round the clock

/ˌraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk/· 副词短语

人文/文化/社会B2

round the clock
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Chinese meaning

24小xiǎo时shí不bù间jiàn断duàn地dì,夜yè以yǐ继jì日rì地dì

全quán天tiān候hòu,不bù间jiàn断duàn

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形xíng容róng她tā工gōng作zuò全quán天tiān候hòu不bù停tíng歇xiē

Example

‘9 to 5? She was full-on round the clock!’ Dolly Parton celebrated by kd lang, Peggy Seeger, Annie Lennox and more

「朝cháo九jiǔ晚wǎn五wǔ?她tā可kě是shì全quán天tiān候hòu连lián轴zhóu转zhuǎn!」——kd lang、佩pèi吉jí·西xī格gé、安ān妮nī·列liè侬nóng克kè斯sī等děng纷fēn纷fēn撰zhuàn文wén缅miǎn怀huái多duō莉lì·帕pà顿dùn

Source: The Guardian · 26 Aug 2026

Background ✎

乐yuè坛tán好hǎo友yǒu纷fēn纷fēn撰zhuàn文wén悼dào念niàn乡xiāng村cūn音yīn乐yuè传chuán奇qí多duō莉lì·帕pà顿dùn,称chēng赞zàn她tā一yī专zhuān多duō能néng、全quán天tiān候hòu投tóu入rù工gōng作zuò的de敬jìng业yè精jīng神shén。

Roots · etymology

字面"绕钟一圈",喻全天候不停歇

  • round(绕、整)+ the clock(钟表)→ 绕着钟表转一圈

Collocations

  • work round the clock / round-the-clock service / round-the-clock news coverage

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