tick
noun uk/tɪk/ us/tɪk/
(MARK)
A2 [ C ] UK (US usually check)核对号，钩号 (✓)
a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done
Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation. 在接受邀请的人的姓名上打钩。
- More examples
- Put a tick opposite the answer that you think is correct.
- All his answers had ticks next to them.
(SHORT TIME)
[ C ] UK informal一会儿
a very short time
Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready. 稍等一会儿——我还没准备好。
I'll be with you in a tick/in two ticks. 我马上就到。
(SOUND)
[ C usually singular ]（钟表发出的）嘀嗒声
the sound clocks and watches make every second
(PAYING LATER)
on tickUK old-fashioned informal 赊购，赊账
If you buy something on tick, you pay for it later.
(ANIMAL)
[ C ]蜱;壁虱
a very small creature like a spider that lives on and sucks the blood of other animals
tick
verb uk/tɪk/ us/tɪk/
(SOUND)
C2 [ I ]（钟表）发出嘀嗒声
When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a sound every second.
The ticking of the clock kept her awake. 钟的滴答上让她睡不着觉。
(MARK)
A1 [ T ] UK (US usually check)给…标记号，打上钩
to mark something with a tick
Tick (off) each item on the list as you complete it. 每完成一条就在清单上把这一条划掉。
Idiom
what makes someone tickidiom 使（某人）做…的原因
If you know what makes someone tick, you understand why that person behaves the way he or she does.
Phrasal verbs
tick along （同 tick over）
→ tick over UK
tick away/by （时间）流逝，一点一点过去
If time ticks away/by, it goes past.
With the final seconds ticking away, Milan scored a goal. 米兰队在最后几秒钟进了一个球。
tick someone off UK informal责备，责骂（某人）
to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong
I had to tick him off for being late again. 他又迟到了，我得说说他了。
US informal使（某人）生气，使（某人）恼火
to annoy someone
It really ticks me off when she doesn't keep her promises. 她不守信，让我特别生气。
tick something off UK (US check sth off)在（清单上）勾掉，做标记（表示已完成这件事）
to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it
That's one more action point that we can tick off. 我们又可以勾掉一项行动计划了。
US快速报出；列举
to name items in a list
She ticked off six reasons for saying no. 她举出了六个拒绝的理由。
tick over UK (US tick along)（生意、工作或系统几乎没有进展地）徐缓运作
If a business, job, or system is ticking over, it continues to work but makes little progress.
I'll be able to keep things ticking over in the office until you get back. 你回来之前我能够保持办公室工作基本运行。
（发动机）空转
If the engine of a vehicle is ticking over, the engine is operating slowly although the vehicle is not moving.
I've left the car with the engine ticking over. 我离开了汽车，让发动机空转着。