1 PHRASAL VERB 在…上打钩 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. 在…上打钩 [mainly British]
SYN mark off, check off, put a tick at
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check off
2 PHRASAL VERB 怒斥;责骂 If you tick someone off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. 怒斥;责骂 [British, informal] [Also VERB PREPOSITION n]
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His mum ticked him off at home. [VERB noun PREP.]
他妈妈在家狠狠训了他一顿。
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Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much. [V n P + for]
阿卜杜勒动辄责骂他抽烟太凶。
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Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light. [V P n + for]
一个退休老人闯了红灯，被交警训了一顿。
SYN scold, rebuke, tell off [informal] , lecture
4 PHRASAL VERB 惹恼;激怒 If you say that something ticks you off, you mean that it annoys you. 惹恼;激怒 [US, informal]
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I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off. [VERB noun PREP.]
我就是觉得这样太粗鲁，叫我很生气。
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She's still ticked off at him for brushing her off and going out with you instead. [V-ed P + at]
他对她不理不睬，反倒和你一块儿出去，为此她还在生他的气呢。
SYN annoy, bother, bug [informal] , irritate
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