If something is around-the-clock, it does not stop for night or for sleep. Hospitals, police, some factories, and news desks work this way: at every hour, someone is still there.

If something is around-the-clock如果一件事是 around-the-clock 的, it它 for night or for sleep不會為了黑夜或睡覺 does not stop而停下來。 Hospitals醫院, police警察, some factories有些工廠, and news desks和新聞編輯台 work this way就是這樣運作的: at every hour每一個鐘點, someone is still there都還有人在。

You can also write round-the-clock; it is the same idea. Picture the hands of a clock going all the way around, then around again — the work follows those hours.

You你 can also write也可以寫 round-the-clock; it is the same idea是同一個意思。 Picture想像 the hands of a clock時鐘的指針 going all the way around走完一整圈, then around again然後再一圈 — the work工作 follows those hours就跟著那些鐘點走。

It sounds a little like a news headline. In ordinary speech people often say '24 hours a day' or 'all day and all night' instead.

It它 sounds a little like聽起來有點像 a news headline新聞標題。 In ordinary speech在平常說話時, people人們 often instead say常常改說 '24 hours a day' 一天24小時, or或 'all day and all night' 日夜不停。

As an adjective it is usually hyphenated (around-the-clock care); without hyphens it still works as a phrase (they work around the clock).

As an adjective當形容詞時, it它 is usually hyphenated通常加連字號 (around-the-clock care); without hyphens不加連字號時, it它 as a phrase當片語 still works也行得通 (they work around the clock)。