clockwork

['klɔkwə:k]

n.钟表装置, 发条装置

例句与用法：

The landlady was sent out for a two-hour walk with the dog, no matter what the weather; whereupon the niece and the respectable looking middle-aged man promptly went upstairs. He was as regular as clockwork.

无论天气如何，房东太太要带狗出去散步两个小时，这时那侄女便和一个看上去很体面的中年男人上了楼。那人每天也真够准时的。

She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork.

她每天五点钟到，极有规律。

The milkman calls at seven-thirty every morning, regular as clockwork.

送奶人极有规律地在早晨7：30送来牛奶。

详细释义：

n.

钟表的机械; 发条装置[U]

短语词组：

like clockwork

1. 顺利地

The arrangements for the holiday went like clockwork.

度假的各项安排进行得很顺利。

regular as clockwork

1. 极有规律的

He is as regular as clockwork in his habits.

他的生活习惯非常有规律。

2. 极有规律地

She used to come here every Saturday evening as regular as clockwork.

她过去每逢星期六傍晚必来此地。