Then he sat down and had a pipe and listened to the clock tick.

然后他坐下来，有一个管道，并听取了时钟滴答。

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The default value for this interval is a single clock tick (10 milliseconds).

此时间间隔的默认值为单个指令周期(10毫秒)。

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An operating system typically consists of a set of function calls, or software interrupts, and a periodic clock tick.

一个操作系统典型地由一个函数调用集、软件中断和定期时钟周期组成。

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Craft tried not to think about his previous misses as he watched the white numbers on the clock tick down and squared up to decide the game.

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One can only imagine what Agnew would make of our political world today, in which a president's pronouncements are dissected syllable by syllable, tick-of-the-clock by tick-of-the-clock.

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Ferguson and Manchester United knew the prospect was looming of Beckham allowing the clock to tick on his next deal and it was time to cash in.

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