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an object that shows the time. The object like a clock that you wear on your wrist is called a watch. Clocks either have a background called a face with hands that point to the hours and minutes, or they are digital clocks that show the time as a set of numbers. You say a clock is slow when it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. You say it is fast when it shows a time that is later than the correct time 钟;时钟 The only sound was the clock ticking. 唯一听见的声音是时钟的嘀嗒声。
the kitchen/church/bedside clock : I glanced at the kitchen clock. 我看了一眼厨房的钟。
the clock strikes one/five/eleven (o'clock) : The church clock struck 10 o'clock. 教堂的钟敲响了10点。
adjust/set a clock : I'll need to adjust the clock. It's slow again. 我要把时钟拨一下。它又慢了。
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