around the clock

/əˌraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk/NEUTRAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
夜以继日
字面意思: «绕着钟一圈»

含义

continuously throughout the day and night

日夜不停地.

例句

  1. 1The support desk operates around the clock, so customers can call even at three in the morning.
  2. 2Rotating teams kept the pumps running around the clock throughout the wet weekend.
  3. 3The machines run around the clock; one shift replaces another without stopping production.
  4. 4You can contact this helpline around the clock, including weekends and the middle of the night.
  5. 5Staff monitored the incubator around the clock, changing shifts without leaving it unattended.

语法

状语短语;也可以说 round the clock。用在名词前时加连字符:around-the-clock。

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