very regularly; repeatedly and predictably極規律地；反復單調地
like clockwork
With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly精確地，有規律地：類似機器的規律和準確地；精確地
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
ADJ
(玩具或裝置)裝有發條的
A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.
例句
...a clockwork train-set.上發條的玩具火車
PHRASE
很順利地;準時地；很有規律地
If you say that something happens like clockwork, you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.
例句
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條，所有活動都已提前把時間精確計劃好了。He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork.每年他必對標牌公司進行兩次改組。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
(玩具、鐘表等上面的) 發條裝置
After the clockwork of the watch was cleaned the watch kept perfect time.那塊表的發條裝置擦干凈后，走起來就非常精確了。
按計劃進行；進展順利
The sports day went like clockwork, with every race starting and finishing on time.運動會進展順利，所有賽事都準時開始，準時結束。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock