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like clockwork
clock·work C0413600 (klŏk′wûrk′)n. A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.Idiom: like clockwork With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: The project proceeded like clockwork.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | like clockwork - with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase, idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
Translationsclock (klok) noun1. an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch. We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning). (時)鐘 （时）钟 2. an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle. My car has 120,000 miles on the clock. 里程表 里程表 verb to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc. 用馬錶等計時 用秒表记时ˈclockwise adverb in the direction of the movement of the hands of a clock. The children moved clockwise round the room, then anticlockwise. 順時針方向地 顺时针方向地ˈclockwork noun machinery similar to that of a clock. a toy which works by clockwork. 發條裝置 发条装置clock in/out/on/off to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work. 上下班打卡 记上下班到离时间clock up to reach a total of. I've clocked up eight thousand miles this year in my car. 達到…的總里程數 达到…的总里程like clockwork very smoothly and without faults. Everything went like clockwork. 順利地，精確地 顺利地，有规律地 round the clock the whole day and the whole night. to work round the clock. 連續24小時 连续24小时，连续一昼夜 like clockwork
like clockworkPredictably and dependably. Everything is going like clockwork, so we should be ready to start construction by the end of the month. The conference went like clockwork from beginning to end.See also: clockwork, likelike clockworkAlso, regular as clockwork. With extreme regularity, as in Ruth arrives every Wednesday morning just like clockwork, or You can count on his schedule, which is regular as clockwork, or Their assembly line runs like clockwork. This idiom alludes to the mechanical and therefore very regular action of a clock. [Second half of 1600s] See also: clockwork, likelike clockwork COMMON1. If something goes or runs like clockwork, it works very well and happens in exactly the way it is expected to. The journey there went like clockwork — flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door. He soon had the household running like clockwork.2. If someone does something like clockwork, they do it regularly, always at the same time. They would arrive like clockwork just before dawn. Every day at 3:00, like clockwork, he comes in here for a cup of coffee. Note: You can also say that someone does something, or that something happens, regular as clockwork. Every three years, regular as clockwork, the great Anne Tyler produces a new novel.See also: clockwork, likelike clockwork 1 very smoothly and easily, with no disruptions or problems. 2 with mechanical regularity.See also: clockwork, like like clockwork With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: The project proceeded like clockwork.See also: clockwork, likeEncyclopediaSeeclockworkMedicalSeeclocklike clockwork
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