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around-the-clock

/uh-round-thuh-klok/US // əˈraʊnd ðəˈklɒk //

不分昼夜,昼夜不停地,不分昼夜地,昼夜不停

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.continual

Examples

  • Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

  • Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.

  • France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

  • Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.

  • In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

  • Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.

  • Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

  • This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

  • The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.

  • Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.