释义 |
o'·clock \əˈkläk\ adverb Etymology: contraction of of the clock 1. : according to the clock : by the clock < the time is three o'clock > 2. : on a clock dial imagined in a horizontal position with the observer at the center facing the numeral 12 or in a vertical position in front of and facing the observer with the numeral 12 at the top — used for indicating position or direction < the pilot saw a plane approaching at eleven o'clock > < a bullet hit the target at three o'clock > |