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tickBrE /tɪk/NAmE /tɪk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tick BrE /tɪk/ NAmE /tɪk/present simple - he / she / it ticks BrE /tɪks/ NAmE /tɪks/past simple ticked BrE /tɪkt/ NAmE /tɪkt/past participle ticked BrE /tɪkt/ NAmE /tɪkt/ -ing form ticking BrE /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ [I] (of a clock, etc. 钟表等) to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing 发出滴答声；滴答地走时◆In the silence we could hear the clock ticking. 寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。◆a ticking bomb 滴答作响的定时炸弹◆~ awayWhile we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away. 我们等候时，出租汽车的计程器一直在滴答滴答地走着。 [T] (BrE) (NAmE check) ~ sthto put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc. 标记号；打上钩；打对号◆Please tick the appropriate box. 请在适合的方框内打钩。◆Tick 'yes' or 'no' to each question. 在每个问题的 “是” 或 “否” 旁打钩。◆I've ticked the names of the people who have paid. 我在已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。 ●ˌtick all the/sb's ˈboxes(BrE, informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb 投其所好；迎合众人/某人的喜好◆This is a movie that ticks all the boxes. 这是一部适合众人口味的影片。●what makes sb ˈtickwhat makes sb behave in the way that they do 使某人这样做的原因◆I've never really understood what makes her tick. 我从未真正弄懂她为什么这么做。 ●ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast(of time 时间) to pass 过去；流逝◆I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away. 我必须在两点前赶到机场，时间正在一分一秒地过去。●ˌtick sth↔aˈway(of a clock, etc. 钟表等) to mark the time as it passes 标示时间流逝◆The clock ticked away the minutes. 钟表显示时间一分一秒地过去。●ˌtick sb↔ˈoff(BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong 责备，斥责，责骂（尤指犯错的孩子） SYN tell sb↔off (for sth/for doing sth) ➡ related noun ticking off (NAmE, informal) to make sb angry or annoyed 使生气；使烦恼●ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff(BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with 给…画上钩；给…打核对号●ˌtick ˈover(BrE) () (of an engine 发动机) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving 空转；怠速运转 SYN idle (of a business, a system, an activity, etc. 企业、系统、活动等) to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much （没有进展地）徐缓运作◆Just keep things ticking over while I'm away. 在我外出期间，维持现状就行。 tickBrE /tɪk/NAmE /tɪk/ noun [C] (BrE) (NAmE ˈcheck mark, check) a mark (✓) put beside a sum or an item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correct 核对号；对号；钩号；记号◆Put a tick in the appropriate box if you would like further information about any of our products. 如想进一步了解我们任何产品的情况，请在适当的方框内打钩。 ➡ compare cross noun (1) , X symbol (4) [C] a very small creature that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of tick, some of which can carry diseases 蜱，壁虱，扁虱（吸血寄生虫，有些种类能传播疾病）◆a tick bite 蜱叮咬之处 (also tick·ing) [U] a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch （尤指钟表的）滴答声◆The only sound was the soft tick of the clock. 唯一的响声是钟表轻轻的滴答声。 [C] (BrE, informal) a moment 一会儿；一瞬间；一刹那；片刻◆Hang on a tick! 等一会儿，别挂断电话！◆I'll be with you in two ticks. 我马上就来。 [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) permission to delay paying for sth that you have bought 赊账；赊欠；赊购 SYN credit ◆Can I have these on tick? 我可以赊购这些东西吗？ |
