clock watcher

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  • n.不断看时间等待下班的人
  • Web老是看钟等下班的人；老是看钟等下班的工人；老看钟点等下班的人
Plural Form：clock-watchers  

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clock-watcher
n.
1.
老是看时间等下班的人a worker who is always checking the time to make sure that they do not work longer than they need to

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AllAll,不断看时间等待下班的人不断看时间等待下班的人,老是看钟等下班的人老是看钟等下班的人,老是看钟等下班的工人老是看钟等下班的工人,老看钟点等下班的人老看钟点等下班的人
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1.
In his last post he was known as a clock watcher. If he comes that game here, he'll lose his job.
他在过去的工作岗位上以老看钟盼下班而闻名，如果他在这里还是耍那一套，他会丢掉工作的。
tā zài guò qù de gōng zuò gǎng wèi shàng yǐ lǎo kàn zhōng pàn xià bān ér wén míng , rú guǒ tā zài zhè lǐ hái shì shuǎ nà yī tào , tā huì diū diào gōng zuò de 。
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2.
Gordon's a clock-watcher. I'm putting all the clocks in the office back a half hour to get him to work overtime.
（戈登整天盯着时钟等下班。我把办公室所有时钟拨慢半小时，要他超时工作）。
( gē dēng zhěng tiān dīng zhe shí zhōng děng xià bān 。 wǒ bǎ bàn gōng shì suǒ yǒu shí zhōng bō màn bàn xiǎo shí , yào tā chāo shí gōng zuò ) 。
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3.
eg: His boss told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher.
老板告诉他要好好干活，不要老是看钟表等下班。
lǎo bǎn gào su tā yào hǎo hǎo gàn huó , bú yào lǎo shì kàn zhōng biǎo děng xià bān 。
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4.
Goofed off? Maybe, but I'm not a clock-watcher. I finished doing what I should and then knock off an hour earlier.
开小差？也许吧，可我不是老看钟点等下班的人，我干完了我要干的，提前了一小时下班。
kāi xiǎo chāi ? yě xǔ ba , kě wǒ bú shì lǎo kàn zhōng diǎn děng xià bān de rén , wǒ gàn wán le wǒ yào gàn de , tí qián le yī xiǎo shí xià bān 。
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5.
Teachers are parents too, so I always designate one staff member as the clock-watcher. That person keeps the meeting on track.
老师也是为人父母的，我总是安排一个员工承担提醒的角色，这个人会让会议保持时间上的准确性。
lǎo shī yě shì wéi rén fù mǔ de , wǒ zǒng shì ān pái yī gè yuán gōng chéng dān tí xǐng de jué sè , zhè gè rén huì ràng huì yì bǎo chí shí jiān shàng de zhǔn què xìng 。
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6.
Because of Gordon. He's a clock-watcher so now finally we'll get him to work overtime.
因为戈登，他是个盯著时钟等下班的人，所以这样就可以让他超时工作。
yīn wèi gē dēng , tā shì gè dīng zhù shí zhōng děng xià bān de rén , suǒ yǐ zhè yàng jiù kě yǐ ràng tā chāo shí gōng zuò 。
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7.
I'll fire that clock watcher.
我要把那个混时间的职员辞掉。
wǒ yào bǎ nà ge hún shí jiān de zhí yuán cí diào 。
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8.
I was a notorious black sheep and clock watcher at that time. I was often caught short.
那时我是一个声名狼藉的败家子（blacksheep），上班混日子（clockwatcher），经常缺钱花（caughtshort）。
nà shí wǒ shì yī gè shēng míng láng jí de bài jiā zǐ ( blacksheep ) , shàng bān hùn rì zi ( clockwatcher ) , jīng cháng quē qián huā ( caughtshort ) 。
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9.
I want a worker, not a clock watcher . Don't you understand.
我要的是一个工人，而不是一个只会看钟表的。你明白吗？
wǒ yào de shì yī gè gōng rén , ér bú shì yī gè zhǐ huì kàn zhōng biǎo de 。 nǐ míng bái ma ?
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