timepiece

英式音标：[ˈtaɪmpi:s]

美式音标：[ˈtaɪmˌpis]

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概况：

n. 钟等各种计时器

词义：

n.

时钟，座钟；

变形

复数：timepieces

英英释义

timepiece[ 'taimpi:s ]

n.a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

同义词：timekeeperhorologe

用法：

双语例句

The cylinder within the mechanism of a timepiece that contains the mainspring.
发条盒一圆柱形物，内装含有主发条的表的零件

A timepiece, especially one used for measuring and signaling the end of time intervals, as on a stove.
定时器一种计时器，尤指控制时间间隔并指示间隔结束的那种计时器，如炉子上的计时器

A small portable timepiece, especially one worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket.
手表，怀表小型便携的计时器，尤指戴在手腕上或放在口袋里的

权威例句

Timepiece

Circadian rhythms and the circadian organization of living systems.

Hemisphere deconnection and unity in conscious awareness.

American practical navigator : an epitome of navigation and nautical astronomy

Impact of an electronic medication compliance aid on long-term blood pressure control.

IBM's Linux Watch: The Challenge of Miniaturization

Cyanobacterial circadian clocks--timing is everything.

Frequent travelers and rate of spread of epidemics

Rethinking Metaphor

Comparative studies of tidal rhythms. VII. The circalunidian locomotor rhythm of the brackish‐water fiddler crab, Uca minax

同根词：timer,timekeeper

英语词源：

timepiece (n.)

1765, from time (n.) + piece (n.).

造句：

1. a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules.

以原子或分子的振动确定其时间比例的时钟。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

2. Without a timepiece, the measurement of time is not easy.

如果没有钟表,就很难估计时间。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. a small portable timepiece.

一种小的易携带的表。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

4. To operate or run slow.Used of a timepiece.

走慢工作或运转慢。用于计时器

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

5. a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat.

对着时钟的细弹簧震荡来调节它的拍子的轮子。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

6. To become slow by(a specified amount of time).Used of a timepiece.

变慢变慢了（一定时间）。用于计时器

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

7. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.

在时钟表面的旋转指示器。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

8. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours.

时钟的正面；能够告诉人们时间。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

9. Without a timepiece, the measurement of time be not easy

如果没有钟表,就很难估计时间

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考

10. To operate too slowly.Used of a timepiece.

（钟表）走慢运转得太慢。用于计时器

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考