单词 | tick over |
释义 | tick over (once / 139051 pages) v WORD FAMILY tick over: ticked over, ticking over, ticks over USAGE EXAMPLESTo keep its economy ticking over, the government has also dipped into its foreign reserves, which have dropped by nearly a quarter since mid-2014. Wall Street Journal(Oct 03, 2016) Khan fought at just a tick over the lightweight limit for many of his early fights as a professional, occasionally below. The Guardian(May 06, 2016) But the relentlessness that saved them last season keeps their points tally ticking over again, via a late Vardy penalty. The Guardian(May 03, 2016) v run disconnected or idle Syn|Ant idle run be operating, running or functioning function, go, operate, run, workperform as expected when applied |
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