单词 | clockwork |
释义 | clockworkclockwork /ˈklɑk-wɚk/ noun [uncountable] 1like clockwork a)if something happens like clockwork, it happens in exactly the way you planned and without any problems: The whole event ran like clockwork. b) (also regular as clockwork) happening at the same time and in the same way every time: At 6:30 every evening, like clockwork, Dan went out to milk the cows.2with clockwork precision/accuracy in an extremely exact way3a system of springs inside a toy or other object that makes the toy move or work when you turn a key or handle: an old clockwork train |
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