ticking clock

常见例句

He’s chasing a ticking clock, chasing the ghosts before him –Jordan and Magic and Russell.
他一直在追逐着一个一直在运转着的时钟，追着在他之前的那些灵魂――乔丹，魔术师和拉塞尔。
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Now consider noise. If a ticking clock disturbs you, buy one that doesn't tick, or use your phone.
现在考虑噪音：如果钟表的滴答声让你无法入睡，那就买一个不发声的，或者用你的手机来代替钟表。
Now consider noise.If a ticking clock disturbs you, buy one that doesn't tick, or use your phone.Turn clock radios and MP3 players to the wall and cover lighted screens.
现在考虑噪音：如果钟表的滴答声让你无法入睡，那就买一个不发声的，或者用你的手机来代替钟表。

And everywhere was silence- the strange silence that comes only to a room where the clock has stopped ticking.
We get used to the ticking of a clock or to noise of traffic but it's actually a very important form of learning because imagine life without it.
我们习惯了钟的滴答声和车来人往的噪音,但这却是一种非常重要的学习形式,我们不妨试想一下无法进行习惯化的情形。
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Imagine life where you never got used to anything, where suddenly somebody steps forward and waves their hand " and you'd go, "Woah," " and then they wave their hand again and you'd go, "Whoah," -- and you keep-- And there's the loud ticking of a clock and you say, " "Hmmm."
试想你在生活中无法习惯任何事情，要有人突然跳出来向你挥手,你肯定吓得惊叫，“哇“,然后他们再跟你挥手，你又惊叫“哇“,然后你就不停地-,或是在你听到响亮的钟摆声后很惊奇地说，“嗯“
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The closest analog I know of is when you suddenly become aware of a ticking clock.
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