单词 | the clock |
释义 | the clock From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe clockthe clocka) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures how far it has travelledon the clock a car with 43,000 miles on the clock b) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures the speed at which it is travelling → clockExamples from the Corpuson the clock• He presses the snooze button on the clock with a practised finger and falls effortlessly asleep.• GXU3, Lucinda thought feverishly, eyes on the clock.• Mavis's eyes on the clock.• The car still has only 16,000 miles on the clock.• He had a car - a Volvo 244, five years old with only twelve thousand miles on the clock.• He ran to midcourt and hugged Barros, but soon realized that 0. 8 seconds remained on the clock.• The margin is now four with three seconds on the clock.• Eddie grabs the rebound and puts it up with no time on the clock. |
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