單詞
clock-watcher
- 混時(shí)間的人，老是看鐘等下班的人
英文詞源
- clock-watcher (n.)
- "employee habitually prompt in leaving," 1887, from clock (n.1) + agent noun from watch (v.). Related: Clock-watching. Compare earlier tell-clock "idler" (c. 1600).
雙語例句
- 1. It was just gone 7 o'clock this evening when I finished.
- 今晚我做完的時(shí)候剛過7點(diǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
- 他坐在那兒，聽著落地式大擺鐘嘀嗒作響。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Outside, Bruce glanced at his watch: "Dear me, nearly oneo'clock."
- 出了門，布魯斯瞥了一眼自己的手表，“天哪，快一點(diǎn)了。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He stole a glance at the clock behind her.
- 他偷偷地看了一眼她背后的鐘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. For a few minutes she sat on her bed watching the clock.
- 她坐在床上盯著時(shí)鐘看了幾分鐘。
來自柯林斯例句
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