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timepiece

/tahym-pees/US // ˈtaɪmˌpis //UK // (ˈtaɪmˌpiːs) //

计时器,钟表,手表,纪念品

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
    • : a clock or a watch.

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Examples

  • That’s different from other timepieces like a Garmin, which require button presses to switch between activities.

  • She dashed the timepiece which he had put into her hand with such force on the floor that it flew into a hundred pieces.

  • The timepiece is an innovation of comparatively recent days.

  • He drew out a silver timepiece and consulted it with grave deliberation.

  • In the tower of the castle was a clock, and this clock was a realistic timepiece, whose fingers moved and told the hour.

  • This done, she looked at the timepiece on the mantelshelf, saw it was one o'clock, and sat down to recover her breath.