Word · Frequency #2543
clock
计时；测速
核心释义
to measure the time, duration, or speed of something
- 1.
测量持续时间
To measure the duration of.
- 2.
在(袜子等)上绣花饰
To ornament (e.g. the side of a stocking) with figured work.
- 3.
测量速度
To measure the speed of.
- 4.
测量事件、动作或人的时间或持续时间
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- 5.
揭露或攻击某人,通常是有针对性和侮辱性的
To expose or attack someone, typically in a targeted and insulting manner.
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
用法In use
The referee clocked the race at 9.8 seconds.
用法提示：动词clock的过去式形式，意为‘计时’
She is clocking her daily run to track her progress.
用法提示：动词clock的现在分词形式，表示正在进行计时动作
The radar gun clocks the speed of every pitch.
用法提示：动词clock的第三人称单数形式，表示测量速度
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- around the clock
- 连续不断地，日夜不停
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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