clock
🇺🇸
/klɑːk/
🇬🇧
/klɒk/
A device that shows the time, often placed on a wall or desk.
The clock on the wall shows it's time for lunch.
牆上的時鐘顯示該吃午飯了。
A meter in a vehicle that counts the miles it has traveled.
The car's clock shows it has driven 20,000 miles.
汽車的里程表顯示它已經行駛了20,000英里。
To achieve a specific time or speed.
He clocked a fast time in the race with his stopwatch.
他用秒錶在比賽中測出了很快的時間。
To measure how fast someone or something is moving.
The radar clocked the car's speed using a digital clock display.
雷達用數字時鐘顯示測出了汽車的速度。
To see or recognize someone.
I clocked him near the old clock tower.
我在古老的鐘樓附近看見了他。
To hit someone, usually on the head.
He got angry and clocked the man standing by the clock.
他生氣了,打了站在鐘旁邊的那個男人。
To illegally change a vehicle's mileage meter to show fewer miles.