单词 | tick |
释义 | tick verb¹ 1of a clock, etc.钟表adverb➤loudly发出响亮的滴答声▸➤relentlessly不断地嘀嗒响▸➤away(时间)滴滴答答地流逝◆the clock ticked relentlessly away on the mantelpiece.壁炉台上的时钟滴答不止。tick verb² 2 (bre) put a mark (✓) next to sth打钩 ➡ see also check adverb➤simply简单地打个钩◆to take advantage of this extra bonus offer, simply tick the box on your order form.要得到这项额外优惠,只要在订单上的方框里打个钩就行了。➤mentally心里做记号▸➤off打钩标记⋯◆she mentally ticked off the names of the people she had already spoken to.她在心里记下已经谈过话的人的名字。tick verb ●tick over (bre) adverb➤nicely运转良好◆the business is ticking over nicely at the moment.目前业务运转良好。➤still还在运转phrases➤keep things ticking over使事情照常进行◆morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.我不在时莫里森使一切照常运转。 tick /tɪk/ verb (bre) (name check) [transitive] to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc., usually to show that it has been dealt with or is correct 对…标上记号(以示正确或已处理)◆tick this box if you do not wish us to send you information. 如果你不希望我们向你发送资料,请在方框内打钩。 ●have ticks in all the right boxes (informal) to be doing the right things in order to achieve a particular result 事事顺利◆the company is making good progress in the health-care market, with ticks in all the right boxes. 这家公司在保健市场上进步很大,事事顺利。 ●tick sb/sth off (bre) (name check sb/sth off) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with 用记号钩出◆it's a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them. 在清单上已完成的工作旁边画上记号,这是个好主意。●tick over (bre) (usually used in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时) (about a business, a system, an activity, etc.) to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much (企业、系统、活动等)进展缓慢◆just keep things ticking over while i'm away. 在我外出期间,维持正常运转就行。 tick /tɪk/ noun [countable] (bre) (name check mark, check) a mark (✓) put beside a sum or an item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correct 对号;钩号◆i've put a tick against the things i've chosen. 我在已选的东西旁边标上了记号。 (finance 金融) (also tick point) the smallest amount by which the price of shares, futures (= contracts to buy or sell sth at a particular time in the future for a fixed price), etc. can change, often 0.01% of the nominal value 点,最小价位(股票期货等交易中允许的最小价格变动量,通常是面值的 0.01%)◆the september gilt futures price closed 67 ticks up at 115.85. 九月份的国债期货价格收盘时上扬 67 点,达到 115.85。 (finance 金融) an upward or downward movement in the price of a share, bond, commodity , etc. (股票、债券、商品等)价格的上下波动 ➡ downtick , uptick minus tick ◇ plus tick ☞ tick☞ ticktick [transitive] (bre) to put a mark (✓) next to an answer or an item on a list to show that it is correct or has been dealt with标记号;打钩;打对号◆tick 'yes' or 'no' to each question.在每个问题的“是”或“否”旁打钩。◆i've ticked off the names of the people who have paid.我在已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。tick¹/tɪk ||; tɪk/verb1. [i] (used about a clock or watch) to make regular short sounds (指钟表)发出滴答声 2. (us 美 check) [t] to put a mark (√) next to a name, an item on a list, etc to show that sth has been dealt with or chosen, or that it is correct 打钩(表示已作处理、已选定或正确): ◇please tick the appropriate box. 请在适当的方框内打钩。 what makes sb/sth tick the reasons why sb behaves or sth works in the way he/she/it does (人行为的)原因;(物运作的)原理: ◇he has a strong interest in people and what makes them tick. 他对人及其行为的原由深感兴趣。 tick away/by (used about time) to pass (指时间)过去,消逝 tick sb/sth off to put a mark (√) next to a name an item on a list, etc to show that sth has been done or sb has been dealt with 打钩(表示已经完成或处理) tick over(informal 非正式) (usually used in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时) 1. (used about an engine) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving (指发动机)慢转,空转 2. to keep working slowly without producing or achieving very much 进展缓慢;呆滞tick²/tɪk ||; tɪk/noun[c] 1. (us 美 check markcheck) a mark (√) next to an item on a list that shows that sth has been done or is correct (表示正确或已完成的)钩号,对号: ◇put a tick after each correct answer. 在正确的答案后面打钩。 2. (also ticking) the regular short sound that a watch or clock makes when it is working (钟表的)滴答声 3. (brit 英) (informal 非正式) a moment 一会儿 4. a small animal with eight legs, like an insect, that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood 蜱;壁虱 ☞picture at arachnid 见arachnid插图ticksee ⇨ sound 12 • • •• ⇨ what makes sb tick☞ tick¹☞ tick² |
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