0 a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person -- 钟表,时钟
We have an antique clock on our mantelpiece. 我们家的壁炉架上有一只老式钟表。
The town-hall clock says (= shows that the time is) nine o'clock. 市政厅的大钟指向了9点。
I think the kitchen clock is fast/slow (= is showing a later/earlier time than it should). 我觉得厨房的钟表快/慢了。
She set her clock (= put it to the right time) by the time signal on the radio. 她根据收音机上的报时信号对表。
1 a speedometer (= a device that measures speed) -- 速度计
2 to take a particular time exactly to do or complete something -- 用时;达到(某一时间)
3 to show or reach a particular speed or distance on a measuring device -- 显示,达到(某一速度或里程)
4 to hit someone, especially on the head or face -- 打,揍,击(尤指头部或脸部)
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.