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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clock·wise /ˈklɒk-waɪz $ ˈklɑːk-/ adverb  SIDEDIRECTIONin the same direction as the hands of a clock move 顺时针方向地 OPP anticlockwise, counterclockwise Screw the lid on clockwise. 按顺时针方向拧紧盖子。clockwise adjective anticlockwise, counterclockwise
Examples from the Corpus
clockwiseTurn the dial clockwise.The Sun, the Moon, the planets and stars seem to move clockwise across the northern sky.We set off clockwise around the nubble to pick our dinner.In the other half of the year the apparent spiral stays clockwise but shrinks rather than expands.At a more complex psychological level, motion that spirals clockwise connects us to the Sun.Dabblers like the mallard seem to demand that the spiral moves clockwise from the eye over the full round forehead.U/V filters clockwise from top: Uvaq: Cyprio.Once the first bid has been made, the game moves clockwise in the circle.Does it go clockwise or anti-clockwise? clockwise?
clock·wise adverbChineseSyllable
the direction same as move Corpus a hands the clock in of


clockwise
clockwise /ˈklɒk-waɪz $ ˈklɑːk-/ adverb
in the same direction as the hands of a clock move
   OPP  anticlockwise, counterclockwise:
    Screw the lid on clockwise.
—clockwise adjective
anticlockwise, counterclockwise


clock·wiseBrE /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklɑːkwaɪz/ 🔊 adverb, adjectivemoving around in the same direction as the hands of a clock 顺时针方向(的)Turn the key clockwise. 把钥匙按顺时针方向扭动。🔊🔊a clockwise direction顺时针方向 OPP anticlockwise, counterclockwise