| 释义 |
tick1/tik/ n. & v.●n. 1 a slight recurring click, esp. that of a watch or clock (尤指钟表的)滴答声 2 esp. Brit. colloq. a moment; an instant [尤英口]滴答的一瞬间；一会儿 3 a mark (√) to denote correctness, check items in a list, etc. (核对清单等时画的)记号 ●v. 1 intr.a (of a clock etc.) make ticks (钟表等)发出滴答声 b (foll. by 后跟 away) (of time etc.) pass (时间等)过去 2 intr. (of a mechanism) work, function (机械)工作，运行，起作用 take it apart to see how it ticks 把它拆开看看是怎么运行的 3 tr.a mark (a written answer etc.) with a tick 给…标记号 b (often foll. by 常后跟 off) mark (an item in a list etc.) with a tick in checking 核对(清单项目) □ in two ticks Brit. colloq. in a very short time [英口]一会儿 □ tick off colloq. reprimand [口]责备；责骂 □ tick over 1 (of an engine etc.) idle (发动机等)空转 2 (of a person, project, etc.) be working or functioning at a basic or minimum level (指人、工程项目等)无大进展，进展缓慢 □ what makes a person tick colloq. a person's motivation [口]使人想做某事的动机 □ tickless adj.[Middle English: cf. Dutch tik, Low German tikk ‘touch, tick’] |