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ldoce_048_dclock1 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]  1  TMCan instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building （时）钟 I heard the clock strike six (=make six loud sounds). 我听到钟敲了六下。 The station clock was ten minutes slow (=showed a time ten minutes earlier than the real time). 车站的钟慢了十分钟。by the hall/kitchen/church etc clock (=according to a particular clock) 以门厅/厨房/教堂等的时钟显示的时间为准 What time is it by the kitchen clock? 厨房里的钟几点了？ → watch the clock at watch1(8) →5  See picture of clock-radio 收音机闹钟, grandfather clock 落地大摆钟, alarm clock 闹钟 ... →4  See picture of 见图 clock2  around the clock  (also round the clock British English)CONTINUE/NOT STOP all day and all night without stopping 昼夜，夜以继日地，日夜不停地 Kim has been working round the clock to finish it in time. 基姆为了按时完成在夜以继日地工作。3  put/turn the clock back a) (also set the clock back American English) to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way – used to show disapproval 倒退，开倒车〔含贬义〕 The new employment bill will put the clock back 50 years. 新的就业法案将使历史倒退50年。 b) to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation 让时光倒流，回到从前 The kids are all grown up now and you can’t put the clock back. 孩子们现在都已经长大，你无法让时光倒流。4. put the clock(s) back/forward British EnglishTMC to change the time shown on the clock to one hour earlier or later, when the time officially changes 〔根据官方的时间调整〕把时间拨慢/拨快（一小时）5  the clocks go back/forward British English the time changes officially to one hour earlier or later 〔根据官方的时间调整〕时间拨慢/拨快（一小时） The clocks go back in October. 10月份时间拨慢一小时。6  against the clock a) HURRYif you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time 抢时间，争分夺秒 Everyone is racing against the clock to get things ready in time. 为了按时完成工作，人人都在和时间赛跑。 b) HURRYif you run, swim etc against the clock, you run or swim a particular distance while your speed is measured 〔在跑步、游泳等需要计时的活动中〕尽可能快地，拼命地7. twenty-four hour clock TMCa system for measuring time in which the hours of the day and night have numbers from 0 to 23 24小时制，24小时计时方法8. start/stop the clock TMCto start or stop measuring how much time is left in a game or sport that has a time limit 〔在比赛中〕开始/停止计时9  the clock is ticking used to say that there is not much time left to do something 时间在一分一秒地过去，所剩时间不多 The clock is ticking for those who have not yet filled in their tax form. 尚未填写纳税申报表的人请抓紧时间。10  the clock a) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures how far it has travelled 〔汽车上的〕行车里程计on the clock a car with 43,000 miles on the clock 里程计上显示跑了43,000英里的一辆汽车 b) TTCTMan instrument in a vehicle that measures the speed at which it is travelling 车速表，车速计11. run out the clock/kill the clock American EnglishDS if a team runs out the clock at the end of a game, it tries to keep the ball for the rest of the game so that its opponents cannot get any points 〔在比赛末段持球〕消耗时间不让对方得分 → biological clock, body clock, dandelion clock, time clock COLLOCATIONSverbslook/glance at the clock 看钟She looked at the clock. It was eight thirty. 她看看钟，8点30分了。the clock says eight/nine etc (=shows a particular time) 钟上显示8点/9点等The clock said five so I went back to sleep. 钟上显示5点钟，于是我接着再睡。a clock strikes eight/nine etc (=makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour) 钟敲了八下/九下等In the distance I heard a church clock strike eleven. 我听到远处教堂的钟敲了11下。a clock ticks (=makes regular quiet sounds that show it is working) 钟声嘀嗒There was no sound in the room apart from a clock ticking. 房间里除了钟在嘀嗒响着，没有任何声音。a clock is fast/slow (=shows a later or earlier time than the real time) 钟是快的/慢的There’s no need to hurry – that clock’s fast. 不用急——那钟走得快。a clock stops (=stops working) 钟停了nMy clock had stopped at 6 am so the alarm didn’t work.an alarm clock goes off (=rings at a particular time) 闹钟响了nWhat time do you want the alarm clock to go off tomorrow?set a clock (=make it say the right time) 把钟调准nDon’t forget to set your clocks to summer time.wind (up) a clock (=turn a key to keep it working) 给钟上发条nIt was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.phrasesthe hands of/on a clock (=the long thin pieces that point at the numbers) 钟的指针The hands on the clock said ten past two. 钟上的指针显示2点10分。the face of a clock/the clock face (=the front part that you look at) 钟面nI couldn’t see the clock face from where I was sitting.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + clockthe kitchen/sitting-room etc clock 厨房/客厅等的钟Harry glanced at the kitchen clock and saw that he was late. 哈里瞥了一眼厨房里的钟，发现他迟到了。an alarm clock (=that makes a noise to wake you up) 闹钟nHe forgot to set his alarm clock.a wall clock (=that hangs on a wall) 壁钟,挂钟nA loud ticking came from the wall clock. a grandfather clock (=an old-style tall clock that stands on the floor) 落地大摆钟nWhere did you get that beautiful grandfather clock?a digital clock (=that shows the time as numbers that keep changing) 数字钟nA digital clock at the finish line shows runners their times.a travel/travelling clock (=a small one for taking on journeys) 旅行钟a cuckoo clock (=a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out every hour and makes a sound) 杜鹃自鸣钟na church clock (=one on the outside of a church tower)a carriage clock British English (=a clock inside a glass case with a handle on top) 便携式时钟COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘the clock shows five o’clock’. Say the clock says five o’clock. 不要说 ‘the clock shows five o’clock’. 而要说 the clock says five o’clock.

Examples from the Corpus

clock• In essence, fire is networked to a clock.• He covered her with a blanket and set the alarm clock to ring in an hour, wrapping it in a towel.• It has volleyball, softball, concerts, and art shows around the clock.• As the clock struck twelve, the Judge placed the black hat on his head.• He would drift off to sleep again, only to wake and look at the clock.• The clock probably came from elsewhere in London.• Two garden seats went at £155; a Vienna wall clock made £190 and a school clock £90.

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clock2 verb [transitive]  1  MEASUREto cover a distance in a particular time, or to reach a particular speed in a race 以…速度行驶；达到〔某速度〕 Karen won in the 300 metres, clocking 42.9 seconds. 凯伦在300米比赛中获胜，跑了42.9秒。 the first steam engine to clock 100 miles an hour 第一台时速为100英里的蒸汽机车2  TMto measure or record the time or speed that someone or something is travelling at 测[记录]…的速度；为…计时clock somebody at/doing something The police clocked him doing between 100 and 110 miles per hour. 警察测出他的时速在100到110英里之间。3  British English informal to notice someone or something, or to look at them carefully 注意到，仔细看 Did you clock the bloke by the door? 你注意到门口那个家伙了吗？4  British English to reduce the number of miles or kilometres shown on the instrument in a car that says how far it has gone, in order to sell the car for more money 〔为了使汽车卖高价而〕改小〔汽车〕的里程数 He knew the car had been clocked, but he couldn’t prove it. 他知道这辆车的里程数被改过了，但他无法证明。 PHRASAL VERBS5 clock in/on phrasal verb especially British English WORK/DO WORKto record on a special card the time you arrive at or begin work 〔用专门的卡片〕记录上班时间，打卡上班 SYN American English punch in I clock on at 8:30. 我8点30分打卡上班。6 clock off phrasal verb British English a) informal to leave work at the end of the day 下班 What time do you clock off? 你几点下班？b) to record on a special card the time you stop or leave work 〔用专门的卡片〕记录下班时间，打卡下班 By 6 p.m. most workers have clocked off. 到下午6点，大部分员工都已经打卡下班了。7.clock out phrasal verb especially British English WORK/DO WORKto record on a special card the time you stop or leave work 〔用专门的卡片〕记录下班时间，打卡下班 SYN American English punch out8 clock up something phrasal verb REACHto reach or achieve a particular number or amount 达到〔某一数量〕 The Dodgers have clocked up six wins in a row. 道奇队已连胜六场。 I clocked up 90,000 miles in my Ford. 我的福特车已跑了90,000英里。 Councillor Scott has clocked up more than 25 years on the borough council. 斯科特议员在区议会任职超过25年了。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

clock• Livingstone clocked 18 mins 6 secs for the 3 1/2 miles in heavy rain, beating Vose by ten metres.• The runner from Lynbrook clocked the fastest time this season on the mile run.• Roemer now recognized that earlier attempts to clock the speed of light had failed because the distances tested were too short.• But he'd soon shut up if he clocked the Stud Hoss in the car park.From Longman Business Dictionaryclockclock /klɒkklɑːk/ verb → clock in → clock off → clock up something→ See Verb tableOrigin clock1 (1300-1400) Middle Dutch clocke “bell, clock”, from Medieval Latin clocca “bell”, from a Celtic language

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clock¹ S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ noun [countable]
1. an instrument that shows what time it is, in a room or outside on a building:
    I heard the clock strike six (=make six loud sounds).
    The station clock was ten minutes slow (=showed a time ten minutes earlier than the real time).
    by the hall/kitchen/church etc clock (=according to a particular clock)
    What time is it by the kitchen clock? ⇨ watch the clock at watch¹(8)
2. around the clock (also round the clock British English) all day and all night without stopping:
    Kim has been working round the clock to finish it in time.
3. put/turn the clock back
  a. (also set the clock back American English) to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way – used in order to show disapproval:
    The new employment bill will put the clock back 50 years.
  b. to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation:
    The kids are all grown up now and you can’t put the clock back.
4. put the clock(s) back/forward British English to change the time shown on the clock to one hour earlier or later, when the time officially changes
5. the clocks go back/forward British English the time changes officially to one hour earlier or later:
    The clocks go back in October.
6. against the clock
  a. if you work against the clock, you work as quickly as you can because you do not have much time:
    Everyone is racing against the clock to get things ready in time.
  b. if you run, swim etc against the clock, you run or swim a particular distance while your speed is measured
7. twenty-four hour clock a system for measuring time in which the hours of the day and night have numbers from 0 to 23
8. start/stop the clock to start or stop measuring how much time is left in a game or sport that has a time limit
9. the clock is ticking used to say that there is not much time left to do something:
    The clock is ticking for those who have not yet filled in their tax form.
10. the clock
  a. an instrument in a vehicle that measures how far it has travelled
    on the clock
    a car with 43,000 miles on the clock
  b. an instrument in a vehicle that measures the speed at which it is travelling
11. run out the clock/kill the clock American English if a team runs out the clock at the end of a game, it tries to keep the ball for the rest of the game so that its opponents cannot get any points
⇨ biological clock, body clock, dandelion clock, time clock
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ look/glance at the clock She looked at the clock. It was eight thirty.
   ▪ the clock says eight/nine etc (=shows a particular time) The clock said five so I went back to sleep.
   ▪ a clock strikes eight/nine etc (=makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour) In the distance I heard a church clock strike eleven.
   ▪ a clock ticks (=makes regular quiet sounds that shows it is working) There was no sound in the room apart from a clock ticking.
   ▪ a clock is fast/slow (=shows a later or earlier time than the real time) There’s no need to hurry – that clock’s fast.
   ▪ a clock stops (=stops working) My clock had stopped at 6 am so the alarm didn’t work.
   ▪ an alarm clock goes off (=rings at a particular time) What time do you want the alarm clock to go off tomorrow?
   ▪ set a clock (=make it say the right time) Don't forget to set your clocks to summer time.
   ▪ wind (up) a clock (=turn a key to keep it working) It was one of those old clocks that you have to wind up.
■ phrases
   ▪ the hands of/on a clock (=the long thin pieces that point at the numbers) The hands on the clock said ten past two.
   ▪ the face of a clock/the clock face (=the front part that you look at) I couldn’t see the clock face from where I was sitting.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + clock
   ▪ the kitchen/sitting-room etc clock Harry glanced at the kitchen clock and saw that he was late.
   ▪ an alarm clock (=that makes a noise to wake you up) He forgot to set his alarm clock.
   ▪ a wall clock (=that hangs on a wall) A loud ticking came from the wall clock.
   ▪ a grandfather clock (=an old-style tall clock that stands on the floor) Where did you get that beautiful grandfather clock?
   ▪ a digital clock (=that shows the time as numbers that keep changing) A digital clock at the finish line shows runners their times.
   ▪ a travel/travelling clock (=a small one for taking on journeys)
   ▪ a cuckoo clock (=a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out every hour and makes a sound)
   ▪ a church clock (=one on the outside of a church tower)
   ▪ a carriage clock British English (=a clock inside a glass case with a handle on top)
■ COMMON ERRORS
    ► Do not say 'the clock shows five o'clock'. Say the clock says five o'clock.

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clock² verb [transitive]
1. to cover a distance in a particular time, or to reach a particular speed in a race:
    Karen won in the 300 metres, clocking 42.9 seconds.
    the first steam engine to clock 100 miles an hour
2. to measure or record the time or speed that someone or something is travelling at
    clock somebody at/doing something
    The police clocked him doing between 100 and 110 miles per hour.
3. British English informal to notice someone or something, or to look at them carefully:
    Did you clock the bloke by the door?
4. British English to reduce the number of miles or kilometres shown on the instrument in a car that says how far it has gone, in order to sell the car for more money:
    He knew the car had been clocked, but he couldn’t prove it.
     
clock in/on phrasal verb especially British English
  to record on a special card the time you arrive at or begin work
   SYN  punch in American English:
    I clock on at 8:30.
clock off phrasal verb British English
  1. informal to leave work at the end of the day:
    What time do you clock off?
  2. to record on a special card the time you stop or leave work:
    By 6 p.m. most workers have clocked off.
clock out phrasal verb especially British English
  to record on a special card the time you stop or leave work
   SYN  punch out American English
clock up something phrasal verb
  to reach or achieve a particular number or amount:
    The Dodgers have clocked up six wins in a row.
    I clocked up 90,000 miles in my Ford.
    Councillor Scott has clocked up more than 25 years on the borough council.