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tick tick ★★☆☆☆/tɪ̱k/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]钩号(符号为√) A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with.   [mainly BRIT 主英]His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks...他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩，都是他应得的。Place a tick in the appropriate box.在相应的方框里打钩。in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check2[VERB	动词]在(纸)上打钩 If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it.   [V n]  [mainly BRIT 主英]Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings...如果你不想收到此类邮件，请在这个方框里打钩。As each boy said yes, he ticked their name.随着男孩们依次答到，他在他们的名字旁打了钩。in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check3[VERB	动词](钟表)嘀嗒作响，发出嘀嗒声 When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works.   [V]  [V P]A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。Tick away means the same as tick .tick away 同 tickA grandfather clock ticked away in a corner.一只落地式大摆钟在墙角嘀嗒作响。ticking...the endless ticking of clocks.时钟永无休止的嘀嗒声4[N-COUNT	可数名词](钟表的)嘀嗒声 The tick of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]一瞬间；一刹那 You can use tick to refer to a very short period of time.   [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Just hang on a tick, we may be able to help...稍等一会儿，我们或许能帮上忙。I'll be back in a tick...我马上就回来。I shall be with you in two ticks.我过会儿就到。6[VERB	动词](某人的思想、愿望或情感使其)做出…举动；有…的行为 If you talk about what makes someone tick, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do.   [V]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He wanted to find out what made them tick...他想搞清楚他们为什么会那样。I'm interested in how people tick.我对人们的所思所想很感兴趣。7[N-COUNT	可数名词]蜱；壁虱 A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food. ...chemicals that destroy ticks and mites...杀灭蜱和螨虫的化学品Tick bites can cause Lyme disease.被蜱叮咬会引发莱姆病。相关词组：tick away tick by tick off tick on tick over  tick1 verbtick2 nounticktick1 /tɪk/ ●●○ verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] (also tick away) if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short repeated sound:  The old clock ticked noisily.2[transitive] British English to mark a test, list of questions etc with a tick, in order to show that something is correct, to choose something etc SYN check American English:  Tick the description that best fits you. Just tick the box on your order form.3what makes somebody tick informal the thoughts, feelings, opinions etc that give someone their character or make them behave in a particular way:  I’ve never really understood what makes her tick.4tick all the right boxes informal if something ticks all the right boxes, it does everything that you wanted it to do or is everything you wanted it to betick away/by/past phrasal verb if time ticks away, by, or past, it passes, especially when you are waiting for something to happen:  We need a decision – time’s ticking away. The minutes ticked past and still she didn’t call.tick somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1 British English informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of them:  Mrs Watts will tick you off if you’re late again.2 British English to mark the things on a list with a tick to show that they have been dealt with, chosen etc SYN check off American English:  As you finish each task, tick it off. Have you ticked off Kate’s name on the list?3 American English informal to annoy someone:  Her attitude is really ticking me off.4 American English to tell someone a list of things, especially when you touch a different finger as you say each thing on the list:  Carville began ticking off points on his fingers.tick over phrasal verb British English1if an engine ticks over, it works while the vehicle is not moving:  Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.2if a system, business etc ticks over, it continues working but without producing very much or without much happening:  The business is just about ticking over. Jane will keep things ticking over while I’m away.tick1 verbtick2 nounticktick2 noun  Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations 1[countable] British English a mark (✓) written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with SYN check American English:  Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement. →cross22[countable] a very small animal like an insect that lives under the skin of other animals and sucks their blood3[singular] the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes every second4[countable] British English spoken a very short time  SYN  moment:  I’ll be with you in a tick (=soon). It’ll only take two ticks.5on tick British English old-fashioned informal if you buy something on tick, you arrange to take it now and pay later  SYN  credit

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            tick              /        tɪk                ;          NAmE                tɪk                /                              verb                ,                  noun                            tick      ticks      ticked      ticking                            verb                    1              [intransitive        ]                    (of a clock, etc.        钟表等        )                    to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing          发出滴答声；滴答地走时                            ◆        In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.        寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。                    ◆        a ticking bomb        滴答作响的定时炸弹                    tickaway                    ◆        While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.        我们等候时，出租汽车的计程器一直在滴答滴答地走着。                    2              [transitive        ]            (        BrE)                    (                  NAmE                check        )                    ticksth                    to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc.          标记号；打上钩；打对号                            ◆        Please tick the appropriate box.        请在适合的方框内打钩。                    ◆        Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question.        在每个问题的“是”或“否”旁打钩。                    ◆        I've ticked the names of the people who have paid.        我在已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。                    IDIOMS              ˌtick all the/sb's ˈboxes                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to do exactly the right things to please sb              投其所好；迎合众人╱某人的喜好                                            ◆            This is a movie that ticks all the boxes.            这是一部适合众人口味的影片。                                      what makes sb ˈtick                              what makes sb behave in the way that they do              使某人这样做的原因                                            ◆            I've never really understood what makes her tick.            我从未真正弄懂她为什么这么做。                                              PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast                              (of time            时间            )                                to pass              过去；流逝                                            ◆            I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away.            我必须在两点前赶到机场，但是时间一分一秒地过去了。                                      ˌtick sth↔aˈway                              (of a clock, etc.            钟表等            )                                to mark the time as it passes              标示时间流逝                                            ◆            The clock ticked away the minutes.            钟表显示时间一分一秒地过去。                                      ˌtick sb↔ˈoff                  1                      (              BrE) (              informal)                        to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong              责备，斥责，责骂（尤指犯错的孩子）                                            SYN                                                            tell off                                                                          ☞related noun                                                            ticking off                                                                              2                      (              NAmE) (              informal)                        to make sb angry or annoyed              使生气；使烦恼                                                  ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff            )                                to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with              给…画上钩；给…打核对号                                                  ˌtick ˈover        (          BrE) (          usually used in the progressive tenses            通常用于进行时          )                          1                      (of an engine            发动机            )                                to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving              空转；慢速运转                                            SYN                                                            idle                                                                              2                      (of a business, a system, an activity, etc.            企业、系统、活动等            )                                to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much              （没有进展地）徐缓运作                                            ◆            Just              keep things ticking overwhile I'm away.                        在我外出期间，维持现状就行。                                                    noun            _arachnids_comp.jpg      _tick.jpg                    1              [countable        ]            (        BrE)                    (                  NAmE                ˈcheck 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          核对号；对号；钩号；记号                            ◆                  Put a tickin the appropriate box if you would like further information about any of our products.                如想进一步了解我们任何产品的情况，请在适当的方框内打钩。                    ☞compare                                            cross                                           n.                       (1            )                          ,                                            X                                           symb.                       (4            )                                      2              [countable        ]                    a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of          tick,some of which can carry diseases.          蜱，壁虱，扁虱（吸血寄生虫，有些种类能传播疾病）                            ◆        a tick bite        蜱叮咬之处                    3              (        also        tick·ing        )                    [uncountable        ]                    a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch          （尤指钟表的）滴答声                            ◆        The only sound was the soft tick of the clock.        唯一的响声是钟表轻轻的滴答声。                    4              [countable        ]                    (          BrE) (          informal)                a moment          一会儿；一瞬间；一刹那；片刻                            ◆        Hang on a tick!        等一会，别挂断电话！                    ◆        I'll be with you in two ticks.        我马上就来。                    5              [uncountable        ]                    (          old-fashioned) (          BrE          informal)                permission to delay paying for sth that you have bought          赊账；赊欠；赊购                            SYN                                            credit                                                  ◆        Can I have these          on tick?                我可以赊购这些东西吗？                        tick              /        tɪk                ;          NAmE                tɪk                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	tick ★★☆☆☆ /tɪ̱k/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]钩号(符号为√) A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. [mainly BRIT 主英] His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks... 他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩，都是他应得的。 Place a tick in the appropriate box. 在相应的方框里打钩。 in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check 2 [VERB 动词]在(纸)上打钩 If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it. [V n] [mainly BRIT 主英] Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings... 如果你不想收到此类邮件，请在这个方框里打钩。 As each boy said yes, he ticked their name. 随着男孩们依次答到，他在他们的名字旁打了钩。 in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check 3 [VERB 动词](钟表)嘀嗒作响，发出嘀嗒声 When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works. [V] [V P] A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter. 一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。 Tick away means the same as tick .tick away 同 tick A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner. 一只落地式大摆钟在墙角嘀嗒作响。 ticking ...the endless ticking of clocks. 时钟永无休止的嘀嗒声 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](钟表的)嘀嗒声 The tick of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock. 他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一瞬间；一刹那 You can use tick to refer to a very short period of time. [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] Just hang on a tick, we may be able to help... 稍等一会儿，我们或许能帮上忙。 I'll be back in a tick... 我马上就回来。 I shall be with you in two ticks. 我过会儿就到。 6 [VERB 动词](某人的思想、愿望或情感使其)做出…举动；有…的行为 If you talk about what makes someone tick, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do. [V] [INFORMAL 非正式] He wanted to find out what made them tick... 他想搞清楚他们为什么会那样。 I'm interested in how people tick. 我对人们的所思所想很感兴趣。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]蜱；壁虱 A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food. ...chemicals that destroy ticks and mites... 杀灭蜱和螨虫的化学品 Tick bites can cause Lyme disease. 被蜱叮咬会引发莱姆病。相关词组： tick away tick by tick off tick on tick over
Oxford	tick / tɪk ; NAmE tɪk / verb , noun tick ticks ticked ticking verb 1 [intransitive ] (of a clock, etc. 钟表等 ) to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing 发出滴答声；滴答地走时 ◆ In the silence we could hear the clock ticking. 寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。 ◆ a ticking bomb 滴答作响的定时炸弹 tickaway ◆ While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away. 我们等候时，出租汽车的计程器一直在滴答滴答地走着。 2 [transitive ] ( BrE) ( NAmE check ) ticksth to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc. 标记号；打上钩；打对号 ◆ Please tick the appropriate box. 请在适合的方框内打钩。 ◆ Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question. 在每个问题的“是”或“否”旁打钩。 ◆ I've ticked the names of the people who have paid. 我在已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。 IDIOMS ˌtick all the/sb's ˈboxes ( BrE) ( informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb 投其所好；迎合众人╱某人的喜好 ◆ This is a movie that ticks all the boxes. 这是一部适合众人口味的影片。 what makes sb ˈtick what makes sb behave in the way that they do 使某人这样做的原因 ◆ I've never really understood what makes her tick. 我从未真正弄懂她为什么这么做。 PHRASAL VERBS ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast (of time 时间 ) to pass 过去；流逝 ◆ I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away. 我必须在两点前赶到机场，但是时间一分一秒地过去了。 ˌtick sth↔aˈway (of a clock, etc. 钟表等 ) to mark the time as it passes 标示时间流逝 ◆ The clock ticked away the minutes. 钟表显示时间一分一秒地过去。 ˌtick sb↔ˈoff 1 ( BrE) ( informal) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong 责备，斥责，责骂（尤指犯错的孩子） SYN tell off ☞related noun ticking off 2 ( NAmE) ( informal) to make sb angry or annoyed 使生气；使烦恼 ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff ) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with 给…画上钩；给…打核对号 ˌtick ˈover ( BrE) ( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时 ) 1 (of an engine 发动机 ) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving 空转；慢速运转 SYN idle 2 (of a business, a system, an activity, etc. 企业、系统、活动等 ) to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much （没有进展地）徐缓运作 ◆ Just keep things ticking overwhile I'm away. 在我外出期间，维持现状就行。 noun _arachnids_comp.jpg _tick.jpg 1 [countable ] ( BrE) ( NAmE ˈcheck 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 核对号；对号；钩号；记号 ◆ Put a tickin the appropriate box if you would like further information about any of our products. 如想进一步了解我们任何产品的情况，请在适当的方框内打钩。 ☞compare cross n. (1 ) , X symb. (4 ) 2 [countable ] a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of tick,some of which can carry diseases. 蜱，壁虱，扁虱（吸血寄生虫，有些种类能传播疾病） ◆ a tick bite 蜱叮咬之处 3 ( also tick·ing ) [uncountable ] a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch （尤指钟表的）滴答声 ◆ The only sound was the soft tick of the clock. 唯一的响声是钟表轻轻的滴答声。 4 [countable ] ( BrE) ( informal) a moment 一会儿；一瞬间；一刹那；片刻 ◆ Hang on a tick! 等一会，别挂断电话！ ◆ I'll be with you in two ticks. 我马上就来。 5 [uncountable ] ( old-fashioned) ( BrE informal) permission to delay paying for sth that you have bought 赊账；赊欠；赊购 SYN credit ◆ Can I have these on tick? 我可以赊购这些东西吗？ tick / tɪk ; NAmE tɪk /
LDC	tick1 verb tick2 noun ticktick1 /tɪk/ ●●○ verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive] (also tick away) if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short repeated sound: The old clock ticked noisily.2[transitive] British English to mark a test, list of questions etc with a tick, in order to show that something is correct, to choose something etc SYN check American English: Tick the description that best fits you. Just tick the box on your order form.3what makes somebody tick informal the thoughts, feelings, opinions etc that give someone their character or make them behave in a particular way: I’ve never really understood what makes her tick.4tick all the right boxes informal if something ticks all the right boxes, it does everything that you wanted it to do or is everything you wanted it to betick away/by/past phrasal verb if time ticks away, by, or past, it passes, especially when you are waiting for something to happen: We need a decision – time’s ticking away. The minutes ticked past and still she didn’t call.tick off phrasal verb1 British English informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of them: Mrs Watts will tick you off if you’re late again.2 British English to mark the things on a list with a tick to show that they have been dealt with, chosen etc SYN check off American English: As you finish each task, tick it off. Have you ticked off Kate’s name on the list?3 American English informal to annoy someone: Her attitude is really ticking me off.4 American English to tell someone a list of things, especially when you touch a different finger as you say each thing on the list: Carville began ticking off points on his fingers.tick over phrasal verb British English1if an engine ticks over, it works while the vehicle is not moving: Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.2if a system, business etc ticks over, it continues working but without producing very much or without much happening: The business is just about ticking over. Jane will keep things ticking over while I’m away. tick1 verb tick2 noun ticktick2 noun Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations 1[countable] British English a mark (✓) written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with SYN check American English: Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement. → cross2 2[countable] a very small animal like an insect that lives under the skin of other animals and sucks their blood3[singular] the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes every second4[countable] British English spoken a very short time SYN moment: I’ll be with you in a tick (=soon). It’ll only take two ticks.5on tick British English old-fashioned informal if you buy something on tick, you arrange to take it now and pay later SYN credit
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