clock
gb/klˈɑk/ us/klˈɑk/
A1
Anglų
~ 3000
óra, lemér, bemér, időt ér el, behúz, pofán vág, kiszúr, felismer, észrevesz
DAIKTAVARDIS
A1
1
óra
A1
Vartosenos šablonas:
a [adjective] clock
The clock on the wall stopped at noon.
A falióra délben állt meg.
She glanced at the clock and realized she was late.
Rápillantott az órára, és rájött, hogy késésben van.
I bought a new digital clock for my bedroom.
The clock struck midnight.
He set the clock ahead by five minutes.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The clock says it is three o’clock.
Az óra szerint három óra van.
I have a big clock in my kitchen.
Van egy nagy óra a konyhámban.
This clock is very old.
My clock is broken.
I look at the clock every morning.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'clock' with 'watch'; 'clock' is usually for a fixed device, while 'watch' is worn on the wrist.
Reikšmė
Device for telling time
Kolokacijos
alarm clock
|wall clock
|digital clock
|clock face
|set the clock
Sinonimai
timepiece (More formal or old-fashioned term for any device that tells time.)
Antonimai
timer (Counts down or up from a set time rather than showing the current time.)
Temos
daily life
|technology
|home
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A device that shows what time it is.
An instrument that measures and displays the current time, typically using hands on a dial or a digital display.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
INFORMAL
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to clock [someone/something] at [speed/time]
The police clocked the car at 100 miles per hour.
A rendőrség 100 mérföld/órás sebességgel mérte be az autót.
She clocked her best marathon time this year.
Idén érte el élete legjobb maratoni idejét.
The technician clocked the machine’s cycle at two seconds.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The car was clocked at 80 km/h.
Az autót 80 km/órás sebességgel mérték be.
They clocked my run at 10 minutes.
Tíz percet mértek a futásomra.
The police clocked the bike going fast.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners confuse this meaning with 'clock in' (to register arrival at work), which is related but more specific.
Reikšmė
Measure or record time or speed
Kolokacijos
clock a runner
|clock a lap time
|clocked at 90 mph
Sinonimai
time (General term for measuring duration, not necessarily speed.)
Antonimai
guess (To estimate without measuring accurately.)
Temos
sports
|transport
|measurement
|science
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To find out how fast something is or how long it takes by using a timer or measurement device.
To measure or record the amount of time taken to do something, or the speed at which someone or something moves.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to clock [someone]
He threatened to clock anyone who came closer.
Azzal fenyegetőzött, hogy behúz egyet bárkinek, aki közelebb jön.
She clocked him before he could react.
Behúzott neki, mielőtt reagálhatott volna.
I nearly got clocked for interrupting their argument.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He clocked the man in the face.
Arcon ütötte a férfit.
She clocked him hard.
Jó nagyot behúzott neki.
The boy was clocked by another boy.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think this meaning relates to time; it is slang for hitting and unrelated to measuring time.
Reikšmė
Hit in the face or head
Kolokacijos
clock him one
|clocked her right in the jaw
Sinonimai
punch (More general term for hitting with a closed fist.)
Antonimai
caress (To touch gently, as an opposite action to hitting.)
Temos
violence
|slang
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To hit someone hard in the face or head.
To strike someone, especially in the face or head, usually with force.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
to clock [someone/something]
I clocked him as soon as he entered the room.
Azonnal kiszúrtam, amint belépett a szobába.
She didn’t clock the mistake until later.
Csak később szúrta ki a hibát.
He finally clocked what they were talking about.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I clocked my friend in the shop.
Kiszúrtam a barátomat a boltban.
She did not clock the error.
Nem vette észre a hibát.
They clocked him when he came in.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse this with recording time; here it means noticing something visually or mentally.
Reikšmė
Notice or recognize quickly
Kolokacijos
clocked him across the room
|clock what’s going on
Sinonimai
spot (Common informal term for noticing something visually.)
Antonimai
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
Temos
perception
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To see or realize something quickly.
To notice, see, or recognize someone or something, often unexpectedly or quickly.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
clock
IPA
GB/klˈɑk/
US/klˈɑk/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
clock (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (clock)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: clock
- Plural: clocks
Verb
- Base: clock
- 3rd Person Singular: clocks
- Present Participle: clocking
- Past: clocked
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
around the clock
1/ɚˈaʊnd ðə klˈɑk/
idiom
All day and night without stopping
All the time, day and night, without stopping.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- You can’t turn back the clock on progress.
- He wished he could turn back the clock and fix his mistakes.