名詞 clockwork:

1. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock

1. The landlady was sent out for a two-hour walk with the dog, no matter what the weather; whereupon the niece and the respectable looking middle-aged man promptly went upstairs. He was as regular as clockwork.
   無(wú)論天氣如何，房東太太要帶狗出去散步兩個(gè)小時(shí)，這時(shí)那侄女便和一個(gè)看上去很體面的中年男人上了樓。那人每天也真夠準(zhǔn)時(shí)的。
2. She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork.
   她每天五點(diǎn)鐘到，極有規(guī)律。
3. The milkman calls at seven-thirty every morning, regular as clockwork.
   送奶人極有規(guī)律地在早晨7：30送來(lái)牛奶。

clock.work

n.（名詞）
A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.
鐘表機(jī)械，發(fā)條裝置：一種由齒輪組成的機(jī)械裝置，由彈簧驅(qū)動(dòng)，如機(jī)械表內(nèi)部的裝置

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>like clockwork
With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly:
精確地，有規(guī)律地：類(lèi)似機(jī)器的規(guī)律和準(zhǔn)確地；精確地：
例句：
The project proceeded like clockwork.
計(jì)劃準(zhǔn)確地進(jìn)行著