informal) to
illegally reduce the number of miles shown on a vehicle’s milometer (= instrument that measures
the number of miles it has travelled) in order to make the vehicle appear to
have travelled fewer miles than it really has A&'>
( ) itW.ft hM WMt;
( rUTTITO .dock Won (BrE) (NAmE
.punch in)
to
record the time at which you arrive at work, especially by putting a card into
a machine ( it ) ia^±»|0j, tiflt .Clock out/'off (fire) {NAmE .punch ‘out) to record the time at
which you leave work, especially by putting a card into a machine ( ) id^TMlo], TMJ-t .clock 'up sth
to reach a particular
amount or number M ( A -$$[ if
) : On the trip we clocked
up over 1 800 miles,
mim\]mjfimxiT I 800 o He has clocked up
more than 25 years on the
committee, If 25 Ao
dock
er /'klnka(r);
NAmE 'klaik-/ noun {informal) 1 {BrE) a person who illegally
changes a car’s milometer so that
the car seems to have travelled fewer miles than it really has {« mUi+ltt A; 2 {NAmE) a
person who sells illegal
drugs, especially cocaine or crack ( )
Mmm-f
.clock
'radio noun a clock combined
with a radio that can be set to come on at a particular time in order to wake
sb up
'dock speed noun
[U]
{computing if) the speed at
which a computer operates ( iAWXl^ iiAil
ft ) *
This machine has a clock speed of 1.6GHz. & «
$l-6 mMo
'clock tower noun a tall tower, usually part of another building,
with a clock at the top 'dock-watcher noun {disapproving) a worker who is always checking the time
to make sure that they do not work longer than they need to A
dock-wise /'klnkwaiz; NAmE 'kla:k-/ adv., adj. moving around in
the same direction as the hands of a clock MW
It A ft ( ) : Turn the key
clockwise. MWft#ft
ft #1 St o 0 a clockwise direction M
W If fj ft 033 ANTICLOCKWISE, counterclockwise clock-work /'klnkw3:k; NAmE 'kla:kw3irk/ noun [U] machinery with
wheels and springs like that
inside a clock ( ) M;
: clockwork toys (= toys that you wind up with a key) A fi (ft StH 0 He is home by six every day regular as
clockwork,
ftfe % X A A ft %, # # Ibt 0 ITiTCI go/run like 'clockwork to happen according to plan; to happen
without difficulties or problems #cif £l]
mf; &mm
clod /kind; NAmE kla:d/ noun 1 [usually pi.] a
lump of earth or clay fig ; ± #£ 2
{informal) a stupid person HA;
M
clod hop per /'klndhDpa(r); NAmE 'kla:dha:p-/ noun {informal) 1 [usually pi ] a
large heavy shoe It (ft AHA 2 {disapproving) an awkward or clumsy person ft (ft
A;
clog /king;
NAmEklaig/
verb, noun m verb (-gg-) - (up) (with sth) | ~ sth
(up) (with sth) to
block sth or to become
blocked ( ) |01g, : [VN]
[often passive] The narrow streets were clogged with
traffic. $ A fft it
± A M i# H„ o Tears clogged her throat, iflfe fljg ugj f 0 o [v] Within a few years the
pipes began to clog up. SIT Jl0 ■ noun a shoe that is
completely made of wood or one that has a thick wooden sole and a leather top A Iffc All; AM — picture o shoe FSTfll see pop v.
'clog dance noun a dance that is performed by people wearing clogs
AlfeUfl
clois ter /'kbista(r)/ noun 1 [C, usually pi.] a
covered passage with arches
around a square garden, usually forming part of a cathedral, convent or monastery
( ) ftJH; ( )
— picture o page
R13 2 [sing.] life in a convent or
MONASTERY&U (
dois-tered /‘klaistad; NAmE -tard/ adj. (formal) protected from the
problems and dangers of normal life
Rtilr(ft; SfcTBfettSHfrW: a cloistered life bHgr(ftX.tAo the cloistered world of the university -^tttft%£&(ftA^
clone /klaun;
NAmE kloon/ noun, verb ■ noun 1 (biology X.) a plant or an
animal that is produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another
plant or animal and is therefore exactly the same as it £|t«? ( ) ?' ( WL
)
2 (sometimes disapproving)
a
person or thing that seems to be an exact copy of another M# — fl — # (ft A; £-#■&; M
3 {computing if) a computer
designed to work in exactly the same way as another, usually one made by a
different company and more expensive M. $!] £§ ; ih
m verb [VN] 1 to produce an
exact copy of an animal or a plant from its cells UfXttUMtfcASfrJ; &Pk: A team from the
cloned sheep
A
K A ^ I1] 2 to illegally make an electronic copy of stored
information from a person’s credit card or mobile phone/cellphone so that you
can make payments or phone calls but the owner of the card or phone receives
the bill ftfeUrfr]. API ( fife A Is
donk /klm]k;
NAmE klairjk/ noun {BrE, informal) a short loud sound of
heavy things hitting each other ( H
(ft ) Bi=y^ ► clonk verb [V, VN]
WHICH
WORD?
You
can close and shut doors, windows, your eyes,
mouth,
etc. AH, AH, f«. closed shut
m Shut can suggest more noise and is often
found in phrases such as slammed shut, banged shut, snapped shut. * shut of slammed
shut, banged shut, snapped
shut ( -A A h )
■
Shut is also usually used for containers
such as boxes, suitcases, etc.
shut0
■
To talk about the time when shops,
offices, etc. are not open, use close or shut. j8j/£,
close ale shut nj: What time do the banks close/shut? ft A W^-Al' J ?
o A strike has
shut the factory. llXfAXr’ff iko
You can also use closed or shut (NAmE usually closed). '$'Ojj|J closed sic shut ( closed ) : The store is
closed/shut today, ii A' l^i IS ^ A A
'h: >lk 3 Especially in NAmE, shut can sound less
polite. shutnffSAAMo
■
Closed is used in front of a noun, but
shut is not. *
closed nfffl A ^ is] bA shut P[i] Ate: a dosed window
m-wmn
m We usually use closed about roads,
airports, etc. IS A closed:
The road is
closed
because of the snow, ^ [^
>‘ A’ ffff it frl 0
■
Close is also used in formal English to
talk about ending a meeting or conversation. * close /fcjfj AIE
close1 /klaoz; NAmE klouz/ verb, noun — see also
CLOSE2 ■ verb
►
WINDOW/DOOR, ETC. f , f.J # 1 to put sth into a
position so that it covers an
opening; to get into this position A; Affl; PiTTI shut: [VN] Would anyone mind if I
closed the window? Aih^C^?
0 She closed the gate
behind her. MR®
AH 0
0 It’s
dark now—let’s close the
curtains. A M f, f ]
it!,
t ® A !,G o o I closed my eyes
against the bright light. 0 [V] The doors open
and close automatically. ^ JFAc PTJ13 open
BOOK/UMBRELLA, ETC. A, A A 2 [VN] - sth (up) to move the parts of
sth together so that it is no longer open