The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.
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n. 心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,頭腦,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,決心,見解,意見;記憶,記性,記憶力,回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心;意志;精神;理性;智力;注意;開會;介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義:heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
n. 鐘,時鐘;計時器;秒表;儀表;
vt. 記錄(時間或速度);測…的速度;
vi. 打卡;記下時間;
?? cock(公雞)+l:模仿公雞的象聲詞,都是叫人起床- 鐘表 鬧鐘(c)上鎖(lock),不然亂鬧
"I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock."
我把鬧鐘定在7點鐘鬧響。
近義:time, timepiece
adv. 有規(guī)律地,按時,照例,按部就班地;整齊地,有條不紊地;經(jīng)常,不斷地;定期地;
"She regularly babysits for us."
她定期來為我們照看小孩。
近義:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
反義:erratically
n. 布谷鳥,杜鵑;
adj. 瘋狂的,傻,笨;
"The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds'nests."
杜鵑在別的鳥巢中產(chǎn)卵.
近義:loon, loony, lunatic, luny, nut, screwball
n. 公爵;君主;<俚>(pl.)拳頭;[植]公爵櫻桃;
vi. 戰(zhàn)斗;
"The duke first went into tails at only fifteen."
這位公爵十五歲時就開始穿燕尾服了.