clocks
A clock is an instrument that shows what time of day it is.
He was conscious of a clock ticking.
他意识到了时间正在消逝。
a digital clock.
一个数字时钟。
A time clock in a factory or office is a device that is used to record the hours that people work. Each worker puts a special card into the device when they arrive and leave, and the times are recorded on the card.
Government workers were made to punch time clocks morning, noon and night.
政府工作人员被要求早晨、中午和晚上要在考勤机上打卡。
clock in
When you clock in at work, you arrive there or put a special card into a device to show what time you arrived.
I have to clock in by eight.
我必须八点前打卡上班。
clock off
When you clock off at work, you leave work or put a special card into a device to show what time you left.
The night duty officer was ready to clock off.
值夜班的警官准备打卡下班了。
clock on
When workers clock on at a factory or office, they put a special card into a device to show what time they arrived.
clock in
They arrived to clock on and found the factory gates locked.
他们到了就去打卡上班,结果发现工厂大门锁着。
clock out
Clock out means the same as clock offclock.
She had clocked out of her bank at 5.02 p.m. using her plastic card.
她用她的塑料卡在下午5:02从银行打卡下班。
clock up
If you clock up a large number or total of things, you reach that number or total.
notch up
against the clock
If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise.
潮水开始上涨,应急部门正在争分夺秒地工作着。
around the clock , round the clock
If something is done around the clock or round the clock, it is done all day and all night without stopping.
Rescue services have been working round the clock to free stranded motorists.
解救被困驾车者的救援工作一直昼夜不停地进行着。
clocks , clocking , clocked
To clock a particular time or speed in a race means to reach that time or speed.
Elliott clocked the fastest time this year for the 800 metres.
埃利奥特跑出了今年800米的最快速度。
If something or someone is clocked at a particular time or speed, their time or speed is measured at that level.
He has been clocked at 11 seconds for 100 metres.
他100米跑的速度已被测出是11秒。