
- He watched the ticking on his bedside clock until the minute hand felt more like the hour hand.
Synonyms
timepiece, timekeeper, timer
chronometer, chronograph
1. 1.1the clock Time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports.
  （尤指体育比赛的）时间段
  this stage is played against the clock
  这一段比赛争分夺秒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Wiggins's stance is always to race against the clock rather than give time to thinking about his opponent.
  It'd be a race against the clock, of course, until your youth runs out.
  When I'm out there I will be running against the clock rather than thinking in terms of placing.
  The Department of Finance faces a race against the clock: September 20 is the date on which the rules take effect.
  Remarkably he beat the Texan in the first race against the clock at last year's event.
  In a time trial racers go one at a time competing only against the clock going out alone with no teammates to help.
  Each competitor has to complete the activity against the clock, with the one who completes the circuit in the fastest time the winner.
  Firefighters were battling against the clock to prevent the incident at Studley Grange landfill site from escalating into a major emergency.
  Basso looked very good in the Giro and has improved against the clock since last year.
  It was all done against the clock, too: after the middle of October, the Barents Sea is too inhospitable for rescue work.
  On a sprint day, each athlete races against the clock to gain a qualifying time on the course.
  She said that while being older meant she had more words to hand, the younger competitors tended to be quicker against the clock.
  They were dreading a race against the clock to get there in time until the M.E.N. stepped in to help organise cut-price air fares for the dedicated dozen.
  Champagne corks were popping when a three-week project against the clock was completed in time at a community centre in Ulverston.
  This could be the day that effectively decides this year's race as the riders go against the clock for the individual time trial.
  The front-runner is racing against the clock to seal the deal because the F1 season closes in only a matter of weeks.
  Driving against the clock increased the drivers' alertness, but led some to experience feelings of superiority or invulnerability.
  In the Winchester Challenge competitors shoot against the clock.
  Each will compete against the clock on a section of Rockingham's infield ‘street’ circuit.
  These are timed games against the clock - the faster you play, the higher you score.
2. 1.2informal A measuring device such as a speedometer, taximeter, or milometer.
  〈非正式〉仪表（如速度计，计程器，里程表）
  a car with over 82,000 miles on the clock
  里程表上显示超过82，000英里的小轿车。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Firstly, most comparable cars seen in Namibia had over 180 000 km on the clock.
  Generally there is no point with diesels as the power dies long before 4,000 rpm is on the clock.
  Consider a two-year-old for €30,000, with less than 10,000 on the clock - they're not hard to find.
  They will do the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge driving in their £70 Volvo car, which the pair purchased in Sweden with 230,000 miles on the clock.
  Mud had been splattered across the front and on the roof, while between 40 and 60 extra miles had been put on the clock, they alleged.
  I have a great 1995 Mercedes with just 115,000 on the clock.
  It had 184,000 miles on the clock when we set off and it's over 3,000 miles to Barcelona, but so far it's doing fine.
  You remembered the extra 50 miles that every away loss puts on the clock going home.
  Remarkably it had only one owner and came with 70,000 miles on the clock.
  Be wary, as a 120,000-mile example would be showing just 20,000 on the clock.
  The Escort came back with 254 miles on the clock.
  His Hyundai Accent car was returned to Madrid airport on 18 July with some 1,250 miles on the clock.
  Such a worn interior in a BMW with just 77,000 miles on the clock seemed highly unlikely.
  But his favourite motor is the Ford Popular he keeps in pristine condition with just 48,000 miles on the clock.
  I knew that I wanted a smallish 2004 automatic model with as few as possible kilometres on the clock.
  Mr O'Brien was also advertising his top-of-the-range Rover 75 which had only 4,000 miles on the clock.
  Ten minutes into the return journey, with only 360 miles on the clock, the engine started misfiring badly.
  It's a 2000 automatic with 60,000 miles on the clock.
  But, given the luxury of her Jag, with just 1,000 miles on the clock, she wasn't too concerned.
  Now, despite having two million miles on the clock, it takes Doug and his wife Glynis all over the country to shows.
  Synonyms
  milometer, odometer, counter
  speedometer, taximeter
3. 1.3Computing An electronic device used to initiate and synchronize internal operations.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They can be connected to the serial port of a PC and provide time signals synchronized on the NIST clock.
  With files shared among a large number of workstations, it becomes imperative that machines have their clocks synchronized so that file time stamps are globally comparable.
  One is synchronised with the processor clock, and the other a quarter of a cycle later.
  Naturally the BIOS of the motherboard has the clock throttling feature enabled, as its disabled by default.
  Finally, it is good practice to synchronize the clocks of all nodes using ntpd or something similar.
2British A downy spherical seed head, especially that of a dandelion.
〈英〉（尤指蒲公英的）绒毛头
Example sentencesExamples
- Field edge paths have fancy dandelions, namely goats beard, broadcasting their large clocks of seeds.
- Arabidopsis has open rosette leaves during the day and directs its leaves upward at night and this leaf movement is controlled by the circadian clock.
- Nonetheless, the circadian clock of plants is currently being dissected and this evidence may be helpful for hypothesis formation.
- The expression of CO is under the control of a circadian clock.
3British informal A person's face.
〈英，非正式〉人脸
I thought I recognized your clock

verb klɒkklɑk

[with object]

1Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed)
达到；记录下（一定时间，距离，速度）
Thomas has clocked up forty years service
托马斯工作已达40年了。
no object this is a generous CD, clocking in at more than 60 minutes
这张唱片容量真大，共计60多分钟。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a prolific scorer from the first day out and he clocked up some unbelievable scoring totals.
- Hovercrafters can swiftly clock up speeds of around 80 mph.
- I took to running, clocking respectable times in 10K's and half marathons.
- Together, they clocked an average growth rate of 6.1% in 2002.
- Crawford clocked 20.31 secs, with Gatlin eight one hundredths of a second back.
- In a recent test, the prototype clocked a maximum speed of 193 mph, earning it the title of world's fastest EV limousine.
- Clocking up a total of 60 miles it was a well worthwhile drive.
- After already clocking 120 points, they are relishing the prospect of the Boxing Day derby with Swinton.
- I'd clocked more than 200 miles and my forearms were feeling the strain.
- After clocking up 10,000 miles, it still sounds as smooth as the day I first drove it.
- I very much doubt if any midfielder in the country clocked up the mileage the Curry man did on Sunday.
- Despite rain-slickened roads, they clocked an average speed of 53.71 kph - the third fastest ever.
- Of course, there is no question that Bannister ran the full distance and clocked the historic 3min 59.4sec.
- SMART - 1 clocked up 332 orbits around Earth, so that the distance it travelled was rather further than the 380,000 linear km to the moon.
- They have gained awards after clocking up more than 200 hours of voluntary activity.
- In the 1988 Olympic final, Johnson beat Lewis, clocking a new world record of 9.79 seconds.
- Over 51 hours of community work was clocked up for the local koalas.
- Having clocked a speed of just over 240 miles per hour, this car still holds the record as the fastest production car ever.
- Can you savour the South American experience without clocking up monstrous mileage?
- The 23-year-old rider from Hitchin clocked 34.626 seconds on her Olympic debut.
Synonyms
register, record, log
achieve, attain, accomplish, gain, earn, win, make
informal do, chalk up, notch up, rack up, bag, turn in, knock up
1. 1.1 Achieve (a victory)
  获（胜）
  he clocked up his first win of the year
  他取得了今年的第一次胜利。
  Example sentencesExamples
  After clocking up seven consecutive victories at the start of the league season, they were beaten by Sheffield.
  The visitors, who have clocked up 77 successive league wins, were given a stern test across all departments.
  They could clock up their first ever victory in Limerick and clinch station in the upper tier.
  With the seer onside Sparta began to clock up successes.
  Long Lee Under-7s clocked up a 7-3 victory over Eldwick after Kian Shaw scored a goal in the first minute.
  Meanwhile, Civil Service had their best result of the season when they clocked a ten-wicket victory over New Earswick.
  Partick Thistle were another team celebrating after clocking up their third league success of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Stirling Albion at Firhill.
  They are in a strong position this term, however, having clocked up eight successive wins.
  I clocked up 32 victories and 2 charged sigils in survival mode playing Tekken Tag Tournament yesterday.
  They did it in the same fashion, clocking a world record to defeat the US.
  Long Lee Under-13s B clocked up their third consecutive win with a 5-4 victory over Wilsden.
  He has clocked up most of his big race victories in recent years, with a French Derby win on Celtic Swing in 1995 among the highlights.
  She finished in 9: 23.17 with Yelena Zadorozhnaya clocking up another Russian success ahead of Poland's Lidia Chojecka by 0.17 secs in 8: 53.45.
  At The Australian, they reminisced about News Corp's Australian roots as Rupert clocked up yet another corporate victory.
  Jiangsu slip from second to fourth place as a result which clocked up an incredible 11-2 victory at home to Sichuan Mianyang.
  Pipe's Marcel earlier clocked up a sixth straight win when claiming the Sharp Novices' Hurdle.
  The trio has clocked up some notable achievements in its first decade and has been invited all over the world.
2. 1.2 Record as attaining a specified time or rate.
  记录（时间，速度）
  the tower operators clocked a gust at 185 mph
  塔上操作员记录下每小时185英里的风速。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The camera clocked the car at 51 mph and at 44 mph.
  One rider was clocked travelling at over 90 mph.
  A friend of mine who owns a stolen radar gun once clocked my typing speed at roughly 120 words per minute.
  Police even brought in a spotter plane to clock the speeds of bikers, but it failed to deter them.
  He said I was clocked doing 45 in a 30 mph zone.
  His fastball is clocked at 96 mph, and he has a good slider.
  This means that the memory in E7205-based mainboards is clocked at the rate equal to the FSB frequency.
  The England star was clocked speeding at an average of 92 mph on the M1, Leeds Magistrates Court was told.
  His fastball was clocked as high as 95 mph in the eighth inning.
  Halo clocked our ground speed at over a hundred miles an hour.
  It has been clocked at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour (32 kilometers an hour) and can probably swim even faster than that.
  I heard that someone was clocked doing 87 mph down here once.
  Some individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to two and a half knots - useful if you want to pursue fish.
  Monitoring of the A590 has clocked cars, motorbikes and vans going more than 100 mph.
  A number of bikers were also reported for speeding with one clocked doing 96 mph.
  At one point on the straight kilometre course a speed gun clocks how fast you are going.
  Ten of those caught face a court appearance, mostly because they were clocked doing excessively high speeds.
  He pulled me over after clocking my speed at 110 mph.
2British informal Notice or watch.
〈英，非正式〉注意；看
I noticed him clocking her in the mirror
我注意到他在镜中审视她。
Example sentencesExamples
- He recalls turning up at the Mallorca training ground and clocking first-team players arriving stylishly in their shiny Ferraris.
- I've clocked him for a while now; I chatted to him for a little bit.
- They did so, with a video camera, and clocked him dropping off a kitchen unit at an address he had no business visiting.
- Like the time in Canada, when he clocked a gorgeous fan in the hotel.
- Our visit was complicated by the alert staff having clocked me as soon as I walked through the door.
- Next time you drive by a construction site, well, that guy in the hard hat and the sweaty tee might be clocking you.
- Greeks show they've clocked a pretty woman by stroking their fingers across their own chins.
Synonyms
notice, observe, perceive, note, see, become aware of, discern, detect, spot, distinguish, catch sight of, make out, take notice of, mark, remark
3British informal Hit (someone), especially on the head.
〈非正式，主英〉击打（某人）（尤指击打头部）
someone clocked him for no good reason
有人毫无理由地打了他。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sucker clocks me good on the left cheek-bone.
- I clocked him in the back of the head and Taylor said ‘so there’ again.
- He remembers another prisoner clocking him with an iron pipe.
- I walked quickly and quietly up to the corner and took out a small bat, waiting for the guard to pass by to clock him over the head.
- It took me only a few beats of a pause to realize Marilyn clocked me hard with her own fist.
- He looked around, his own arms hanging at his sides, but ready to clock the first person who laid a hand on him.
- Only thing Doc could shoot out was his fist though, which he did, clocking the patient to the back of his head.
- She'd clocked him once in the face when he came out to apologize.
- There was still a tender spot there from when Henley had clocked him, but he couldn't remember where he'd gotten it.
- I jerked upright in bed and clocked him in the jaw and we quickly returned to the floor in a brotherly-scuffle once more.
- He clocked me but by that time they had already smashed the front of the shop door.
- One of these days someone was going to call his bluff and leap over that desk to clock him one.
- ‘Busy night,’ Noah said lightly, lifting his arm slightly to avoid clocking an elder gentlemen in the head.
- And I'm going to clock the next person I hear quote the old Chinese proverb ‘may we live in interesting times’.
- Well, he was laughing anyway, until I clocked him.
- He would at least describe the wench who'd clocked him with a trunk.
- Fine, I hope she clocks him one right on the nose, we've got to be moving in a minute.
- You clocked me in the midst of a fight that shouldn't even have happened, and all you can think about is yourself?
- Jayde looks to the thug that clocked him and responds with a flurry of punches, almost as if he has gone berserk.
- I spun around and clocked him in the fist with my big hand, then swooped in low for an uppercut with my little hand.
4British informal Wind back the milometer of (a car) illegally in order to make the vehicle appear to have travelled fewer miles than it really has.
〈英，非正式〉把（汽车）的里程表往回拨
beware of motorists who clock their car before selling it
they had sold clocked vehicles
Example sentencesExamples
- There may be hundreds of these vehicles that have been clocked and sold on.
- In the mid-1990s he was fined for clocking cars and, more recently, was convicted of a passport fraud.
- I have never, ever seen a vehicle with ‘This vehicle is clocked.’
- If a car looks dogged and tired, but the odometer is only showing an average mileage then it is likely that the vehicle in question has been clocked.
- A Bedford second hand car dealership is being investigated by Trading Standards for selling clocked cars.

Phrases

round (or around) the clock

All day and all night.
日夜不停地
I've got a team working around the clock
我手下有一组人日夜工作。
as adjective round-the-clock surveillance
Example sentencesExamples
- For the last four days, a team of more than 400 workers has operated around the clock to ready the city for its big night.
- Doctors and surgeons are working around the clock as the injured continue to arrive from outlying areas.
- The second day, we could have legitimately reported flights were taking off round the clock day and night.
- Flood prevention workers continue to patrol the dam around the clock.
- Employers argue that hospitals are busy around the clock and learning takes place throughout the day and night.
- Jointing on the first cables will begin shortly and will continue round the clock.
- The containers continued to arrive around the clock for the next several days.
- We fought around the clock and continued to support the Marines as they cleared houses.
- Work is going on round the clock to ensure the opening night goes as planned.
- Meanwhile Glasgow City Council has pledged that staff will continue to work around the clock to ease road and footpath problems.

turn (or put) back the clock

Return to the past or to a previous way of doing things.
时光倒流，回到从前；守旧规
we can't turn the clock back—what's happened has happened
no revolution can turn the clock back and abolish industry
Example sentencesExamples
- They want basically to run out the clock on the ground and to turn back the clock on the Supreme Court.
- ‘We're not in the business of turning back the clock,’ he says.
- As time runs out for Livingston, others are turning back the clock.
- The cows are coming home to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, turning back the clock 40 years.
- At a leisurely lunch in New York's romantic Cafe des Artistes, customers were quick to credit red wine with turning back the clock.
- Now his music-loving supporters are flocking to his new venture in which he is turning back the clock.
- Inspired by Strauss's hatred for liberal modernity, its goal is to turn back the clock on the liberal revolution and its achievements.
- This does not imply turning back the clock, or reimposing the social constraints of the past.
- She wishes she could turn back the clock and return to the innocence of childhhood.
- I'm not saying we should turn the clock back 50 or 60 years.

watch the clock

(of an employee) be overly strict or zealous about not working more than one's required hours.
when people are accountable, they stop watching the clock
Example sentencesExamples
- One sign that I love my job is that I never watch the clock.
- So I watch the clock, longing for lunch hour, when I might be able to run an errand or at least do some yoga.
- I tried this and actually zipped through an hour's worth of work while watching the clock for both my next break and my next flash of work.
- How many jobs are there where individuals are just watching the clock until they can scamper home?
- Show up on time, don't watch the clock, keep busy.
- They never watched the clock, never dreaded Mondays, never worried about the years passing by.

Phrasal Verbs

clock in

Register one's arrival at work by means of an automatic recording clock.
上班打卡记时
staff should clock in on arrival
员工到达时应打卡记时。
Example sentencesExamples
- In one supply factory, workers were reportedly ordered not to clock in on Sunday to avoid detection of overtime hours.
- Workers who clock in while ill cost their employers 20 percent more per day than employees who take time off.
- Makeup must be worn at all times when working; employees should clock in only after changing and putting on makeup.
- Jefferson County, Alabama is calling time on fraudulent overtime claims by making non-salaried employees clock in with their fingerprints.
- The first were time card machines in the early 20th century, which automated factory workers clocking in and out.
- The New Year's first arrival to Colchester clocked in at 2.25 am.
- The legal staff that clock in at the Fitzroy centre display a fervent commitment to their job, which goes beyond the ‘pail’ of money.
- The software and terminals can be linked with biometric equipment to verify the identity of all who electronically clock in.
- Softworks is one of the few companies in the world to facilitate an honour-based company culture where employees do not clock in.
- I've heard plenty of reports of people clocking in for friends who are off driving taxis around Heathrow.
- If consultants accept this deal, it is only a matter of time before they will be clocking in and out with the cleaning and catering staff.
- Even if people don't have to religiously clock in and out each and every day.
- Biometric readers can also help prevent employee ghosting, where one employee clocks in an absent or late coworker by swiping his or her card.
- The other supervising waitress had already clocked in and was on duty.
- That morning he had trouble sleeping and clocked in half an hour early at Northern Straw.
- When an employee clocks in or out, the employee scans his or her identification badge and a barcode representing the job the person is doing.
- She was fired some three months ago after protesting against the company's policy of forcing employees to work overtime while not clocked in.
- The designated boxes are commonly found wherever employees clock in, she said.
- He was still staring at me when I walked in and clocked in on the register.
- It is freedom from the morning commute, clocking in and out, tea breaks, and overtime.

clock out

Register one's departure from work by means of an automatic recording clock.
上班打卡记时
the night shift were clocking off
Example sentencesExamples
- I count out my drawer in record time and barely remember to clock out before I rush through the store and out the front doors.
- Miners at troubled Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster have clocked out for the last time.
- We may end up clocking in and clocking out, so let's tie the employer down.
- Sadly, on Friday, November 7, he clocked out for the last time.
- I never clocked off at weekends or holidays and it's the same with farming.
- I don't wake up in the morning, clock in at nine and clock out again at five.
- You don't see highly successful people clocking out of the office every afternoon at five.
- When the student workers clocked out, this group was still defiantly seated in the same place, tables still soiled.
- Mr Stead said all four workmates clocked out from Tyco Plastics in Armytage Road, Brighouse at 7.53 pm on August 2 last year.
- Workers on the first and second shifts followed suit by clocking out two hours early as well.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca 'bell'.

Like cloak, clock comes from medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’. The English word originally meant ‘bell’, later taking on the sense ‘the striking mechanism of a watch’. Gradually clock came to be applied not to the sound made by an instrument for telling the time but to the instrument itself. The verb sense ‘to punch or hit in the face’, first recorded in the 1920s, is originally Australian and comes from the slang use of clock to mean ‘a person's face’ (see also dial). The meaning ‘to notice or watch’, from the 1930s, refers to a person checking the time on a clock.

Rhymes

ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok

clock²

noun klɒkklɑk

An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.
〈旧〉长袜侧边的织（或绣）花图案；短袜袜筒处的织（或绣）花图案
Example sentencesExamples
- The Spanish made socks from knitted silk and embroidered them with clock emblems.
- She wears her original outfit of fleecy jacket with embroidered clock.
- I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark blue clocks on them.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

clock¹

nounklɑkkläk

1A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds, typically by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.
钟，时钟
Example sentencesExamples
- Some people find that a ticking clock in the room helps.
- Melatonin resets the body clock to synchronize metabolic functions with times of activity and rest.
- Soon, Alyssa was pacing around the large room, looking at the antique cuckoo clock every few minutes.
- As soon as darkness was complete, Olivia looked to the clock beside her bed.
- Darryn's anxiety increased as he watched the ticking clock, wondering where Kara was.
- A good example of a no UI solution is setting the clock on a VCR.
- She hears the grandfather clock chiming, but when she looks at it, it is running backwards.
- The clock on the mantelpiece shows the time to be 11 am.
- I rolled over and looked at the digital alarm clock on my bedside table.
- Adel and Doug entered the house just as the large grandfather clock struck twelve.
- She slipped her arms into the sleeves as the clock chimed the three-quarter hour.
- Decker checked her antique clock on her desk.
- Looking to the antique grandfather clock in the hallway, I raised a brow.
- I glanced at the digital alarm clock by my bed.
- He is watching the clock strike the last minute of his tenure at the company.
- He watched the ticking on his bedside clock until the minute hand felt more like the hour hand.
- I looked at the clock on the VCR and rubbed the end of my eye.
- Sighing, I glanced out the door to the clock on my bedside table.
- He checked the cuckoo clock on the wall for the time and it was only nine twenty-five.
- Katrina reached across the bed and turned the clock on the nightstand.
Synonyms
timepiece, timekeeper, timer
1. 1.1the clock Time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports.
  （尤指体育比赛的）时间段
  they play against the clock
  这一段比赛争分夺秒。
  her life is ruled by the clock
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a time trial racers go one at a time competing only against the clock going out alone with no teammates to help.
  The front-runner is racing against the clock to seal the deal because the F1 season closes in only a matter of weeks.
  Each competitor has to complete the activity against the clock, with the one who completes the circuit in the fastest time the winner.
  Remarkably he beat the Texan in the first race against the clock at last year's event.
  Driving against the clock increased the drivers' alertness, but led some to experience feelings of superiority or invulnerability.
  Each will compete against the clock on a section of Rockingham's infield ‘street’ circuit.
  She said that while being older meant she had more words to hand, the younger competitors tended to be quicker against the clock.
  They were dreading a race against the clock to get there in time until the M.E.N. stepped in to help organise cut-price air fares for the dedicated dozen.
  This could be the day that effectively decides this year's race as the riders go against the clock for the individual time trial.
  In the Winchester Challenge competitors shoot against the clock.
  Firefighters were battling against the clock to prevent the incident at Studley Grange landfill site from escalating into a major emergency.
  Wiggins's stance is always to race against the clock rather than give time to thinking about his opponent.
  Basso looked very good in the Giro and has improved against the clock since last year.
  The Department of Finance faces a race against the clock: September 20 is the date on which the rules take effect.
  When I'm out there I will be running against the clock rather than thinking in terms of placing.
  It'd be a race against the clock, of course, until your youth runs out.
  It was all done against the clock, too: after the middle of October, the Barents Sea is too inhospitable for rescue work.
  On a sprint day, each athlete races against the clock to gain a qualifying time on the course.
  These are timed games against the clock - the faster you play, the higher you score.
  Champagne corks were popping when a three-week project against the clock was completed in time at a community centre in Ulverston.
2. 1.2informal A measuring device resembling a clock for recording things other than time, such as a speedometer, taximeter, or odometer.
  〈非正式〉仪表（如速度计，计程器，里程表）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Such a worn interior in a BMW with just 77,000 miles on the clock seemed highly unlikely.
  I have a great 1995 Mercedes with just 115,000 on the clock.
  The Escort came back with 254 miles on the clock.
  Mr O'Brien was also advertising his top-of-the-range Rover 75 which had only 4,000 miles on the clock.
  His Hyundai Accent car was returned to Madrid airport on 18 July with some 1,250 miles on the clock.
  Ten minutes into the return journey, with only 360 miles on the clock, the engine started misfiring badly.
  Remarkably it had only one owner and came with 70,000 miles on the clock.
  It's a 2000 automatic with 60,000 miles on the clock.
  Mud had been splattered across the front and on the roof, while between 40 and 60 extra miles had been put on the clock, they alleged.
  You remembered the extra 50 miles that every away loss puts on the clock going home.
  It had 184,000 miles on the clock when we set off and it's over 3,000 miles to Barcelona, but so far it's doing fine.
  I knew that I wanted a smallish 2004 automatic model with as few as possible kilometres on the clock.
  Now, despite having two million miles on the clock, it takes Doug and his wife Glynis all over the country to shows.
  Consider a two-year-old for €30,000, with less than 10,000 on the clock - they're not hard to find.
  But his favourite motor is the Ford Popular he keeps in pristine condition with just 48,000 miles on the clock.
  Firstly, most comparable cars seen in Namibia had over 180 000 km on the clock.
  They will do the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge driving in their £70 Volvo car, which the pair purchased in Sweden with 230,000 miles on the clock.
  Be wary, as a 120,000-mile example would be showing just 20,000 on the clock.
  Generally there is no point with diesels as the power dies long before 4,000 rpm is on the clock.
  But, given the luxury of her Jag, with just 1,000 miles on the clock, she wasn't too concerned.
  Synonyms
  milometer, odometer, counter
3. 1.3
  see time clock
  Example sentencesExamples
  With files shared among a large number of workstations, it becomes imperative that machines have their clocks synchronized so that file time stamps are globally comparable.
  Naturally the BIOS of the motherboard has the clock throttling feature enabled, as its disabled by default.
  They can be connected to the serial port of a PC and provide time signals synchronized on the NIST clock.
  One is synchronised with the processor clock, and the other a quarter of a cycle later.
  Finally, it is good practice to synchronize the clocks of all nodes using ntpd or something similar.

verbklɑkkläk

[with object]

1Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed)
达到；记录下（一定时间，距离，速度）
Thomas has clocked up forty years service
托马斯工作已达40年了。
no object the book clocks in at 989 pages
Example sentencesExamples
- Having clocked a speed of just over 240 miles per hour, this car still holds the record as the fastest production car ever.
- I'd clocked more than 200 miles and my forearms were feeling the strain.
- I took to running, clocking respectable times in 10K's and half marathons.
- They have gained awards after clocking up more than 200 hours of voluntary activity.
- After already clocking 120 points, they are relishing the prospect of the Boxing Day derby with Swinton.
- SMART - 1 clocked up 332 orbits around Earth, so that the distance it travelled was rather further than the 380,000 linear km to the moon.
- Of course, there is no question that Bannister ran the full distance and clocked the historic 3min 59.4sec.
- The 23-year-old rider from Hitchin clocked 34.626 seconds on her Olympic debut.
- I very much doubt if any midfielder in the country clocked up the mileage the Curry man did on Sunday.
- Crawford clocked 20.31 secs, with Gatlin eight one hundredths of a second back.
- Can you savour the South American experience without clocking up monstrous mileage?
- Despite rain-slickened roads, they clocked an average speed of 53.71 kph - the third fastest ever.
- In a recent test, the prototype clocked a maximum speed of 193 mph, earning it the title of world's fastest EV limousine.
- After clocking up 10,000 miles, it still sounds as smooth as the day I first drove it.
- Hovercrafters can swiftly clock up speeds of around 80 mph.
- Together, they clocked an average growth rate of 6.1% in 2002.
- Clocking up a total of 60 miles it was a well worthwhile drive.
- Over 51 hours of community work was clocked up for the local koalas.
- In the 1988 Olympic final, Johnson beat Lewis, clocking a new world record of 9.79 seconds.
- He was a prolific scorer from the first day out and he clocked up some unbelievable scoring totals.
Synonyms
register, record, log
1. 1.1 Achieve (a victory)
  获（胜）
  he clocked up his first win of the year
  他取得了今年的第一次胜利。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They did it in the same fashion, clocking a world record to defeat the US.
  He has clocked up most of his big race victories in recent years, with a French Derby win on Celtic Swing in 1995 among the highlights.
  Meanwhile, Civil Service had their best result of the season when they clocked a ten-wicket victory over New Earswick.
  Long Lee Under-13s B clocked up their third consecutive win with a 5-4 victory over Wilsden.
  They could clock up their first ever victory in Limerick and clinch station in the upper tier.
  They are in a strong position this term, however, having clocked up eight successive wins.
  Partick Thistle were another team celebrating after clocking up their third league success of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Stirling Albion at Firhill.
  Pipe's Marcel earlier clocked up a sixth straight win when claiming the Sharp Novices' Hurdle.
  After clocking up seven consecutive victories at the start of the league season, they were beaten by Sheffield.
  The visitors, who have clocked up 77 successive league wins, were given a stern test across all departments.
  I clocked up 32 victories and 2 charged sigils in survival mode playing Tekken Tag Tournament yesterday.
  Jiangsu slip from second to fourth place as a result which clocked up an incredible 11-2 victory at home to Sichuan Mianyang.
  With the seer onside Sparta began to clock up successes.
  She finished in 9: 23.17 with Yelena Zadorozhnaya clocking up another Russian success ahead of Poland's Lidia Chojecka by 0.17 secs in 8: 53.45.
  At The Australian, they reminisced about News Corp's Australian roots as Rupert clocked up yet another corporate victory.
  Long Lee Under-7s clocked up a 7-3 victory over Eldwick after Kian Shaw scored a goal in the first minute.
  The trio has clocked up some notable achievements in its first decade and has been invited all over the world.
2. 1.2 Record as attaining a specified time or rate.
  记录（时间，速度）
  the tower operators clocked a gust of 185 mph
  塔上操作员记录下每小时185英里的风速。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I heard that someone was clocked doing 87 mph down here once.
  His fastball was clocked as high as 95 mph in the eighth inning.
  His fastball is clocked at 96 mph, and he has a good slider.
  He pulled me over after clocking my speed at 110 mph.
  At one point on the straight kilometre course a speed gun clocks how fast you are going.
  The camera clocked the car at 51 mph and at 44 mph.
  Halo clocked our ground speed at over a hundred miles an hour.
  Some individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to two and a half knots - useful if you want to pursue fish.
  Police even brought in a spotter plane to clock the speeds of bikers, but it failed to deter them.
  A friend of mine who owns a stolen radar gun once clocked my typing speed at roughly 120 words per minute.
  One rider was clocked travelling at over 90 mph.
  A number of bikers were also reported for speeding with one clocked doing 96 mph.
  Ten of those caught face a court appearance, mostly because they were clocked doing excessively high speeds.
  Monitoring of the A590 has clocked cars, motorbikes and vans going more than 100 mph.
  The England star was clocked speeding at an average of 92 mph on the M1, Leeds Magistrates Court was told.
  This means that the memory in E7205-based mainboards is clocked at the rate equal to the FSB frequency.
  It has been clocked at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour (32 kilometers an hour) and can probably swim even faster than that.
  He said I was clocked doing 45 in a 30 mph zone.
2British informal Hit (someone), especially on the head.
〈非正式，主英〉击打（某人）（尤指击打头部）
someone clocked him for no good reason
有人毫无理由地打了他。
Example sentencesExamples
- Jayde looks to the thug that clocked him and responds with a flurry of punches, almost as if he has gone berserk.
- I clocked him in the back of the head and Taylor said ‘so there’ again.
- It took me only a few beats of a pause to realize Marilyn clocked me hard with her own fist.
- He would at least describe the wench who'd clocked him with a trunk.
- And I'm going to clock the next person I hear quote the old Chinese proverb ‘may we live in interesting times’.
- He remembers another prisoner clocking him with an iron pipe.
- You clocked me in the midst of a fight that shouldn't even have happened, and all you can think about is yourself?
- I walked quickly and quietly up to the corner and took out a small bat, waiting for the guard to pass by to clock him over the head.
- I spun around and clocked him in the fist with my big hand, then swooped in low for an uppercut with my little hand.
- Well, he was laughing anyway, until I clocked him.
- The sucker clocks me good on the left cheek-bone.
- Only thing Doc could shoot out was his fist though, which he did, clocking the patient to the back of his head.
- Fine, I hope she clocks him one right on the nose, we've got to be moving in a minute.
- ‘Busy night,’ Noah said lightly, lifting his arm slightly to avoid clocking an elder gentlemen in the head.
- One of these days someone was going to call his bluff and leap over that desk to clock him one.
- He clocked me but by that time they had already smashed the front of the shop door.
- He looked around, his own arms hanging at his sides, but ready to clock the first person who laid a hand on him.
- She'd clocked him once in the face when he came out to apologize.
- There was still a tender spot there from when Henley had clocked him, but he couldn't remember where he'd gotten it.
- I jerked upright in bed and clocked him in the jaw and we quickly returned to the floor in a brotherly-scuffle once more.

Phrases

turn (or put) back the clock

Return to the past or to a previous way of doing things.
时光倒流，回到从前；守旧规
Example sentencesExamples
- They want basically to run out the clock on the ground and to turn back the clock on the Supreme Court.
- The cows are coming home to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, turning back the clock 40 years.
- I'm not saying we should turn the clock back 50 or 60 years.
- She wishes she could turn back the clock and return to the innocence of childhhood.
- Now his music-loving supporters are flocking to his new venture in which he is turning back the clock.
- At a leisurely lunch in New York's romantic Cafe des Artistes, customers were quick to credit red wine with turning back the clock.
- ‘We're not in the business of turning back the clock,’ he says.
- As time runs out for Livingston, others are turning back the clock.
- Inspired by Strauss's hatred for liberal modernity, its goal is to turn back the clock on the liberal revolution and its achievements.
- This does not imply turning back the clock, or reimposing the social constraints of the past.

watch the clock

(of an employee) be overly strict or zealous about not working more than one's required hours.
when people are accountable, they stop watching the clock
Example sentencesExamples
- I tried this and actually zipped through an hour's worth of work while watching the clock for both my next break and my next flash of work.
- Show up on time, don't watch the clock, keep busy.
- So I watch the clock, longing for lunch hour, when I might be able to run an errand or at least do some yoga.
- One sign that I love my job is that I never watch the clock.
- They never watched the clock, never dreaded Mondays, never worried about the years passing by.
- How many jobs are there where individuals are just watching the clock until they can scamper home?

around (or round) the clock

All day and all night.
日夜不停地
working around the clock
我手下有一组人日夜工作。
Example sentencesExamples
- Employers argue that hospitals are busy around the clock and learning takes place throughout the day and night.
- Work is going on round the clock to ensure the opening night goes as planned.
- The containers continued to arrive around the clock for the next several days.
- Flood prevention workers continue to patrol the dam around the clock.
- For the last four days, a team of more than 400 workers has operated around the clock to ready the city for its big night.
- The second day, we could have legitimately reported flights were taking off round the clock day and night.
- Meanwhile Glasgow City Council has pledged that staff will continue to work around the clock to ease road and footpath problems.
- We fought around the clock and continued to support the Marines as they cleared houses.
- Doctors and surgeons are working around the clock as the injured continue to arrive from outlying areas.
- Jointing on the first cables will begin shortly and will continue round the clock.

run out the clock

(especially in sports) deliberately use as much time as possible in order to preserve one's own team's advantage.
facing a tie, he decided to run out the clock in the final moments
Example sentencesExamples
- Holmgren, wanting the ball back, thought the Broncos had a first down and was afraid they'd run out the clock before scoring.
- Any football coach in America would call a quarterback draw to run out the clock.
- They won't run out the clock when they've got a lead, yet they'll call running plays when they're down and need to move up the field quickly.
- But unable to run out the clock, Jacksonville was forced to punt from their own 34 with 3: 21 remaining.
- We thanked our lucky stars, ran out the clock, and got ready to face the mighty Colts in that game everyone seems to remember.
- Not only does it encourage more exciting finishes, it makes it harder to just run out the clock and prevent those last-minute heartstoppers.
- Now, having helped run out the clock, the five regret that time's up.
- Owen caught for the first down, and the Niners ran out the clock.
- The truth is, though, that the Niners were already dead in the water by the time they decided to run out the clock in the first half.
- With a comfortable lead, the team was content to run out the clock and seal the win.

stop the clock

Allow extra time by temporarily ceasing to count the time left before a deadline arrives.
he agreed to stop the clock as negotiations continued
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock and give his team another chance, Allen threw a pass.
- She didn't hear the referee blow her whistle and stop the clock.
- I had asked the time-keeper to stop the clock but he said he would have to get the instruction from the referee first.
- But I cannot stop the clock and I'm nearly 64 now.
- Many leagues use a running clock or stop the clock only in the last minute.
- A desperation offense normally attempts to get the ball to the best driver in an effort to pick up a three-point play and stop the clock.
- Today, much of Europe wants to stop the clock on food progress.
- Rather, the intrigue is related to how quickly Peirsol can stop the clock.
- The UK Takeover Panel could also stop the clock and rule foul play by temporarily stopping Ojjeh from voting her shares.
- After three completions and a spike to stop the clock, McNair tested Faggins twice more with nothing to show for it.

Phrasal Verbs

clock in

(of an employee) punch in (or out).
Example sentencesExamples
- Workers who clock in while ill cost their employers 20 percent more per day than employees who take time off.
- The other supervising waitress had already clocked in and was on duty.
- The first were time card machines in the early 20th century, which automated factory workers clocking in and out.
- The designated boxes are commonly found wherever employees clock in, she said.
- He was still staring at me when I walked in and clocked in on the register.
- Biometric readers can also help prevent employee ghosting, where one employee clocks in an absent or late coworker by swiping his or her card.
- Softworks is one of the few companies in the world to facilitate an honour-based company culture where employees do not clock in.
- The New Year's first arrival to Colchester clocked in at 2.25 am.
- That morning he had trouble sleeping and clocked in half an hour early at Northern Straw.
- If consultants accept this deal, it is only a matter of time before they will be clocking in and out with the cleaning and catering staff.
- In one supply factory, workers were reportedly ordered not to clock in on Sunday to avoid detection of overtime hours.
- The legal staff that clock in at the Fitzroy centre display a fervent commitment to their job, which goes beyond the ‘pail’ of money.
- Makeup must be worn at all times when working; employees should clock in only after changing and putting on makeup.
- She was fired some three months ago after protesting against the company's policy of forcing employees to work overtime while not clocked in.
- The software and terminals can be linked with biometric equipment to verify the identity of all who electronically clock in.
- When an employee clocks in or out, the employee scans his or her identification badge and a barcode representing the job the person is doing.
- Even if people don't have to religiously clock in and out each and every day.
- I've heard plenty of reports of people clocking in for friends who are off driving taxis around Heathrow.
- Jefferson County, Alabama is calling time on fraudulent overtime claims by making non-salaried employees clock in with their fingerprints.
- It is freedom from the morning commute, clocking in and out, tea breaks, and overtime.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’.

clock²

nounklɑkkläk

An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.
〈旧〉长袜侧边的织（或绣）花图案；短袜袜筒处的织（或绣）花图案
Example sentencesExamples
- I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark blue clocks on them.
- She wears her original outfit of fleecy jacket with embroidered clock.
- The Spanish made socks from knitted silk and embroidered them with clock emblems.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	clock
释义	clock¹ noun klɒkklɑk 1A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures. 钟，时钟 the church clock struck four as modifier a clock face Example sentencesExamples He checked the cuckoo clock on the wall for the time and it was only nine twenty-five. The clock on the mantelpiece shows the time to be 11 am. Looking to the antique grandfather clock in the hallway, I raised a brow. She slipped her arms into the sleeves as the clock chimed the three-quarter hour. I rolled over and looked at the digital alarm clock on my bedside table. As soon as darkness was complete, Olivia looked to the clock beside her bed. Melatonin resets the body clock to synchronize metabolic functions with times of activity and rest. He is watching the clock strike the last minute of his tenure at the company. She hears the grandfather clock chiming, but when she looks at it, it is running backwards. A good example of a no UI solution is setting the clock on a VCR. Some people find that a ticking clock in the room helps. I glanced at the digital alarm clock by my bed. Katrina reached across the bed and turned the clock on the nightstand. Sighing, I glanced out the door to the clock on my bedside table. I looked at the clock on the VCR and rubbed the end of my eye. Adel and Doug entered the house just as the large grandfather clock struck twelve. Soon, Alyssa was pacing around the large room, looking at the antique cuckoo clock every few minutes. Darryn's anxiety increased as he watched the ticking clock, wondering where Kara was. Decker checked her antique clock on her desk. He watched the ticking on his bedside clock until the minute hand felt more like the hour hand. Synonyms timepiece, timekeeper, timer chronometer, chronograph 1.1the clock Time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports. （尤指体育比赛的）时间段 this stage is played against the clock 这一段比赛争分夺秒。 Example sentencesExamples Wiggins's stance is always to race against the clock rather than give time to thinking about his opponent. It'd be a race against the clock, of course, until your youth runs out. When I'm out there I will be running against the clock rather than thinking in terms of placing. The Department of Finance faces a race against the clock: September 20 is the date on which the rules take effect. Remarkably he beat the Texan in the first race against the clock at last year's event. In a time trial racers go one at a time competing only against the clock going out alone with no teammates to help. Each competitor has to complete the activity against the clock, with the one who completes the circuit in the fastest time the winner. Firefighters were battling against the clock to prevent the incident at Studley Grange landfill site from escalating into a major emergency. Basso looked very good in the Giro and has improved against the clock since last year. It was all done against the clock, too: after the middle of October, the Barents Sea is too inhospitable for rescue work. On a sprint day, each athlete races against the clock to gain a qualifying time on the course. She said that while being older meant she had more words to hand, the younger competitors tended to be quicker against the clock. They were dreading a race against the clock to get there in time until the M.E.N. stepped in to help organise cut-price air fares for the dedicated dozen. Champagne corks were popping when a three-week project against the clock was completed in time at a community centre in Ulverston. This could be the day that effectively decides this year's race as the riders go against the clock for the individual time trial. The front-runner is racing against the clock to seal the deal because the F1 season closes in only a matter of weeks. Driving against the clock increased the drivers' alertness, but led some to experience feelings of superiority or invulnerability. In the Winchester Challenge competitors shoot against the clock. Each will compete against the clock on a section of Rockingham's infield ‘street’ circuit. These are timed games against the clock - the faster you play, the higher you score. 1.2informal A measuring device such as a speedometer, taximeter, or milometer. 〈非正式〉仪表（如速度计，计程器，里程表） a car with over 82,000 miles on the clock 里程表上显示超过82，000英里的小轿车。 Example sentencesExamples Firstly, most comparable cars seen in Namibia had over 180 000 km on the clock. Generally there is no point with diesels as the power dies long before 4,000 rpm is on the clock. Consider a two-year-old for €30,000, with less than 10,000 on the clock - they're not hard to find. They will do the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge driving in their £70 Volvo car, which the pair purchased in Sweden with 230,000 miles on the clock. Mud had been splattered across the front and on the roof, while between 40 and 60 extra miles had been put on the clock, they alleged. I have a great 1995 Mercedes with just 115,000 on the clock. It had 184,000 miles on the clock when we set off and it's over 3,000 miles to Barcelona, but so far it's doing fine. You remembered the extra 50 miles that every away loss puts on the clock going home. Remarkably it had only one owner and came with 70,000 miles on the clock. Be wary, as a 120,000-mile example would be showing just 20,000 on the clock. The Escort came back with 254 miles on the clock. His Hyundai Accent car was returned to Madrid airport on 18 July with some 1,250 miles on the clock. Such a worn interior in a BMW with just 77,000 miles on the clock seemed highly unlikely. But his favourite motor is the Ford Popular he keeps in pristine condition with just 48,000 miles on the clock. I knew that I wanted a smallish 2004 automatic model with as few as possible kilometres on the clock. Mr O'Brien was also advertising his top-of-the-range Rover 75 which had only 4,000 miles on the clock. Ten minutes into the return journey, with only 360 miles on the clock, the engine started misfiring badly. It's a 2000 automatic with 60,000 miles on the clock. But, given the luxury of her Jag, with just 1,000 miles on the clock, she wasn't too concerned. Now, despite having two million miles on the clock, it takes Doug and his wife Glynis all over the country to shows. Synonyms milometer, odometer, counter speedometer, taximeter 1.3Computing An electronic device used to initiate and synchronize internal operations. Example sentencesExamples They can be connected to the serial port of a PC and provide time signals synchronized on the NIST clock. With files shared among a large number of workstations, it becomes imperative that machines have their clocks synchronized so that file time stamps are globally comparable. One is synchronised with the processor clock, and the other a quarter of a cycle later. Naturally the BIOS of the motherboard has the clock throttling feature enabled, as its disabled by default. Finally, it is good practice to synchronize the clocks of all nodes using ntpd or something similar. 2British A downy spherical seed head, especially that of a dandelion. 〈英〉（尤指蒲公英的）绒毛头 Example sentencesExamples Field edge paths have fancy dandelions, namely goats beard, broadcasting their large clocks of seeds. Arabidopsis has open rosette leaves during the day and directs its leaves upward at night and this leaf movement is controlled by the circadian clock. Nonetheless, the circadian clock of plants is currently being dissected and this evidence may be helpful for hypothesis formation. The expression of CO is under the control of a circadian clock. 3British informal A person's face. 〈英，非正式〉人脸 I thought I recognized your clock verb klɒkklɑk [with object] 1Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed) 达到；记录下（一定时间，距离，速度） Thomas has clocked up forty years service 托马斯工作已达40年了。 no object this is a generous CD, clocking in at more than 60 minutes 这张唱片容量真大，共计60多分钟。 Example sentencesExamples He was a prolific scorer from the first day out and he clocked up some unbelievable scoring totals. Hovercrafters can swiftly clock up speeds of around 80 mph. I took to running, clocking respectable times in 10K's and half marathons. Together, they clocked an average growth rate of 6.1% in 2002. Crawford clocked 20.31 secs, with Gatlin eight one hundredths of a second back. In a recent test, the prototype clocked a maximum speed of 193 mph, earning it the title of world's fastest EV limousine. Clocking up a total of 60 miles it was a well worthwhile drive. After already clocking 120 points, they are relishing the prospect of the Boxing Day derby with Swinton. I'd clocked more than 200 miles and my forearms were feeling the strain. After clocking up 10,000 miles, it still sounds as smooth as the day I first drove it. I very much doubt if any midfielder in the country clocked up the mileage the Curry man did on Sunday. Despite rain-slickened roads, they clocked an average speed of 53.71 kph - the third fastest ever. Of course, there is no question that Bannister ran the full distance and clocked the historic 3min 59.4sec. SMART - 1 clocked up 332 orbits around Earth, so that the distance it travelled was rather further than the 380,000 linear km to the moon. They have gained awards after clocking up more than 200 hours of voluntary activity. In the 1988 Olympic final, Johnson beat Lewis, clocking a new world record of 9.79 seconds. Over 51 hours of community work was clocked up for the local koalas. Having clocked a speed of just over 240 miles per hour, this car still holds the record as the fastest production car ever. Can you savour the South American experience without clocking up monstrous mileage? The 23-year-old rider from Hitchin clocked 34.626 seconds on her Olympic debut. Synonyms register, record, log achieve, attain, accomplish, gain, earn, win, make informal do, chalk up, notch up, rack up, bag, turn in, knock up 1.1 Achieve (a victory) 获（胜） he clocked up his first win of the year 他取得了今年的第一次胜利。 Example sentencesExamples After clocking up seven consecutive victories at the start of the league season, they were beaten by Sheffield. The visitors, who have clocked up 77 successive league wins, were given a stern test across all departments. They could clock up their first ever victory in Limerick and clinch station in the upper tier. With the seer onside Sparta began to clock up successes. Long Lee Under-7s clocked up a 7-3 victory over Eldwick after Kian Shaw scored a goal in the first minute. Meanwhile, Civil Service had their best result of the season when they clocked a ten-wicket victory over New Earswick. Partick Thistle were another team celebrating after clocking up their third league success of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Stirling Albion at Firhill. They are in a strong position this term, however, having clocked up eight successive wins. I clocked up 32 victories and 2 charged sigils in survival mode playing Tekken Tag Tournament yesterday. They did it in the same fashion, clocking a world record to defeat the US. Long Lee Under-13s B clocked up their third consecutive win with a 5-4 victory over Wilsden. He has clocked up most of his big race victories in recent years, with a French Derby win on Celtic Swing in 1995 among the highlights. She finished in 9: 23.17 with Yelena Zadorozhnaya clocking up another Russian success ahead of Poland's Lidia Chojecka by 0.17 secs in 8: 53.45. At The Australian, they reminisced about News Corp's Australian roots as Rupert clocked up yet another corporate victory. Jiangsu slip from second to fourth place as a result which clocked up an incredible 11-2 victory at home to Sichuan Mianyang. Pipe's Marcel earlier clocked up a sixth straight win when claiming the Sharp Novices' Hurdle. The trio has clocked up some notable achievements in its first decade and has been invited all over the world. 1.2 Record as attaining a specified time or rate. 记录（时间，速度） the tower operators clocked a gust at 185 mph 塔上操作员记录下每小时185英里的风速。 Example sentencesExamples The camera clocked the car at 51 mph and at 44 mph. One rider was clocked travelling at over 90 mph. A friend of mine who owns a stolen radar gun once clocked my typing speed at roughly 120 words per minute. Police even brought in a spotter plane to clock the speeds of bikers, but it failed to deter them. He said I was clocked doing 45 in a 30 mph zone. His fastball is clocked at 96 mph, and he has a good slider. This means that the memory in E7205-based mainboards is clocked at the rate equal to the FSB frequency. The England star was clocked speeding at an average of 92 mph on the M1, Leeds Magistrates Court was told. His fastball was clocked as high as 95 mph in the eighth inning. Halo clocked our ground speed at over a hundred miles an hour. It has been clocked at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour (32 kilometers an hour) and can probably swim even faster than that. I heard that someone was clocked doing 87 mph down here once. Some individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to two and a half knots - useful if you want to pursue fish. Monitoring of the A590 has clocked cars, motorbikes and vans going more than 100 mph. A number of bikers were also reported for speeding with one clocked doing 96 mph. At one point on the straight kilometre course a speed gun clocks how fast you are going. Ten of those caught face a court appearance, mostly because they were clocked doing excessively high speeds. He pulled me over after clocking my speed at 110 mph. 2British informal Notice or watch. 〈英，非正式〉注意；看 I noticed him clocking her in the mirror 我注意到他在镜中审视她。 Example sentencesExamples He recalls turning up at the Mallorca training ground and clocking first-team players arriving stylishly in their shiny Ferraris. I've clocked him for a while now; I chatted to him for a little bit. They did so, with a video camera, and clocked him dropping off a kitchen unit at an address he had no business visiting. Like the time in Canada, when he clocked a gorgeous fan in the hotel. Our visit was complicated by the alert staff having clocked me as soon as I walked through the door. Next time you drive by a construction site, well, that guy in the hard hat and the sweaty tee might be clocking you. Greeks show they've clocked a pretty woman by stroking their fingers across their own chins. Synonyms notice, observe, perceive, note, see, become aware of, discern, detect, spot, distinguish, catch sight of, make out, take notice of, mark, remark 3British informal Hit (someone), especially on the head. 〈非正式，主英〉击打（某人）（尤指击打头部） someone clocked him for no good reason 有人毫无理由地打了他。 Example sentencesExamples The sucker clocks me good on the left cheek-bone. I clocked him in the back of the head and Taylor said ‘so there’ again. He remembers another prisoner clocking him with an iron pipe. I walked quickly and quietly up to the corner and took out a small bat, waiting for the guard to pass by to clock him over the head. It took me only a few beats of a pause to realize Marilyn clocked me hard with her own fist. He looked around, his own arms hanging at his sides, but ready to clock the first person who laid a hand on him. Only thing Doc could shoot out was his fist though, which he did, clocking the patient to the back of his head. She'd clocked him once in the face when he came out to apologize. There was still a tender spot there from when Henley had clocked him, but he couldn't remember where he'd gotten it. I jerked upright in bed and clocked him in the jaw and we quickly returned to the floor in a brotherly-scuffle once more. He clocked me but by that time they had already smashed the front of the shop door. One of these days someone was going to call his bluff and leap over that desk to clock him one. ‘Busy night,’ Noah said lightly, lifting his arm slightly to avoid clocking an elder gentlemen in the head. And I'm going to clock the next person I hear quote the old Chinese proverb ‘may we live in interesting times’. Well, he was laughing anyway, until I clocked him. He would at least describe the wench who'd clocked him with a trunk. Fine, I hope she clocks him one right on the nose, we've got to be moving in a minute. You clocked me in the midst of a fight that shouldn't even have happened, and all you can think about is yourself? Jayde looks to the thug that clocked him and responds with a flurry of punches, almost as if he has gone berserk. I spun around and clocked him in the fist with my big hand, then swooped in low for an uppercut with my little hand. 4British informal Wind back the milometer of (a car) illegally in order to make the vehicle appear to have travelled fewer miles than it really has. 〈英，非正式〉把（汽车）的里程表往回拨 beware of motorists who clock their car before selling it they had sold clocked vehicles Example sentencesExamples There may be hundreds of these vehicles that have been clocked and sold on. In the mid-1990s he was fined for clocking cars and, more recently, was convicted of a passport fraud. I have never, ever seen a vehicle with ‘This vehicle is clocked.’ If a car looks dogged and tired, but the odometer is only showing an average mileage then it is likely that the vehicle in question has been clocked. A Bedford second hand car dealership is being investigated by Trading Standards for selling clocked cars. Phrases round (or around) the clock All day and all night. 日夜不停地 I've got a team working around the clock 我手下有一组人日夜工作。 as adjective round-the-clock surveillance Example sentencesExamples For the last four days, a team of more than 400 workers has operated around the clock to ready the city for its big night. Doctors and surgeons are working around the clock as the injured continue to arrive from outlying areas. The second day, we could have legitimately reported flights were taking off round the clock day and night. Flood prevention workers continue to patrol the dam around the clock. Employers argue that hospitals are busy around the clock and learning takes place throughout the day and night. Jointing on the first cables will begin shortly and will continue round the clock. The containers continued to arrive around the clock for the next several days. We fought around the clock and continued to support the Marines as they cleared houses. Work is going on round the clock to ensure the opening night goes as planned. Meanwhile Glasgow City Council has pledged that staff will continue to work around the clock to ease road and footpath problems. turn (or put) back the clock Return to the past or to a previous way of doing things. 时光倒流，回到从前；守旧规 we can't turn the clock back—what's happened has happened no revolution can turn the clock back and abolish industry Example sentencesExamples They want basically to run out the clock on the ground and to turn back the clock on the Supreme Court. ‘We're not in the business of turning back the clock,’ he says. As time runs out for Livingston, others are turning back the clock. The cows are coming home to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, turning back the clock 40 years. At a leisurely lunch in New York's romantic Cafe des Artistes, customers were quick to credit red wine with turning back the clock. Now his music-loving supporters are flocking to his new venture in which he is turning back the clock. Inspired by Strauss's hatred for liberal modernity, its goal is to turn back the clock on the liberal revolution and its achievements. This does not imply turning back the clock, or reimposing the social constraints of the past. She wishes she could turn back the clock and return to the innocence of childhhood. I'm not saying we should turn the clock back 50 or 60 years. watch the clock (of an employee) be overly strict or zealous about not working more than one's required hours. when people are accountable, they stop watching the clock Example sentencesExamples One sign that I love my job is that I never watch the clock. So I watch the clock, longing for lunch hour, when I might be able to run an errand or at least do some yoga. I tried this and actually zipped through an hour's worth of work while watching the clock for both my next break and my next flash of work. How many jobs are there where individuals are just watching the clock until they can scamper home? Show up on time, don't watch the clock, keep busy. They never watched the clock, never dreaded Mondays, never worried about the years passing by. Phrasal Verbs clock in Register one's arrival at work by means of an automatic recording clock. 上班打卡记时 staff should clock in on arrival 员工到达时应打卡记时。 Example sentencesExamples In one supply factory, workers were reportedly ordered not to clock in on Sunday to avoid detection of overtime hours. Workers who clock in while ill cost their employers 20 percent more per day than employees who take time off. Makeup must be worn at all times when working; employees should clock in only after changing and putting on makeup. Jefferson County, Alabama is calling time on fraudulent overtime claims by making non-salaried employees clock in with their fingerprints. The first were time card machines in the early 20th century, which automated factory workers clocking in and out. The New Year's first arrival to Colchester clocked in at 2.25 am. The legal staff that clock in at the Fitzroy centre display a fervent commitment to their job, which goes beyond the ‘pail’ of money. The software and terminals can be linked with biometric equipment to verify the identity of all who electronically clock in. Softworks is one of the few companies in the world to facilitate an honour-based company culture where employees do not clock in. I've heard plenty of reports of people clocking in for friends who are off driving taxis around Heathrow. If consultants accept this deal, it is only a matter of time before they will be clocking in and out with the cleaning and catering staff. Even if people don't have to religiously clock in and out each and every day. Biometric readers can also help prevent employee ghosting, where one employee clocks in an absent or late coworker by swiping his or her card. The other supervising waitress had already clocked in and was on duty. That morning he had trouble sleeping and clocked in half an hour early at Northern Straw. When an employee clocks in or out, the employee scans his or her identification badge and a barcode representing the job the person is doing. She was fired some three months ago after protesting against the company's policy of forcing employees to work overtime while not clocked in. The designated boxes are commonly found wherever employees clock in, she said. He was still staring at me when I walked in and clocked in on the register. It is freedom from the morning commute, clocking in and out, tea breaks, and overtime. clock out Register one's departure from work by means of an automatic recording clock. 上班打卡记时 the night shift were clocking off Example sentencesExamples I count out my drawer in record time and barely remember to clock out before I rush through the store and out the front doors. Miners at troubled Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster have clocked out for the last time. We may end up clocking in and clocking out, so let's tie the employer down. Sadly, on Friday, November 7, he clocked out for the last time. I never clocked off at weekends or holidays and it's the same with farming. I don't wake up in the morning, clock in at nine and clock out again at five. You don't see highly successful people clocking out of the office every afternoon at five. When the student workers clocked out, this group was still defiantly seated in the same place, tables still soiled. Mr Stead said all four workmates clocked out from Tyco Plastics in Armytage Road, Brighouse at 7.53 pm on August 2 last year. Workers on the first and second shifts followed suit by clocking out two hours early as well. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca 'bell'. Like cloak, clock comes from medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’. The English word originally meant ‘bell’, later taking on the sense ‘the striking mechanism of a watch’. Gradually clock came to be applied not to the sound made by an instrument for telling the time but to the instrument itself. The verb sense ‘to punch or hit in the face’, first recorded in the 1920s, is originally Australian and comes from the slang use of clock to mean ‘a person's face’ (see also dial). The meaning ‘to notice or watch’, from the 1930s, refers to a person checking the time on a clock. Rhymes ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok clock² noun klɒkklɑk An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle. 〈旧〉长袜侧边的织（或绣）花图案；短袜袜筒处的织（或绣）花图案 Example sentencesExamples The Spanish made socks from knitted silk and embroidered them with clock emblems. She wears her original outfit of fleecy jacket with embroidered clock. I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark blue clocks on them. Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 phr. phr.v. noun.2 clock¹ nounklɑkkläk 1A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds, typically by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures. 钟，时钟 Example sentencesExamples Some people find that a ticking clock in the room helps. Melatonin resets the body clock to synchronize metabolic functions with times of activity and rest. Soon, Alyssa was pacing around the large room, looking at the antique cuckoo clock every few minutes. As soon as darkness was complete, Olivia looked to the clock beside her bed. Darryn's anxiety increased as he watched the ticking clock, wondering where Kara was. A good example of a no UI solution is setting the clock on a VCR. She hears the grandfather clock chiming, but when she looks at it, it is running backwards. The clock on the mantelpiece shows the time to be 11 am. I rolled over and looked at the digital alarm clock on my bedside table. Adel and Doug entered the house just as the large grandfather clock struck twelve. She slipped her arms into the sleeves as the clock chimed the three-quarter hour. Decker checked her antique clock on her desk. Looking to the antique grandfather clock in the hallway, I raised a brow. I glanced at the digital alarm clock by my bed. He is watching the clock strike the last minute of his tenure at the company. He watched the ticking on his bedside clock until the minute hand felt more like the hour hand. I looked at the clock on the VCR and rubbed the end of my eye. Sighing, I glanced out the door to the clock on my bedside table. He checked the cuckoo clock on the wall for the time and it was only nine twenty-five. Katrina reached across the bed and turned the clock on the nightstand. Synonyms timepiece, timekeeper, timer 1.1the clock Time taken as a factor in an activity, especially in competitive sports. （尤指体育比赛的）时间段 they play against the clock 这一段比赛争分夺秒。 her life is ruled by the clock Example sentencesExamples In a time trial racers go one at a time competing only against the clock going out alone with no teammates to help. The front-runner is racing against the clock to seal the deal because the F1 season closes in only a matter of weeks. Each competitor has to complete the activity against the clock, with the one who completes the circuit in the fastest time the winner. Remarkably he beat the Texan in the first race against the clock at last year's event. Driving against the clock increased the drivers' alertness, but led some to experience feelings of superiority or invulnerability. Each will compete against the clock on a section of Rockingham's infield ‘street’ circuit. She said that while being older meant she had more words to hand, the younger competitors tended to be quicker against the clock. They were dreading a race against the clock to get there in time until the M.E.N. stepped in to help organise cut-price air fares for the dedicated dozen. This could be the day that effectively decides this year's race as the riders go against the clock for the individual time trial. In the Winchester Challenge competitors shoot against the clock. Firefighters were battling against the clock to prevent the incident at Studley Grange landfill site from escalating into a major emergency. Wiggins's stance is always to race against the clock rather than give time to thinking about his opponent. Basso looked very good in the Giro and has improved against the clock since last year. The Department of Finance faces a race against the clock: September 20 is the date on which the rules take effect. When I'm out there I will be running against the clock rather than thinking in terms of placing. It'd be a race against the clock, of course, until your youth runs out. It was all done against the clock, too: after the middle of October, the Barents Sea is too inhospitable for rescue work. On a sprint day, each athlete races against the clock to gain a qualifying time on the course. These are timed games against the clock - the faster you play, the higher you score. Champagne corks were popping when a three-week project against the clock was completed in time at a community centre in Ulverston. 1.2informal A measuring device resembling a clock for recording things other than time, such as a speedometer, taximeter, or odometer. 〈非正式〉仪表（如速度计，计程器，里程表） Example sentencesExamples Such a worn interior in a BMW with just 77,000 miles on the clock seemed highly unlikely. I have a great 1995 Mercedes with just 115,000 on the clock. The Escort came back with 254 miles on the clock. Mr O'Brien was also advertising his top-of-the-range Rover 75 which had only 4,000 miles on the clock. His Hyundai Accent car was returned to Madrid airport on 18 July with some 1,250 miles on the clock. Ten minutes into the return journey, with only 360 miles on the clock, the engine started misfiring badly. Remarkably it had only one owner and came with 70,000 miles on the clock. It's a 2000 automatic with 60,000 miles on the clock. Mud had been splattered across the front and on the roof, while between 40 and 60 extra miles had been put on the clock, they alleged. You remembered the extra 50 miles that every away loss puts on the clock going home. It had 184,000 miles on the clock when we set off and it's over 3,000 miles to Barcelona, but so far it's doing fine. I knew that I wanted a smallish 2004 automatic model with as few as possible kilometres on the clock. Now, despite having two million miles on the clock, it takes Doug and his wife Glynis all over the country to shows. Consider a two-year-old for €30,000, with less than 10,000 on the clock - they're not hard to find. But his favourite motor is the Ford Popular he keeps in pristine condition with just 48,000 miles on the clock. Firstly, most comparable cars seen in Namibia had over 180 000 km on the clock. They will do the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge driving in their £70 Volvo car, which the pair purchased in Sweden with 230,000 miles on the clock. Be wary, as a 120,000-mile example would be showing just 20,000 on the clock. Generally there is no point with diesels as the power dies long before 4,000 rpm is on the clock. But, given the luxury of her Jag, with just 1,000 miles on the clock, she wasn't too concerned. Synonyms milometer, odometer, counter 1.3 see time clock Example sentencesExamples With files shared among a large number of workstations, it becomes imperative that machines have their clocks synchronized so that file time stamps are globally comparable. Naturally the BIOS of the motherboard has the clock throttling feature enabled, as its disabled by default. They can be connected to the serial port of a PC and provide time signals synchronized on the NIST clock. One is synchronised with the processor clock, and the other a quarter of a cycle later. Finally, it is good practice to synchronize the clocks of all nodes using ntpd or something similar. verbklɑkkläk [with object] 1Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed) 达到；记录下（一定时间，距离，速度） Thomas has clocked up forty years service 托马斯工作已达40年了。 no object the book clocks in at 989 pages Example sentencesExamples Having clocked a speed of just over 240 miles per hour, this car still holds the record as the fastest production car ever. I'd clocked more than 200 miles and my forearms were feeling the strain. I took to running, clocking respectable times in 10K's and half marathons. They have gained awards after clocking up more than 200 hours of voluntary activity. After already clocking 120 points, they are relishing the prospect of the Boxing Day derby with Swinton. SMART - 1 clocked up 332 orbits around Earth, so that the distance it travelled was rather further than the 380,000 linear km to the moon. Of course, there is no question that Bannister ran the full distance and clocked the historic 3min 59.4sec. The 23-year-old rider from Hitchin clocked 34.626 seconds on her Olympic debut. I very much doubt if any midfielder in the country clocked up the mileage the Curry man did on Sunday. Crawford clocked 20.31 secs, with Gatlin eight one hundredths of a second back. Can you savour the South American experience without clocking up monstrous mileage? Despite rain-slickened roads, they clocked an average speed of 53.71 kph - the third fastest ever. In a recent test, the prototype clocked a maximum speed of 193 mph, earning it the title of world's fastest EV limousine. After clocking up 10,000 miles, it still sounds as smooth as the day I first drove it. Hovercrafters can swiftly clock up speeds of around 80 mph. Together, they clocked an average growth rate of 6.1% in 2002. Clocking up a total of 60 miles it was a well worthwhile drive. Over 51 hours of community work was clocked up for the local koalas. In the 1988 Olympic final, Johnson beat Lewis, clocking a new world record of 9.79 seconds. He was a prolific scorer from the first day out and he clocked up some unbelievable scoring totals. Synonyms register, record, log 1.1 Achieve (a victory) 获（胜） he clocked up his first win of the year 他取得了今年的第一次胜利。 Example sentencesExamples They did it in the same fashion, clocking a world record to defeat the US. He has clocked up most of his big race victories in recent years, with a French Derby win on Celtic Swing in 1995 among the highlights. Meanwhile, Civil Service had their best result of the season when they clocked a ten-wicket victory over New Earswick. Long Lee Under-13s B clocked up their third consecutive win with a 5-4 victory over Wilsden. They could clock up their first ever victory in Limerick and clinch station in the upper tier. They are in a strong position this term, however, having clocked up eight successive wins. Partick Thistle were another team celebrating after clocking up their third league success of the season with a 3-1 triumph over Stirling Albion at Firhill. Pipe's Marcel earlier clocked up a sixth straight win when claiming the Sharp Novices' Hurdle. After clocking up seven consecutive victories at the start of the league season, they were beaten by Sheffield. The visitors, who have clocked up 77 successive league wins, were given a stern test across all departments. I clocked up 32 victories and 2 charged sigils in survival mode playing Tekken Tag Tournament yesterday. Jiangsu slip from second to fourth place as a result which clocked up an incredible 11-2 victory at home to Sichuan Mianyang. With the seer onside Sparta began to clock up successes. She finished in 9: 23.17 with Yelena Zadorozhnaya clocking up another Russian success ahead of Poland's Lidia Chojecka by 0.17 secs in 8: 53.45. At The Australian, they reminisced about News Corp's Australian roots as Rupert clocked up yet another corporate victory. Long Lee Under-7s clocked up a 7-3 victory over Eldwick after Kian Shaw scored a goal in the first minute. The trio has clocked up some notable achievements in its first decade and has been invited all over the world. 1.2 Record as attaining a specified time or rate. 记录（时间，速度） the tower operators clocked a gust of 185 mph 塔上操作员记录下每小时185英里的风速。 Example sentencesExamples I heard that someone was clocked doing 87 mph down here once. His fastball was clocked as high as 95 mph in the eighth inning. His fastball is clocked at 96 mph, and he has a good slider. He pulled me over after clocking my speed at 110 mph. At one point on the straight kilometre course a speed gun clocks how fast you are going. The camera clocked the car at 51 mph and at 44 mph. Halo clocked our ground speed at over a hundred miles an hour. Some individuals have been clocked at speeds of up to two and a half knots - useful if you want to pursue fish. Police even brought in a spotter plane to clock the speeds of bikers, but it failed to deter them. A friend of mine who owns a stolen radar gun once clocked my typing speed at roughly 120 words per minute. One rider was clocked travelling at over 90 mph. A number of bikers were also reported for speeding with one clocked doing 96 mph. Ten of those caught face a court appearance, mostly because they were clocked doing excessively high speeds. Monitoring of the A590 has clocked cars, motorbikes and vans going more than 100 mph. The England star was clocked speeding at an average of 92 mph on the M1, Leeds Magistrates Court was told. This means that the memory in E7205-based mainboards is clocked at the rate equal to the FSB frequency. It has been clocked at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour (32 kilometers an hour) and can probably swim even faster than that. He said I was clocked doing 45 in a 30 mph zone. 2British informal Hit (someone), especially on the head. 〈非正式，主英〉击打（某人）（尤指击打头部） someone clocked him for no good reason 有人毫无理由地打了他。 Example sentencesExamples Jayde looks to the thug that clocked him and responds with a flurry of punches, almost as if he has gone berserk. I clocked him in the back of the head and Taylor said ‘so there’ again. It took me only a few beats of a pause to realize Marilyn clocked me hard with her own fist. He would at least describe the wench who'd clocked him with a trunk. And I'm going to clock the next person I hear quote the old Chinese proverb ‘may we live in interesting times’. He remembers another prisoner clocking him with an iron pipe. You clocked me in the midst of a fight that shouldn't even have happened, and all you can think about is yourself? I walked quickly and quietly up to the corner and took out a small bat, waiting for the guard to pass by to clock him over the head. I spun around and clocked him in the fist with my big hand, then swooped in low for an uppercut with my little hand. Well, he was laughing anyway, until I clocked him. The sucker clocks me good on the left cheek-bone. Only thing Doc could shoot out was his fist though, which he did, clocking the patient to the back of his head. Fine, I hope she clocks him one right on the nose, we've got to be moving in a minute. ‘Busy night,’ Noah said lightly, lifting his arm slightly to avoid clocking an elder gentlemen in the head. One of these days someone was going to call his bluff and leap over that desk to clock him one. He clocked me but by that time they had already smashed the front of the shop door. He looked around, his own arms hanging at his sides, but ready to clock the first person who laid a hand on him. She'd clocked him once in the face when he came out to apologize. There was still a tender spot there from when Henley had clocked him, but he couldn't remember where he'd gotten it. I jerked upright in bed and clocked him in the jaw and we quickly returned to the floor in a brotherly-scuffle once more. Phrases turn (or put) back the clock Return to the past or to a previous way of doing things. 时光倒流，回到从前；守旧规 Example sentencesExamples They want basically to run out the clock on the ground and to turn back the clock on the Supreme Court. The cows are coming home to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, turning back the clock 40 years. I'm not saying we should turn the clock back 50 or 60 years. She wishes she could turn back the clock and return to the innocence of childhhood. Now his music-loving supporters are flocking to his new venture in which he is turning back the clock. At a leisurely lunch in New York's romantic Cafe des Artistes, customers were quick to credit red wine with turning back the clock. ‘We're not in the business of turning back the clock,’ he says. As time runs out for Livingston, others are turning back the clock. Inspired by Strauss's hatred for liberal modernity, its goal is to turn back the clock on the liberal revolution and its achievements. This does not imply turning back the clock, or reimposing the social constraints of the past. watch the clock (of an employee) be overly strict or zealous about not working more than one's required hours. when people are accountable, they stop watching the clock Example sentencesExamples I tried this and actually zipped through an hour's worth of work while watching the clock for both my next break and my next flash of work. Show up on time, don't watch the clock, keep busy. So I watch the clock, longing for lunch hour, when I might be able to run an errand or at least do some yoga. One sign that I love my job is that I never watch the clock. They never watched the clock, never dreaded Mondays, never worried about the years passing by. How many jobs are there where individuals are just watching the clock until they can scamper home? around (or round) the clock All day and all night. 日夜不停地 working around the clock 我手下有一组人日夜工作。 Example sentencesExamples Employers argue that hospitals are busy around the clock and learning takes place throughout the day and night. Work is going on round the clock to ensure the opening night goes as planned. The containers continued to arrive around the clock for the next several days. Flood prevention workers continue to patrol the dam around the clock. For the last four days, a team of more than 400 workers has operated around the clock to ready the city for its big night. The second day, we could have legitimately reported flights were taking off round the clock day and night. Meanwhile Glasgow City Council has pledged that staff will continue to work around the clock to ease road and footpath problems. We fought around the clock and continued to support the Marines as they cleared houses. Doctors and surgeons are working around the clock as the injured continue to arrive from outlying areas. Jointing on the first cables will begin shortly and will continue round the clock. run out the clock (especially in sports) deliberately use as much time as possible in order to preserve one's own team's advantage. facing a tie, he decided to run out the clock in the final moments Example sentencesExamples Holmgren, wanting the ball back, thought the Broncos had a first down and was afraid they'd run out the clock before scoring. Any football coach in America would call a quarterback draw to run out the clock. They won't run out the clock when they've got a lead, yet they'll call running plays when they're down and need to move up the field quickly. But unable to run out the clock, Jacksonville was forced to punt from their own 34 with 3: 21 remaining. We thanked our lucky stars, ran out the clock, and got ready to face the mighty Colts in that game everyone seems to remember. Not only does it encourage more exciting finishes, it makes it harder to just run out the clock and prevent those last-minute heartstoppers. Now, having helped run out the clock, the five regret that time's up. Owen caught for the first down, and the Niners ran out the clock. The truth is, though, that the Niners were already dead in the water by the time they decided to run out the clock in the first half. With a comfortable lead, the team was content to run out the clock and seal the win. stop the clock Allow extra time by temporarily ceasing to count the time left before a deadline arrives. he agreed to stop the clock as negotiations continued Example sentencesExamples Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock and give his team another chance, Allen threw a pass. She didn't hear the referee blow her whistle and stop the clock. I had asked the time-keeper to stop the clock but he said he would have to get the instruction from the referee first. But I cannot stop the clock and I'm nearly 64 now. Many leagues use a running clock or stop the clock only in the last minute. A desperation offense normally attempts to get the ball to the best driver in an effort to pick up a three-point play and stop the clock. Today, much of Europe wants to stop the clock on food progress. Rather, the intrigue is related to how quickly Peirsol can stop the clock. The UK Takeover Panel could also stop the clock and rule foul play by temporarily stopping Ojjeh from voting her shares. After three completions and a spike to stop the clock, McNair tested Faggins twice more with nothing to show for it. Phrasal Verbs clock in (of an employee) punch in (or out). Example sentencesExamples Workers who clock in while ill cost their employers 20 percent more per day than employees who take time off. The other supervising waitress had already clocked in and was on duty. The first were time card machines in the early 20th century, which automated factory workers clocking in and out. The designated boxes are commonly found wherever employees clock in, she said. He was still staring at me when I walked in and clocked in on the register. Biometric readers can also help prevent employee ghosting, where one employee clocks in an absent or late coworker by swiping his or her card. Softworks is one of the few companies in the world to facilitate an honour-based company culture where employees do not clock in. The New Year's first arrival to Colchester clocked in at 2.25 am. That morning he had trouble sleeping and clocked in half an hour early at Northern Straw. If consultants accept this deal, it is only a matter of time before they will be clocking in and out with the cleaning and catering staff. In one supply factory, workers were reportedly ordered not to clock in on Sunday to avoid detection of overtime hours. The legal staff that clock in at the Fitzroy centre display a fervent commitment to their job, which goes beyond the ‘pail’ of money. Makeup must be worn at all times when working; employees should clock in only after changing and putting on makeup. She was fired some three months ago after protesting against the company's policy of forcing employees to work overtime while not clocked in. The software and terminals can be linked with biometric equipment to verify the identity of all who electronically clock in. When an employee clocks in or out, the employee scans his or her identification badge and a barcode representing the job the person is doing. Even if people don't have to religiously clock in and out each and every day. I've heard plenty of reports of people clocking in for friends who are off driving taxis around Heathrow. Jefferson County, Alabama is calling time on fraudulent overtime claims by making non-salaried employees clock in with their fingerprints. It is freedom from the morning commute, clocking in and out, tea breaks, and overtime. Origin Late Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch klocke, based on medieval Latin clocca ‘bell’. clock² nounklɑkkläk An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle. 〈旧〉长袜侧边的织（或绣）花图案；短袜袜筒处的织（或绣）花图案 Example sentencesExamples I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogues, black wool socks with dark blue clocks on them. She wears her original outfit of fleecy jacket with embroidered clock. The Spanish made socks from knitted silk and embroidered them with clock emblems. Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 phr. phr.v. noun.2
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