clapper
n
1 piece of metal, etc fixed loosely inside a bell and making it sound by striking the side (钟铃的)击锤; 钟舌; 铃舌. =>illus at bell 见bell之插图.
2 (idm 习语) like the `clappers (Brit infml 口) very fast or hard; vigorously 很快; 很用力; 强有力地
go, run, work, etc like the clappers 一个劲儿地走、 跑、 工作等.
🗣️ 情景例句
John isn't here today. That figures, he looked very sick yesterday.
约翰今天没有来,怪不得,他昨天就好像不太舒服。
You get what you pay for.
便宜没好货。
The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'.