clockwork

pronunciation

UK [ˈklɒkwɜ:k]word uk audio image

US [ˈklɑkwɜrk] word us audio image

  • n.
    (玩具、钟表等上面的)发条装置
    钟表机械

Word Origin

Example

1. Indeed , the determinism implied by universal mechanism is even stronger than clockwork .
实际上,普遍机械论所包含的决定论比发条更加严格。
2. I 'm telling you , colombians are like clockwork , right ?
告诉你,哥伦比亚人就像钟表一样,对吧?
3. It 's all going to work out like clockwork .
一切都会像时钟一样,不会出差错的。
4. Magazines and other periodicals will be delivered to your door like clockwork , whether you read them or not .
不管你是否阅读它们,杂志和其他一些期刊都会有规律的被投递到你的家门。
5. And every year , like some sort of magic clockwork , it does more and more for less and less , bringing the marginal costs of technology in the units that we individuals consume closer to zero .
每年,就像某些神奇的发条装置一样,它能以越来越少的成本做越来越多的事情;由于大规模消费的存在,技术的单位边际成本渐趋于零。

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