单词	tick
释义	verb | noun ticktick1 ●●○ /tɪk/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE tick Simple Form Present I, you, we, they tick he, she, it ticks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they ticked Present perfect I, you, we, they have ticked he, she, it has ticked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had ticked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will tick Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have ticked Continuous Form Present I am ticking he, she, it is ticking you, we, they are ticking Past I, he, she, it was ticking you, we, they were ticking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been ticking he, she, it has been ticking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been ticking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be ticking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been ticking 1[intransitive] if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short sound every second2what makes somebody tick informal the thoughts, desires, opinions, etc. that give someone his or her character or make someone behave in a particular way:  Nobody can figure out what makes him tick.tick away/by phrasal verb1 (also tick away) if time ticks away or by, it passes, especially when you are waiting for something to happen2 tick something ↔ away if a clock or watch ticks away the hours, minutes, etc., it shows them as they passtick off phrasal verb1tick somebody ↔ off informal to annoy someone:  Her attitude is really ticking me off.2tick something ↔ off to tell someone a list of things, especially when you touch a different finger as you tell each thing on the list:  He began ticking off points on his fingers. verb | noun ticktick2 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYtick1 Origin: (1,3-5) 1200-1300 Origin unknown. (2) Old English ticia 1 [countable] the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes every second, or a series of these sounds2[countable] a very small creature like an insect that lives on the skin of other animals and sucks their blood3[countable] a small change in the amount or value of something, especially in the price of stock in a company
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