clockwork
n. (玩具、鐘錶等上面的)發條裝置; 鐘錶機械
A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.
...a clockwork train-set.
上發條的玩具火車
If you say that something happens like clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.
The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute...
女王的假期安排得井井有條,所有活動都已提前把時間精確計劃好了。
He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork.
每年他必對標牌公司進行兩次改組。
1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
as regular as clockwork
極規律地;反覆單調地
like clockwork
精確地,有規律地:類似機器的規律和準確地;精確地
The arrangements for the holiday went like clockwork.
度假的各項安排進行得很順利.
She used to come here every Saturday evening as regular as clockwork.
她過去每逢星期六傍晚必來此地.
The boss is as regular as clockwork in his business.
老闆做生意極守規律.
He is as regular as clockwork in his habits.
他的生活習慣非常有規律.
Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.
但是,與其它生物相同的是, 我們同樣需要黑暗.