[ADV 副词]按顺时针方向 When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
[ADV after v]
[ADJ n]
He told the children to start moving clockwise around the room.
他让孩子们开始按顺时针方向绕着房间走。
Clockwise is also an adjective.
Gently swing your right arm in a clockwise direction.
按顺时针方向轻轻摆动右臂。
Oxford
clock·wise/ˈklɒkwaɪz; NAmEˈklɑːkwaɪz/adverb,adjectivemoving around in the same direction as the hands of a clock 顺时针方向(的)◆Turn the key clockwise.把钥匙按顺时针方向扭动。◆a clockwise direction顺时针方向OPP
anticlockwise
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counterclockwise
clock·wise/ˈklɒkwaɪz; NAmEˈklɑːkwaɪz/
LDC
clockwiseclock‧wise /ˈklɒk-waɪz $ ˈklɑːk-/ adverb
Examples
Collocations
in the same direction as the hands of a clock moveOPP anticlockwise, counterclockwise: Screw the lid on clockwise.—clockwise adjective →
anticlockwise
, counterclockwise
WDF
clockwise
[ˈklɒkwaɪz]
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Spoken:
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顺时针方向地(67%),顺时针方向的(33%)
adj.顺时针方向的
adv.顺时针方向地
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