- a piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event票, 券; 车票; 入场券; 票证：
admission is by ticket only.
只能凭票入场。
- a receipt for goods that have been received（货物）收条。
ticket to/out of
a method of getting into or out of (a specified state or situation)达到…目的的方法（或手段、途径）：drugs are seen as the only ticket out of poverty
毒品被认为是摆脱贫困的唯一手段
companies that appeared to have a one-way ticket to profitability.
似乎只有一条盈利途径的公司。
- a certificate or warrant, in particular证明（书）, 尤指：
- an official notice of a traffic offence（交通）违章通知单, 罚款单, 传票。
- a certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member（船员、飞行员等的）执照。
- Brit. a certificate of discharge from the army〈英〉退役证书。
- a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, and other details（货物上标明价格、尺码等的）标签, 签条。
- in sing. chiefly N. Amer. a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election〈主北美〉（政党在竞选时提出的）候选人名单：
his presence on the Republican ticket.
他被列入共和党候选人名单。
- a set of principles or policies supported by a party in an election（政党的）竞选纲领, 政见：
he stood for office on a strong right-wing, no-nonsense ticket.
他以强硬的右翼主张和务实的作风主政。
the ticket
informal the desirable or correct thing〈非正式〉恰好的事情; 所需的东西：a wet spring would be just the ticket for the garden.
湿润的春天对这个花园正合适。
- with adj. Scottish & US informal a person of a specified kind〈苏格兰, 美, 非正式〉…人, …家伙：
I think you're all a bunch of sick tickets.
我看你们都是一群病号。
- issue (someone) with an official notice of a traffic or other offence对…发出交通违章通知（或罚款单、传票）; 贴交通违章通知于：
park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed.
乱停车你会被开罚单。
be ticketed
(of a passenger) be issued with a travel ticket（游客）获发门票：passengers can now get electronically ticketed.
旅客现在可以拿到电子门票。
- US be destined or heading for a specified state or position〈美〉注定：
they were sure that Downing was ticketed for greatness.
他们相信唐宁注定是个了不起的人。
- (be ticketed) (of a retail product) be marked with a label giving its price, size, and other details给（零售货物）加标签; 标明。
be tickets
- S. African informal be the end〈南非, 非正式〉死路一条, 完蛋：
if that man talks to the police, it's tickets for him.
如果那人向警察告发的话, 那他就没命了。
have tickets on oneself
- Austral. /NZ informal be excessively proud of oneself〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉自高自大, 自负。
punch one's ticket
- US informal deliberately undertake particular assignments that are likely to lead to promotion at work〈美, 非正式〉有意承担能让自己升职的任务。
- (in sport) ensure one's progress to a further contest or tournament（体育用语）获得晋级资格, 拿到下一轮比赛的入场券：
in scoring 13 points, they punched their ticket to the Super Bowl in Jacksonville.
得了13分, 他们就稳获参加在杰克逊维尔举行的超级碗的入场券。
write one's (own) ticket
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. dictate one's own terms〈非正式, 主北美〉自定计划; 自己规划前程。