“地道英语”：Around the clock 没日没夜地，全天候地
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Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei. And I'm Phil.

Fafe, you look like you haven't stopped working.I know, there's so much happening right now. I've been working around the clock.Why don't we have a closer look at that?Around the clock.It's a nice image, but it doesn't mean that you've been going around an actual clock, does it?No, no. It just means all day and all night.For example, if you're available around the clock, people can contact you at any time.

If you're working around the clock, then it means that you work all day and all night, like me.Sounds like you might need a break.Let's listen to some other people using the expression around the clock.I've got 50 people coming round for dinner tomorrow, so I've been cooking around the clock.I'm talking about wedding planning around the clock at the moment.I can't wait for it to be over, but I'm excited too.It's only a couple of weeks away.

I've got a really important exam coming up, so I'm studying around the clock.I am so tired.你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的第一道英语节目。以上我们一起学习了表达 around the clock 的用法。Around the clock 的字面意思是绕着时钟转圈,实际意思是没日没夜的全天候的。

这个表达也可以说成 round the clock,它的意思和用法和 around the clock 是完全一样的。yes, and round the clock and around the clock are also sometimes used before a noun as an adjectival phrase,around the clock coverage or round the clock availability。

是的,around the clock 或者 round the clock 还可以用作复合形容词来修饰名词。比如 around the clock service 的意思就是全天候 24 小时的服务。Now, the great thing about our programs is that they are available around the clock.Yes, you can do round the clock practice with our programs.Make sure you don't miss the next one.Bye bye.Bye.