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tick2/tik/n. 1 any of various arachnids of the order Acarina, parasitic on the skin of dogs and cattle etc. (寄生在狗和牛等动物身上的)虱子，跳蚤 2 any of various insects of the family Hippoboscidae, parasitic on sheep and birds etc. (寄生在羊和鸟等身上的)虱蝇 3 colloq. an unpleasant or despicable person [口]讨厌的人；可鄙的人 [Old English ticia; Middle English teke, tyke: cf. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tēke, Old High German zēcho] |