英语词汇“tick away”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tick away

or tick by or tick on

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]

See full dictionary entry for tick

单词	tick away
释义	tick away or tick by or tick on 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] See full dictionary entry for tick
随便看	political opportunism political opportunist political opposition political organization political orthodoxy political outlook political overtones political pamphlet political paralysis political patronage political persuasion political philosopher political philosophy political pluralism political power political pressure political prisoner political process political purpose political reality political reason political reform political reporter political rival political satire