Clockwork
[ ['klɔk-wə:k] ]
辅助 Assistant
n. 钟表装置, 发条装置\\n[电] 时钟开关
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
clockwork
n[U]
1 mechanism with wheels and springs, like that of a clock （有似时钟的齿轮和发条的）机械
[attrib 作定语]
a clockwork toy, ie one driven by clockwork 机械玩具
with clockwork (ie absolute) precision 极精确
as regular as clockwork, ie very punctual 总是非常准时.
2 (idm 习语) like `clockwork with perfect regularity and precision; smoothly 极有规律性和准确性地; 顺利地; 精确地
The operation went like clockwork. 手术进行得极为顺利.
🏥 医学释义
发条装置，发条机构
🗣️ 情景例句
Drive me back to Santa Clara.
载我到圣塔克莱拉。
A threatened blow is seldom given.
虚张声势，吓唬而已。
When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
最近有个学生看见两个工人在学校门外用风钻干活，马上打电话报告警察，说有两个学生装扮成工人，正在用风钻破坏路面。