Cách phát âm (4)
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/ˈklɑkwɝk/
Ghi chú phát âm
- US
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/ˈklɒkwɜːk/
Ghi chú phát âm
- UK
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ˈklɑkwɝk
Ghi chú phát âm
- US
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ˈklɒkwɜːk
Ghi chú phát âm
- GB
Danh từ
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
Cách dùng- không đếm được
- usually
- Ví dụ
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Thêm ví dụ (1)
Many contrivances for making model horses move up and down as on roundabouts were patented in 1887, and toy horses pulling toy carts were made to imitate galloping by means of clockwork.
The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.
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- usually
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Thêm ví dụ (1)
The mind feeds upon the body: pale sickness, and early decrepitude, overmaster even its spiritual essence. Too late it discovers that this earth is its prison, and not its home: the heart beats, and its pulses are the clockwork of wretchedness:...
Tính từ
Driven by clockwork.
Cách dùng- attributive
- not-comparable
Very smooth and regular.
Cách dùng- attributive
- not-comparable
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In their freight, as in their passenger operations, the N.S. present a picture of clockwork efficiency.
Danh từ
any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
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