1ADJ [ADJ n](玩具或装置)装有发条的 A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key. (玩具或装置)装有发条的
...a clockwork train-set.
上发条的玩具火车
2PHRASE 很顺利地;准时地;很有规律地 If you say that something happens like clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly. 很顺利地;准时地;很有规律地
The Queen's holiday is arranged to go like clockwork, everything pre-planned to the minute.
女王的假期安排得井井有条,所有活动都已提前把时间精确计划好了。
He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork.