clockwork
clockwork
noun
as regular as clockwork
noun
- [mass noun]a mechanism with a spring and toothed gearwheels, used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device
（发动机械钟、玩具等的）发条齿轮装置
- [attrib.]driven by clockwork
以发条齿轮装置发动的
a clockwork motor.
以发条齿轮装置发动的马达。
a clockwork train.
以发条齿轮装置发动的火车。
■very smooth and regular
极平滑规则的
the clockwork precision of the galaxy.
星系平滑规则的精确度。
■repetitive and predictable
反复单调的
it was a clockwork existence for the children.
对孩子来说，这样的生活反复而单调。
as regular as clockwork
- very regularly; repeatedly and predictably
极规律地；反复单调地
- 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.
这些母鸡机械般规律地下蛋。
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