clock
gb/klˈɑk/ us/klˈɑk/
A1
英語
~ 3000
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
Device for telling time
A device that shows what time it is.
用法パターン：
a [adjective] clock
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'clock' with 'watch'; 'clock' is usually for a fixed device, while 'watch' is worn on the wrist.
類義語
timepiece (More formal or old-fashioned term for any device that tells time.)
対義語
timer (Counts down or up from a set time rather than showing the current time.)
コロケーション
alarm clock
|wall clock
|digital clock
|clock face
|set the clock
テーマ
daily life
|technology
|home
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The clock on the wall stopped at noon.
- She glanced at the clock and realized she was late.
- I bought a new digital clock for my bedroom.
- The clock struck midnight.
- He set the clock ahead by five minutes.
学習者向け例文
- The clock says it is three o’clock.
- I have a big clock in my kitchen.
- This clock is very old.
- My clock is broken.
- I look at the clock every morning.
動詞
informal
B1
action
2
Measure or record time or speed
To find out how fast something is or how long it takes by using a timer or measurement device.
用法パターン：
to clock [someone/something] at [speed/time]
よくある間違い：
Some learners confuse this meaning with 'clock in' (to register arrival at work), which is related but more specific.
類義語
time (General term for measuring duration, not necessarily speed.)
対義語
guess (To estimate without measuring accurately.)
コロケーション
clock a runner
|clock a lap time
|clocked at 90 mph
テーマ
sports
|transport
|measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The police clocked the car at 100 miles per hour.
- She clocked her best marathon time this year.
- The technician clocked the machine’s cycle at two seconds.
学習者向け例文
- The car was clocked at 80 km/h.
- They clocked my run at 10 minutes.
- The police clocked the bike going fast.
動詞
informal
B2
action
3
Hit in the face or head
To hit someone hard in the face or head.
用法パターン：
to clock [someone]
よくある間違い：
Learners may think this meaning relates to time; it is slang for hitting and unrelated to measuring time.
類義語
punch (More general term for hitting with a closed fist.)
対義語
caress (To touch gently, as an opposite action to hitting.)
コロケーション
clock him one
|clocked her right in the jaw
テーマ
violence
|slang
|daily_life
例文
- He threatened to clock anyone who came closer.
- She clocked him before he could react.
- I nearly got clocked for interrupting their argument.
学習者向け例文
- He clocked the man in the face.
- She clocked him hard.
- The boy was clocked by another boy.
動詞
informal
B2
action
4
Notice or recognize quickly
To see or realize something quickly.
用法パターン：
to clock [someone/something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this with recording time; here it means noticing something visually or mentally.
類義語
spot (Common informal term for noticing something visually.)
対義語
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
コロケーション
clocked him across the room
|clock what’s going on
テーマ
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例文
- I clocked him as soon as he entered the room.
- She didn’t clock the mistake until later.
- He finally clocked what they were talking about.
学習者向け例文
- I clocked my friend in the shop.
- She did not clock the error.
- They clocked him when he came in.
文法
辞書形
clock
IPA
GB/klˈɑk/
US/klˈɑk/
音節・強勢
clock （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (clock)
活用形
Noun
- Base: clock
- Plural: clocks
Verb
- Base: clock
- 3rd Person Singular: clocks
- Present Participle: clocking
- Past: clocked
関連語
Forms
clocks
noun
clocking
verb
clocked
verb
Core family
clockwise
adverb
Related words
clockwork
noun
clockmaker
noun
Negative and opposite forms
counterclockwise
adverb
anticlockwise
adverb
表現
around the clock
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
All day and night without stopping
All the time, day and night, without stopping.
例文
- The hospital is open around the clock.
- They worked around the clock to finish the project.
clock in
1/klˈɑk ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Record start work time
To record the time you start working, usually by using a card or computer system.
例文
- Employees must clock in before starting their shifts.
- I forgot to clock in this morning.
clock out
1/klˈɑk ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Record finish work time
To record the time you stop working, usually by using a card or computer system.
例文
- Don’t forget to clock out before you leave.
- She clocked out early today.
race against the clock
1/ɹˈeɪs əɡˈɛnst ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
Compete with a deadline limit
To try to finish something before you run out of time.
例文
- It was a race against the clock to get the report done.
- They raced against the clock to rescue survivors.
turn back the clock
1/tˈɚn bˈæk ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
Return to an earlier time or state
To go back to a past time or situation that has ended.
例文
- You can’t turn back the clock on progress.
- He wished he could turn back the clock and fix his mistakes.