【clock音标】 英[klɒk] 美[klɑ:k]
【单词释义】 clock是什么意思：
n.钟，时钟；计时器；秒表；仪表；……点钟（o'clock）v.记录（时间或速度）；测…的速度；打卡；记下时间
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] clocks [第三人称单数] clocks
[单词现在分词] clocking
[单词过去式] clocked
[单词过去分词] clocked
【clock形近词/近似词】
knock n.敲击声 v.敲门（或窗)；与某物相撞
paddock n.小围场；检阅场；小牧场
flock n.(群，鸟)群；一大群 v.聚集；群集；蜂拥
shock v.使震惊；使惊愕 n.震惊；休克
stock n.股票，股份；股本，资本；储备物，存货 v.存货；贮备；贮存；囤积
block n.块；街区；障碍 vt.阻止；阻塞
oclock adv.(o'clock表示整点)…点钟
livestock n.[U] 家畜，牲畜
【单词例句】
◇ "Once the clock strikes twelve the spell will be broken. Don't forget and come before then." As soon as Cinderella arrived at the ball everyone's eyes starred at her. "Ah! Who can that lovely girl be?" The prince asked Cinderella to dance. The two danced happily.
“一旦时钟指向十二点钟，这个魔法就会失效。别忘了，在那之前一定要赶回来，“灰姑娘一出现在舞池时，所有人都在盯着她。“天啊!那个漂亮的女孩是谁啊?”王子过来邀请灰姑娘跳舞。两个人忘情的跳起舞来。
---- Cinderella
◇ New Zealanders work an average of 1,752 hours a year, making them close to average compared with their OECD peers. Germans spend the least amount of time working annually, closely followed by Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, while Mexicans, Koreans and Costa Ricans clock the most.
新西兰人每年平均工作1752个小时，接近经济合作与发展组织其他成员国的平均水平。德国人每年的平均工作时间是最短的，其次是丹麦人、挪威人和荷兰人，而墨西哥人、韩国人和哥斯达黎加人的工作时间是最长的。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ Circadian rhythms are our internal clocks that tell our bodies when to get up, eat and sleep throughout 24-hour cycles. Many studies have found that work which syncs with our circadian rhythms results in greater productivity and less fatigue. Even space agency Nasa has monitored circadian rhythms to improve astronauts' productivity and health.
生物昼夜节律是人体的生物钟，告诉我们的身体在一天中何时起床、吃饭和睡觉。很多研究发现，工作时间与昼夜节律吻合能提高工作效率，减少疲劳。连美国航天局也在监控宇航员的昼夜节律，以提高工作效率，改善健康状况。
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ One jumped under the table, the second into the bed, the third into the stove, the fourth into the kitchen, the fifth into the cupboard, the sixth under the washbasin, and the seventh into the clock case.
第一只小山羊跳到了桌子下，第二只钻进了被子，第三只躲到了炉子里，第四只跑进了厨房，第五只藏在柜子里，第六只挤在洗脸盆下，第七只爬进了钟盒里。