A：You have a lovely house, Jack.
      Jack，你的房子真不錯(cuò)！

B：Thank you. Yeah, it's home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.
      謝謝，是啊，這是一個(gè)家。但是最近有很多地方出了問題。

A：That's too bad. What problems are you having?
      那可太糟了，出什么問題了？

B：Oh, the whole house needs re-painting, for starters. The carpet in the living room is worn out, and I'd like to put in new wall-to-wall carpeting. Last week, I had to call the plumber to fix the toilet. Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think I'm going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.
      哦，剛剛住進(jìn)來，正間房子都需要從新粉刷，臥室里的地毯也已經(jīng)很舊了，我想裝一套新的。上星期，我不得不打電話找水管工來修理廁所。不管怎么說，如果你有一間房子，我覺得這都是最尋常不過的事。我看我要請(qǐng)一個(gè)室內(nèi)工程師來看看這個(gè)地方。

A：I've studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?
      我曾學(xué)過室內(nèi)裝飾。我能給你提一些建議嗎？

B：Go right ahead.
      太棒了，請(qǐng)講。

A：Well, I think a crystal chandelier would look great in your living room, and maybe some new drapes for the windows. Also, a grandfather clock would look great in the den. Perhaps you could buy some potted plants for the dining room.
      啊，我覺得在臥室里裝一盞水晶燈會(huì)很漂亮。另外呢，可能需要一些落地窗來裝飾窗戶。還有,休息室里放一盞落地?zé)魰?huì)很漂亮的。你還可以買一些盆栽裝飾飯廳。

B：Wow! You really do have a talent for this, Ethabella. Thanks for your suggestions.
      哇噻！你在這方面，可真是天才啊，Ethabella，謝謝你的建議。

A：You are welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.
      不客氣，Jack。很高興能幫上你。

1. 鐘;時(shí)鐘
    A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.

    e.g. He was conscious of a clock ticking...
           他聽到了鐘的嘀嗒聲。
    e.g. He also repairs clocks and watches...
           他也修鐘表。

2. 考勤鐘;上下班計(jì)時(shí)鐘
    A time clock in a factory or office is a device that is used to record the hours that people work. Each worker puts a special card into the device when they arrive and leave, and the times are recorded on the card.

    e.g. Government workers were made to punch time clocks morning, noon and night.
           公務(wù)員早、中、晚都要打卡。

3. (汽車的)車速表，里程表
    In a car, the clock is the instrument that shows the speed of the car or the distance it has travelled.

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    e.g. The car had 160,000 miles on the clock...
           里程表顯示此車已行駛了16萬英里.
    e.g. At 240 mph the needle went off the clock.
           車速達(dá)到每小時(shí)240英里時(shí),里程表上的指針顯示超出了最高時(shí)速。

4. 達(dá)到(特定的時(shí)間或速度)
    To clock a particular time or speed in a race means to reach that time or speed.

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    e.g. Elliott clocked the fastest time this year for the 800 metres...
           埃利奧特跑出了今年800米的最快速度
    e.g. The yacht swayed in 40-knot winds, clocking speeds of 17 knots at times.
           游艇在風(fēng)速為40節(jié)的大風(fēng)中搖擺前行，有時(shí)航速能達(dá)到17節(jié)。

5. 為…計(jì)時(shí);為…測(cè)速
    If something or someone is clocked at a particular time or speed, their time or speed is measured at that level.

    e.g. He has been clocked at 11 seconds for 100 metres...
           他100米跑了11秒。
    e.g. 170-mile-an-hour winds were clocked on a mountaintop in North Carolina.
           在北卡羅來納州一處山頂測(cè)得的風(fēng)速為每小時(shí)170英里。

6. 注意到;看到
    If you clock something, you notice or see it.

clock的反義詞

    e.g. If there was any scandal in that company, you can be sure that Bobby will have clocked it.
           那家公司有任何丑聞，博比肯定會(huì)知道。

7. see also: alarm clock;biological clock;body clock;cuckoo clock;grandfather clock;o'clock

8. 與時(shí)間賽跑;爭分奪秒
    If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.

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    e.g. The emergency services were working against the clock as the tide began to rise...
           開始漲潮了，緊急救援機(jī)構(gòu)正在爭分奪秒地工作。
    e.g. It's now become a race against the clock.
           從現(xiàn)在開始要跟時(shí)間賽跑。

9. 提前完成任務(wù)
    If you beat the clock, you finish doing something or succeed in doing something before the time allowed for doing it has ended.

10. 不分晝夜;日夜不停
    If something is done round the clock or around the clock, it is done all day and all night without stopping.

    e.g. Rescue services have been working round the clock to free stranded motorists...
           救援部門一直在日夜不停地工作，解救被困司機(jī)。
    e.g. We can't afford to give you around-the-clock protection.
           我們沒有能力對(duì)你提供24小時(shí)的保護(hù)。

11. 倒退;回到以前
      If you want to turn the clock back or put the clock back, you want to return to a situation that used to exist, usually because the present situation is unpleasant.

      e.g. In some ways we wish we could turn the clock back...
             在某些方面，我們希望能回到以前。
      e.g. We cannot put back the clock.
             我們無法讓時(shí)光倒流。

12. (通常指因不耐煩而)不斷看時(shí)間，老是看鐘表
      If you are watching the clock, you keep looking to see what time it is, usually because you are bored by something and want it to end as soon as possible.

      e.g. I started to watch the clock about halfway through the class.
             課大約上了一半，我就開始不停地看時(shí)間。

相關(guān)詞組：clock inclock in atclock offclock onclock outclock up