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