| 单词 | tick |
| 释义 | tick (tɪk ) Word forms: ticks , ticking , ticked 1. countable noun B1 A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. [mainly British] His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks. Place a tick in the appropriate box. Synonyms: check mark, mark, line, stroke 2. verb A2 If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it. [mainly British] Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings. [VERB noun] As each boy said yes, he ticked their name. [VERB noun] Synonyms: mark, indicate, mark off, check off 3. verb When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works. A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter. [VERB] Synonyms: click, tap, clack, ticktock Tick away means the same as tick. A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner. [VERB PARTICLE] ticking uncountable noun ...the endless ticking of clocks. [+ of] 4. countable noun The tick of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock. [+ of] Synonyms: click, tap, tapping, clicking 5. countable noun You can use tick to refer to a very short period of time. [British, informal] Just hang on a tick, we may be able to help. I'll be back in a tick. I shall be with you in two ticks. Synonyms: moment, second, minute, shake [informal] 6. verb If you talk about what makes someone tick, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do. [informal] He wanted to find out what made them tick. [VERB] I'm interested in how people tick. [VERB] 7. countable noun A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food. ...chemicals that destroy ticks and mites. Tick bites can cause Lyme disease. Phrasal verbs: tick away 1. phrasal verb If you say that the clock or time is ticking away, ticking by, or ticking on, you mean that time is passing, especially when there is something that needs to be done or when you are waiting for something to happen. The clock ticks away, leaving little time for talks. [VERB PARTICLE] The minutes towards departure ticked by, until finally the pilot arrived. [VERB PARTICLE] The clock ticked on towards the president's visit. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also tick [sense 3] tick by tick away tick off 1. phrasal verb B2 If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. [mainly British] He ticked off my name on a piece of paper. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Tick it off in the box. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you tick someone off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [British, informal] His mum ticked him off at home. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much. [V n P + for] Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light. [V P n + for] 3. See also ticking off 4. phrasal verb If you say that something ticks you off, you mean that it annoys you. [US, informal] I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She's still ticked off at him for brushing her off and going out with you instead. [V-ed P + at] tick on tick away tick over 1. phrasal verb If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it. [British] Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If a person, system , or business is ticking over, they are working steadily, but not producing very much or making much progress. [British] The market is at least ticking over. [VERB PARTICLE] It keeps you ticking over, stops you being complacent. [VERB PARTICLE] Collocations: time ticks away Last night it finally arrived with time ticking away and the extra period looming. The Sun (2016) As time ticked away the pressure cranked up. The Sun (2011) When we saw time ticking away, we finally agreed on something: we needed help. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I know full well that many will be sad today thinking that time is ticking away on the place where they grew up. The Sun (2011) But time is ticking away. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Translations: Chinese: 勾号, 打勾 Japanese: 照合の印, 照合の印をつける |
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