The clock was on the stroke of twelve.

时钟敲响了十二点。

She arrived home on the stroke of midnight.

【stroke】她午夜才到家。

On the stroke of eleven she plunged into the recesses of the building.

十一点钟敲响的时候， 她一头扎进了大楼的隐蔽处。

The treaty will come into force on the stroke of midnight tonight.

【midnight】条约将于今晚 12 点整开始生效。 He's gone for a midnight swim.他深更半夜去游泳了。

On the stroke of five Nejdanov went down to dinner, which was announced by a Chinese gong, not by a bell. The whole company was already assembled in the dining room.

敲响五点，内日丹诺夫下楼去吃晚饭，这是用中国锣而不是钟声宣布的。整个公司已经聚集在餐厅里。

An hour later, on the stroke of twelve, M. Lenormand had just done the second floor; the other parties had not yet finished the upper floors; and no discovery had been made.

一个小时后， 十二点敲响， 勒诺曼先生刚爬完二楼。 其他各方还没有完成上面的楼层。 并没有发现。