短語 “watch the clock” 的意思是 “因感到無聊、想要或需要做其它事情而頻繁地查看時(shí)鐘或手表上的時(shí)間”。你可以用名詞 “clock-watcher” 指 “總是掐著點(diǎn)下班或休息的人”。
I had to watch the clock because I needed to leave work on time. I had a train to catch.
我不得不一直看著表,因?yàn)槲业脺?zhǔn)時(shí)下班。我要趕火車。
Stop watching the clock! You have plenty of work to do before five o’clock!
別總盯著時(shí)間盼下班了!五點(diǎn)前你還有很多工作要做!
I am a permanent clock-watcher. My job is so boring – I keep checking the time to see if it’s home time!
我是個(gè)掐著點(diǎn)下班的人。我的工作太無聊了,所以我總是在看是不是到了回家的時(shí)間!