| 释义 |
tick²v 1. [i] if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short sound every second ［钟表］发出滴答声 2. [t] bre to mark something with a tick 【英】 打勾做记号 3. what makes sb tick informal the reasons that make them behave in a particular way 【非正式】 某人这样做的原因是什么:◇i can't figure out what makes him tick. 我弄不明白他为什么会这样。tick away/byif time ticks away or by, it passes ［时光］流逝，逝去tick sb/sth ↔ off1 bre informal to angrily tell someone that they should not have done something 【英，非正式】 斥责，责备［某人］2 ame informal to annoy someone 【美，非正式】 激怒3 bre to put a tick next to something on a list to show that it has been done 【英】 勾掉; 划掉［表示某事已完成］tick overbre to continue working at a slow steady rate without producing much 【英】 缓慢进展:◇we kept the business just ticking over until new orders arrived. 我们勉强维持生意直至接到新的订单。 |