Word · Frequency #2543
clock
计时；测速
to measure the time, duration, or speed of something
- 1.
To measure the duration of.
测量持续时间
- 2.
To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
在(袜子等)上绣花饰
- 3.
To measure the speed of.
测量速度
- 4.
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
测量事件、动作或人的时间或持续时间
- 5.
To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
揭露或攻击某人,通常是有针对性和侮辱性的
揭露；抨击；用图案装饰；织花纹；测量持续时间；在(袜子等)上绣花饰；测量速度
In use
The referee clocked the race at 9.8 seconds.
She is clocking her daily run to track her progress.
The radar gun clocks the speed of every pitch.
he clocked the runners
clock sb/sth at [speed/duration]
表示测量速度或所用时间，也常用被动语态：be clocked at。
The police clocked the car at 95 miles per hour.
警方测出这辆车的时速为95英里。
clock sth
及物用法，直接以被测的事件或动作作宾语。
We clocked each lap of the race.
我们给比赛的每一圈计时。
clock sb
该义项指公开批评或攻击某人，语气直接。
Connections
Collocations
- clock someone at
- 测出某人的用时或成绩
- The coach clocked the sprinter at 10.3 seconds.教练测出这位短跑运动员的成绩是10.3秒。
- clock someone's speed
- 测出某人的速度
- Police clocked the driver's speed at 150 km/h.警察测出这名司机的车速为每小时150公里。
- clock the time
- 测量时间；计时
- We clocked the time we spent on each task.我们测量了完成每项任务所用的时间。
Idioms & figurative uses
- around the clock
- 连续不断地，日夜不停The team worked around the clock to meet the deadline.团队日夜不停地工作，以赶上最后期限。
- against the clock
- 争分夺秒，赶时间We are racing against the clock to finish the project on time.我们争分夺秒，争取按时完成项目。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
钟表记录时间，动词'clock'就是计时/测速；想象钟摆敲击，'clock'某人即抨击/揭露。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports timing、traffic speed measurement、scientific experiments 该义项（测量时间/速度）通常用于中性或较正式的语境，如体育比赛计时、交通测速或科学实验中的时间记录。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时，常与介词 at 连用表示'测得的数值为'；短语 clock in/out 表示打卡上下班。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words above rhyme with clock /klɑk/: the letters 'ock' are pronounced /ɑk/. Note that lookalikes such as 'cloak' /kloʊk/ and 'cluck' /klʌk/ have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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