clockwise
clockwise — 副詞
1. in the same turning direction that a clock's pointers travel — from the top of t
順時針地
依時鐘指針旋轉方向移動
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.
Tomás 把蓋子順時針旋緊，把果醬罐關好。
turn + object + clockwise (manual adjustment)
The dancers walked clockwise around the wedding fire at Padma's ceremony.
在 Padma 的婚禮上，舞者順時針繞著喜火走動。
verb of motion + clockwise (ritual context)
To tighten the screw, Otis told his nephew to rotate the screwdriver clockwise.
為了鎖緊螺絲，Otis 叫姪子把螺絲起子順時針轉動。
The cyclists rode clockwise around the lake in Kaohsiung every Sunday morning.
那群單車手每個週日早上都順時針繞著高雄的湖騎一圈。
Eleni stirred the soup clockwise so the noodles would not stick to the pot.
Eleni 順時針攪湯，免得麵條黏在鍋底。
- 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 — 形容詞
- clockwisepositive
- more clockwisecomparative
- most clockwisesuperlative
1. describing a turn, motion, or arrangement whose rotation matches how a clock's p
順時針的
與時鐘指針同方向的旋轉
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.
Christopher，把方向盤往順時針的方向小轉一下，車身就能拉正。
clockwise + turn (most common collocation)
Takeshi drew a clockwise arrow on the diagram to show how the gear should spin.
Takeshi 在圖上畫了一個順時針的箭頭，標示齒輪該往哪邊轉。
clockwise + arrow / direction noun
Camille felt dizzy after watching the clockwise rotation of the carousel for too long.
Camille 盯著旋轉木馬順時針的轉動看太久，覺得頭很暈。
The yoga teacher asked Sivan to make slow clockwise circles with the right ankle.
瑜伽老師請 Sivan 用右腳踝慢慢畫順時針的圓圈。
Kwame used a clockwise motion of the brush to polish the wooden table by the window.
Kwame 以順時針的方向擦動刷子，把窗邊的木桌擦亮。
- 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.