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| against the clock advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (under pressure of time) | 抢时间
qiǎngshí jiān |
| | | 争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo |
| | It's seems as though I am always working against the clock! These deadlines are ridiculous. |
| alarm clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (clock that sounds an alert) | 闹钟
nào zhōng |
| | My alarm clock sounds every morning at 6 AM. My power went out last night, so my alarm clock didn't go off. |
| around the clock advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (all the time) | 不分日夜
bù fēn rì yè |
| | | 日以继夜
rì yǐ jì yè |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The engineers are working around the clock to get the project finished on time. |
| around-the-clock adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (constant) | 连续不停地
lián xù bù tíng de |
| | | 日夜不断地
rì yè bú duàn de |
| | His mother is very sick and needs around-the-clock care. |
| atomic clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (highly accurate electronic clock) (一种精度非常高的钟) | 原子钟
yuán zǐ zhōng |
| | Atomic clocks are the most accurate type of clock. |
| biological clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (regulation of bodily processes) | 生物钟
shēng wù zhōng |
| | Our biological clock tells us when to eat and sleep. |
| biological clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (fertility time limit) | 育龄期
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| | Older women may race against their biological clock when thinking about having children. |
| clock face nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (display of an analogue timepiece) | 钟面，表盘
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clock in,
also UK: clock on vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (start work) | 打卡上班
dǎ kǎ shàng bān |
| | | 记录上班时间
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| | Steven clocks in at 7 every morning. Don't forget to clock in when you get to work. |
| clock tower nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tower with built-in clock) | 钟楼
zhōng lóu |
clock up [sth],
clock [sth] up vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | mainly UK (get to a large number of) | 达到…
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| clock-radio nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (radio and alarm clock combined) | 时钟收音机
shí zhōng shōu yīn jī |
| | The clock-radio is difficult to set, and often wakes guests up during the night. |
clockmaking,
clock making,
clock-making nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (horology, act of creating clocks) | 钟表制造
zhōng biǎo zhì zào |
| cuckoo clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (clock: noise on the hour) | 布谷鸟钟
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| digital clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (clock displaying time digitally) | 数字钟
shù zì zhōng |
| | The batteries in the digital clock need changing. |
eight,
8 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 8 o'clock) | 八点钟
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| | | 八点
bā diǎn |
| | We arranged to meet at eight in the evening. |
| | 我们约好傍晚八点钟见面。 |
| eight o'clock | (8 a.m., 8 in the morning, 0800 hours) | （早上）八点
zǎo shàng bā diǎn |
| | We got our signals crossed; she said 8 o'clock, I was there in the morning and she was there in the evening. |
| eight o'clock | (8 p.m., 8 in the evening, 2000 hours) | （晚上）八点
wǎn shàng bā diǎn |
eleven,
11 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 11 o'clock) | 十一点钟
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| | I'll meet you at the bus stop at eleven. |
five,
5 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 5 o'clock) | 五点
wǔ diǎn |
| | | 五点钟
wǔ diǎn zhōng |
| | It's five already? I should go home soon. |
| | 已经五点了吗？我该马上回家。 |
| five-o'clock shadow nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (stubble on a man's chin) | 清晨才刮过傍晚就已长出的短胡须
qīng chén cái guā guò bàng wǎn jiù yǐ zhǎng chū de duǎn hú xū |
| | My beard grows so quickly that I always have a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime. |
| grandfather clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tall freestanding clock) | 落地大座钟，落地大摆钟
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nine,
9 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 9 o'clock) | 九点
jiǔ diǎn |
| | | 九点钟
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| | The next movie starts at nine. |
| o'clock advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on the hour) | …点钟
diǎn zhōng |
| | | …点正
diǎn zhèng |
| | Come here at six o'clock sharp. |
one,
1 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 1 o'clock) (时间) | 一点
yì diǎn |
| | It's already one; how am I ever going to finish everything today? |
| | 已经一点了，我究竟该怎么完成今天所有的工作？ |
one o'clock,
1 o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 1 P.M.) | 中午一点
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one o'clock,
1 o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 1 A.M.) | 凌晨一点
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punch in,
clock in (US),
clock on (UK) vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (activate time card at job) (指上班记录考勤的方法) | 打卡
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| | | 打钟
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punch out,
clock out (US),
clock off (UK) vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (at work: record leaving time) | 下班打卡
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| round the clock advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (throughout the day and night) | 夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì |
| | The suspected terrorist's house was under surveillance round the clock. |
round-the-clock,
round the clock adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (throughout the day and night) | 全天候的
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seven,
7 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 7 o'clock) (时间) | 七点钟，七点
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| | If we have dinner at seven, it will be difficult to see the eight-o'-clock movie. |
seven o'clock,
7 o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 7 A.M.) | 早晨七点
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seven o'clock,
7 o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 7 P.M.) | 傍晚七点
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| six o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (6 P.M., 1800 hours) | 晚上六点
wǎn shàng liù diǎn |
| | I should be leaving work around six o'clock tonight. |
| six o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (6 A.M., 0600 hours) | 早上六点
zǎo shàng liù diǎn |
| | It's still dark when I get up at six o'clock. |
| stop the clock v | (finish timing [sth]) | 停止计时
tíng zhǐ jì shí |
| | The timers stopped the clock when the last participant crossed the finish line. |
| ten o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (10 A.M., 1100 hours) | 上午十点
shàng wǔ shí diǎn |
| | At weekends, I rarely get up before ten o'clock. |
| ten o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (10 P.M., 2200 hours) | 晚上十点
wǎn shàng shí diǎn |
| | There's not much to do in this town after ten o'clock. |
three,
3 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 3 o'clock) | 三点钟
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| | | 三点
sān diǎn |
| | I'm meeting Anne at three. |
| turn back the clock v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (restore youth) | 把钟拨慢
bǎ zhōng bō màn |
| | | 倒退
dào tuì |
| | When she reached the age of 80 she became desperate to turn back the clock. Nora hoped that plastic surgery would turn back the clock for her. |
| turn back the clock v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (revert) | 把钟拨慢
bǎ zhōng bō màn |
| | | 倒退
dào tuì |
| | The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software. |
| twelve o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (12 noon, 1200 hours, midday) | 正午十二点
zhèng wǔ shí èr diǎn |
| twelve o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (12 midnight, 0000 hours) | 午夜十二点
wǔ yè shí èr diǎn |
two,
2 nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (time: 2 o'clock) | 二点钟
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| | | 二点
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| two o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (2 P.M., 1400 hours, 2 in the afternoon) | 下午两点
xià wǔ liǎng diǎn |
| | Each day at about two o'clock I get sleepy. |
| two o'clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (2 A.M., 0200 hours, 2 in the morning) | 凌晨两点
líng chén liǎng diǎn |
| wall clock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (timepiece mounted on a wall) | 挂钟
guà zhōng |
| | This classroom needs a wall clock so that the teacher can stay on schedule. |