0 a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person -- 鐘錶,時鐘
We have an antique clock on our mantelpiece. 我們家的壁爐架上有一個古老的鐘。
The town-hall clock says (= shows that the time is) nine o'clock. 市政廳的大鐘顯示時間為九點。
I think the kitchen clock is fast/slow (= is showing a later/earlier time than it should). 我覺得廚房的鐘快/慢了。
She set her clock (= put it to the right time) by the time signal on the radio. 她根據收音機上的報時訊號把時鐘校準。
1 a speedometer (= a device that measures speed) -- 速度計
2 to take a particular time exactly to do or complete something -- 需時;達到(某一時間)
3 to show or reach a particular speed or distance on a measuring device -- 顯示,達到(某一速度或里程)
4 to hit someone, especially on the head or face -- 打,揍,擊(尤指頭部或臉部)
Digital clocks don't really help children to learn about time and how to organize their time.
We hypothesize that zebrafish retinomotor movements are regulated by light and circadian clocks to varying degrees in different cell types.
Stopwatch in hand, he clocked fourteen successive bouts of intercourse at a rate of five seconds per act, with mere five-second intervals between acts.
The following chapter on molecular clocks is good with nice discussions of male-driven evolution and overdispersion.