- a mark (√) used to indicate that a textual item is correct or has been chosen, checked, or dealt with（文本上的）钩号。
- a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch（尤指钟、表发出的）滴答声。
- Brit. informal a moment (used especially to reassure someone that one will return or be ready very soon)〈英, 非正式〉滴答的一瞬间, 一会儿：
I shan't be a tick
我立马就来
I'll be with you in a tick.
我很快就会和你在一起。
- Stock Exchange the smallest recognized amount by which a price of a security or future may fluctuate【股票】点; 波动点。
- with obj. mark (an item) with a tick, typically to show that it has been chosen, checked, approved, or dealt with给…打钩号：
just tick the appropriate box below.
就在下列适当的小框中打钩。
- no obj.(of a clock or other mechanical device) make regular short sharp sounds（钟或其他机械装置）发出滴答声：
I could hear the clock ticking.
我能听到钟在滴答滴答响。
tick away/by/past
(of time) pass (used especially when someone is pressed for time or keenly awaiting an event)（尤指时间在焦急等待中）滴答滴答地过去：the minutes were ticking away till the actor's appearance.
时间一点一滴地过去, 然后演员才出场。
- with obj.
tick something away
(of a clock or watch) mark the passing of time with regular short sharp sounds（钟, 表）使时间滴滴答答过去： the little clock ticked the precious minutes away.
宝贵的时间一分分地在小时钟的滴答声中过去了。
- proceed or progress进展, 进步：
her book was ticking along nicely.
她的书进展顺利。
tick all the (right) boxes
- Brit. informal fulfil all the necessary requirements〈英, 非正式〉满足所有要求：
the new album should tick all the right boxes for their many fans.
这张新专辑应该能满足他们众多歌迷的所有要求。
what makes someone tick
- informal what motivates someone〈非正式〉某人的行为（或思想）动机是, 某人动机何在：
people are curious to know what makes British men tick.
人们很想知道英国人生活的动力何在。
tick someone off
- Brit. informal reprimand or rebuke someone〈英, 非正式〉责备; 责骂：
he was ticked off by Angela
他受到了安杰拉的指责
as noun ticking off he got a ticking off from the magistrate.他受到地方法官的斥责。
- N. Amer. informal make someone annoyed or angry〈北美, 非正式〉使生气, 使恼火：
as adj. ticked off Jefferson was a little ticked off, but he'll come around.杰斐逊有点生气了, 不过他会消气的。
tick something off
- mark an item in a list with a tick to show that it has been dealt with给…打钩形记号（表明已处理过）：
I ticked several items off my 'to do' list.
我在“待办事项”表里勾掉了几项。
- list items one by one in one's mind or during a speech逐一思考（或列举）：
he ticked the points off on his fingers.
他掰着手指逐个思考着那些要点。
tick over
- (of an engine) run slowly in neutral（发动机）空转; 慢转。
- work or function at a basic or minimum level（工作, 功能）维持原状, 最低水准运行：
they are keeping things ticking over until their father returns.
他们一切维持原状直到父亲回来。
- a parasitic arachnid which attaches itself to the skin of a terrestrial vertebrate from which it sucks blood, leaving the host when sated. Some species transmit diseases, including tularaemia and Lyme disease.扁虱, 蜱, 壁虱。
- Suborder Ixodida, order Acari (or order and subclass).蜱亚目, 蜱螨目（或目及亚纲）。
- informal a parasitic louse fly, especially the sheep ked〈非正式〉虱蝇（尤指羊蜱蝇）。
- Brit. informal a worthless or contemptible person〈英, 非正式〉一文不值的人; 可鄙的人
full（或tight） as a tick
- informal replete after eating (or very drunk)〈非正式〉吃饱喝足; 酩酊大醉。