tick
[tɪk] noun
MARK 记号
IMPROVER countable mainly UK (US usually check)
■a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done 核对号，钩号•Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation.在接受邀请的人的姓名上打钩。
[tɪk] noun
SHORT TIME 短时间
countable UK informal
■a very short time 一会儿•Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready.稍等一会儿——我还没准备好。 •I'll be with you in a tick /in two ticks.我马上就到。
[tɪk] noun
SOUND 声音
countable usually singular
■the sound clocks and watches make every second （钟表发出的）滴答声
[tɪk] noun
PAYING LATER 以后付款
on tick UK old-fashioned informal
■If you buy something on tick, you pay for it later. 赊购，赊帐
[tɪk] noun
ANIMAL 动物
countable
■a very small creature like an insect which lives on and sucks the blood of other animals 蜱；壁虱
[tɪk] verb
SOUND 声音
intransitive
■When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a sound every second. （钟表）发出滴答声
[tɪk] verb
MARK 记号
transitive mainly UK (US usually check)
■to mark something with a tick 给…标记号，打上钩•Tick (off) each item on the list as you complete it.每完成一个专案计划就在清单上把该专案计划打勾。
[tɪk] verb
what makes sb tick
■If you know what makes someone tick, you understand why they behave the way they do. 使（某人）做…的原因
[tɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs tick away/by
■If time ticks away/by, it goes past （时间）流逝，一点一点过去•With the final seconds ticking away, Milan scored a goal.米兰队在最后几秒钟进了一个球。
[tɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs tick sb off
SPEAK SEVERELY
[M] UK informal
■to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong 责备，责骂（某人）•I had to tick him off for being late again.他又迟到了，我得说说他。 ANNOY US informal
■to annoy someone 使（某人）生气，使（某人）恼火•It really ticks me off when she doesn't keep her promises.她不守信，令我特别生气。
[tɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs tick over
ACTIVITY
■If a business, job or system is ticking over, it continues to work but makes little progress （生意、工作或系统几乎没有进展地）进度缓慢•I'll be able to keep things ticking over in the office until you get back.你回来之前我能够保持办公室工作基本运行。 ENGINE
■If the engine of a vehicle is ticking over, the engine is operating slowly although the vehicle is not moving （引擎）空转•I've left the car with the engine ticking over.我离开了汽车，让引擎空转着。 |