| 释义 |
like clockwork also (as) regular as clockwork happening at the same time and in the same way every time非常准时的; 极有规律的:•Matt came round each Friday, regular as clockwork.马特每星期五过来，很有规律。 like clockwork very smoothly and easily 平稳地： the event ran like clockwork. 事件发展平稳。 ■ with mechanical regularity 机械般规律地： these hens lay like clockwork. 这些母鸡准时规律地下蛋。 like clockwork准确地;精确地：Automatic instruments give out signals like clockwork，we use them to start and stop our machines.自动化仪表能够精确地发出信号，我们用它来开动和关闭我们机器。 |