| 单词 | tick |
| 释义 | verbnountickBrE /tɪk/ NAmE /tɪk/ verb present 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◆ ~away While 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 ) ~sth to 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 ˈtick what 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 ) (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) (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 crossnoun (1 ) , Xsymbol (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？ |
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