clock watcher

看钟人,守钟人,观钟人,钟表师

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- : any person who watches the time closely, as in expectation of some news or event.

as indo-nothing

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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
The wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock.
They thrive on packed schedules, they say, and take pleasure in working around the clock.
He becomes increasingly paranoid by the societal fixtures around him—a ticking clock, a ringing phone.
Bill Haley had kicked rock off with “Rock Around the Clock,” but Elvis Presley made it an international phenomenon.
The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
The clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.
As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
A clock was put above the spot where the fountain stood, in April, 1852, which cost £60.
The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.