clockwise
clockwise — adverb
1. in the same turning direction that a clock's pointers travel — from the top of t
in the same turning direction that a clock's pointers travel — from the top of the dial round to the right, down, left, and back up.
Tomás turned the lid clockwise to close the jam jar tightly.
turn + object + clockwise (manual adjustment)
The dancers walked clockwise around the wedding fire at Padma's ceremony.
verb of motion + clockwise (ritual context)
To tighten the screw, Otis told his nephew to rotate the screwdriver clockwise.
The cyclists rode clockwise around the lake in Kaohsiung every Sunday morning.
Eleni stirred the soup clockwise so the noodles would not stick to the pot.
- rightward
describes general direction; 'clockwise' specifically references a rotational sweep, not a single sideways move
- counterclockwise
American English
- anticlockwise
British English
文法句型
turn/rotate/move + clockwise
用法筆記
Most often follows a verb of turning, rotating, stirring, or moving around a centre. Direct opposite of 'counterclockwise' (US) / 'anticlockwise' (UK).
常見錯誤
clockwise — adjective
- clockwisepositive
- more clockwisecomparative
- most clockwisesuperlative
1. describing a turn, motion, or arrangement whose rotation matches how a clock's p
describing a turn, motion, or arrangement whose rotation matches how a clock's pointers travel — top, then right, then bottom, then left, and back.
Give the steering wheel a small clockwise turn to straighten the car, Christopher.
clockwise + turn (most common collocation)
Takeshi drew a clockwise arrow on the diagram to show how the gear should spin.
clockwise + arrow / direction noun
Camille felt dizzy after watching the clockwise rotation of the carousel for too long.
The yoga teacher asked Sivan to make slow clockwise circles with the right ankle.
Kwame used a clockwise motion of the brush to polish the wooden table by the window.
- rightward
general direction word; lacks the rotational sense that 'clockwise' carries
- counterclockwise
American English
- anticlockwise
British English
文法句型
clockwise + noun
用法筆記
Used before a noun (attributive). For 'the way something moves', prefer the adverb form: 'rotate clockwise' rather than 'a clockwise rotation' when the verb makes the motion explicit.