| 单词 | tick over |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tick oververb (intr, adverb) 1. Also: idle British (of an engine) to run at low speed with the throttle control closed and the transmission disengaged 2. to run smoothly without any major changes keep the firm ticking over until I get back noun tick-over 3. British a. the speed of an engine when it is ticking over b. (as modifier) tick-over speed Word Frequency tick-over(ˈtɪkəʊvə) noun British (of an engine) the act of running at a low speed or rate, for example when an engine is switched on, but one is not actually using it The engine slowed to a tick-over. |
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