clockwork

US [ˈklɑkˌwɜrk]
UK [ˈklɒkˌwɜː(r)k]
  • n.（有类似时钟齿轮和发条装置的）机械；齿轮发条装置
  • Web时钟机构；钟表装置；钟表机构

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Clockwork
n.
1.
（有类似时钟齿轮和发条装置的）机械；齿轮发条装置machinery with wheels and springs like that inside a clock
clockwork toys(= toys that you wind up with a key)
有齿轮发条装置的玩具
IDM
go/run like clockwork
按计划进行；进展顺利to happen according to plan; to happen without difficulties or problems

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AllAll,机械机械,齿轮发条装置齿轮发条装置,时钟机构时钟机构,钟表装置钟表装置,钟表机构钟表机构
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1.
In the beginning we thought that on the wrong car, and like clockwork, like the heart of the tension.
一开始我们以为上错车了，心像发条一样绷紧了。
yī kāi shǐ wǒ men yǐ wéi shàng cuò chē le , xīn xiàng fā tiáo yí yàng bēng jǐn le 。
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2.
Now, like clockwork, the banks and politicians who curry their favor are already trying to stop this fee from going into effect.
现在，象时钟机构一样，银行家和政治家极尽所能地企图阻止这项收费生效。
xiàn zài , xiàng shí zhōng jī gòu yí yàng , yín háng jiā hé zhèng zhì jiā jí jìn suǒ néng de qǐ tú zǔ zhǐ zhè xiàng shōu fèi shēng xiào 。
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3.
At the end of any combat in which Clockwork Steed attacked or blocked, remove one of these counters.
在任何战斗结束时，若发条马在该战斗中曾攻击或阻挡，则移去一个指示物。
zài rèn hé zhàn dòu jié shù shí , ruò fā tiáo mǎ zài gāi zhàn dòu zhōng céng gōng jī huò zǔ dǎng , zé yí qù yī gè zhǐ shì wù 。
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4.
You were supposed to see a vivid, restless clockwork of sharply defined plant cells.
你应该看见轮廓醒目的植物细胞，它们形似时钟机构，生动鲜明，动作不停。
nǐ yīng gāi kàn jiàn lún kuò xǐng mù de zhí wù xì bāo , tā men xíng sì shí zhōng jī gòu , shēng dòng xiān míng , dòng zuò bù tíng 。
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5.
The bank-bailout channel will be the only monetary transmission mechanism to function like clockwork.
银行纾困渠道将是唯一精确运转的货币传导机制。
yín háng shū kùn qú dào jiāng shì wéi yī jīng què yùn zhuǎn de huò bì chuán dǎo jī zhì 。
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6.
Sure, both are seen as byproducts of a clockwork double-digit growth Chinese economy but what's been lost over the years is a sense of love.
当然，两者都被视为以两位数稳步增长的中国经济的副产品，但多年来失去的是爱心。
dāng rán , liǎng zhě dōu bèi shì wéi yǐ liǎng wèi shù wěn bù zēng zhǎng de zhōng guó jīng jì de fù chǎn pǐn , dàn duō nián lái shī qù de shì ài xīn 。
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7.
Then he tucked the coal into the center of the clockwork, and placed it all on the skin, and wrapped it up tight into a cocoon shape.
然后，他将这块煤块塞进钟件的中央，再把它全部放在皮革上，然后再把它紧紧地裹起来，裹成一个茧形。
rán hòu , tā jiāng zhè kuài méi kuài sāi jìn zhōng jiàn de zhōng yāng , zài bǎ tā quán bù fàng zài pí gé shàng , rán hòu zài bǎ tā jǐn jǐn de guǒ qǐ lái , guǒ chéng yī gè jiǎn xíng 。
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8.
He thought: In the clockwork of the head, two cogwheels turn opposite each other. On the one, images; on the other, the body's reactions.
他以为：在人脑机件里，有两个朝相反方向转动的齿轮。一个载着想象，另一个载着肉体的反应。
tā yǐ wéi : zài rén nǎo jī jiàn lǐ , yǒu liǎng gè cháo xiāng fǎn fāng xiàng zhuǎn dòng de chǐ lún 。 yī gè zǎi zhe xiǎng xiàng , lìng yī gè zǎi zhe ròu tǐ de fǎn yìng 。
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9.
Nintendo supposedly keeps a timeline that ties these clockwork fairy tales together into some sort of coherent whole, but I don't buy it.
任天堂可能想要保持一个时间线，把这些发条童话（指zelda系列）糅合成一个协调的整体，但我不相信。
rén tiān táng kě néng xiǎng yào bǎo chí yī gè shí jiān xiàn , bǎ zhè xiē fā tiáo tóng huà ( zhǐ zelda xì liè ) róu hé chéng yī gè xié tiáo de zhěng tǐ , dàn wǒ bù xiāng xìn 。
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10.
It used to be like clockwork in the book business: first the hardcover edition was released, then, about one year later, the paperback.
在图书出版业，有些惯例就像上了发条一样一丝不差：精装书首先发行，一年后是平装书上市。
zài tú shū chū bǎn yè , yǒu xiē guàn lì jiù xiàng shàng le fā tiáo yí yàng yī sī bù chà : jīng zhuāng shū shǒu xiān fā xíng , yī nián hòu shì píng zhuāng shū shàng shì 。
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