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tick vi- 1. (钟表等)滴嗒滴嗒响
- • listen to the clock ticking 听钟表滴嗒滴嗒地响
- 2. 非正式 活动;工作
vt- 1. 用滴嗒声报时
- • The watch ticked the minutes. 手表滴嗒滴嗒地报时。
- 2. 英 给…标上记号
- • I ticked the items that were not delivered one by one. 我把还未交付的货品逐项作了记号。
词组tick away (或by) (时间)滴嗒滴嗒地过去;(时间)流逝 • While we were waiting for the green light, the taxi's meter kept ticking away. 我们等绿灯时,出租车的计价器滴嗒滴嗒地不停地响着。 • The clock ticked away the minutes of waiting. 时钟滴嗒不止,在等候中几分钟过去了。 • Minutes ticked away before he replied. 过了几分钟他才回答。 tick off 1. 给…标记 • tick off an item on a list 在清单上的一项旁打钩 2. 用滴嗒声报知 • The taximeter ticked off the fare. 出租车的计价器打出了车费。 3. 列举项目 • He can tick off the names of all the books he has read. 他能一口气说出看过的所有的书名。 4. 英非正式 责备;责骂 • He was ticked off for being late again. 他因为迟到而受到斥责。 5. 美非正式 使气恼 • His rudeness really ticked us off. 他的无礼着实让我们恼火。 tick over 1. (发动机因齿轮松驰而)缓慢地空转 2. (工作等)松松垮垮地进行 |