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tick

UK /tɪk/US /tɪk/

词源

源自古英语 'ticca'(轻触),可能模仿钟表的声音。作为寄生虫意义的 'tick' 来自中古英语 'teke',与古高地德语 'zecho' 有关。

noun

❶ 钟表发出的滴答声,指秒针走动时发出的规律声音,常用于形容时间流逝或安静环境中的声音。

“The only sound in the room was the tick of the clock.”

(房间里唯一的声音是时钟的滴答声。)

“I could hear the tick of my watch in the silent night.”

(在寂静的夜晚,我能听到手表的滴答声。)

❶ 勾号,指在纸上画的小标记,通常用于表示确认或完成某项任务。

“Put a tick next to the items you've completed.”

(在你已完成的项目旁边打勾。)

“She gave each correct answer a tick.”

(她在每个正确答案旁边打了勾。)

❶ 蜱虫,一种小型寄生虫,常附着在动物或人的皮肤上吸血,可能传播疾病。

“My dog had a tick in its ear.”

(我的狗耳朵里有一只蜱虫。)

“Be careful of ticks when hiking in the woods.”

(在树林里徒步时要小心蜱虫。)

同义词:checkmark, click, parasite

verb

❶ 发出滴答声,指钟表或类似机械装置发出有规律的声响。

“The clock ticked loudly in the hallway.”

(走廊里的时钟滴答作响。)

“I could hear the bomb ticking.”

(我能听到炸弹的滴答声。)

❶ 打勾,指在纸上画一个小标记表示确认或完成。

“Tick the box if you agree.”

(如果你同意,请在方框里打勾。)

“She ticked off the items on her list.”

(她在清单上的项目旁边打了勾。)

同义词:mark, check, click

常见短语

tick off — 惹恼某人,指因为某些行为或言语使他人感到生气或烦躁。

“His constant interruptions really ticked me off.”

(他不断的打断真的让我很恼火。)

tick over — 缓慢进行或维持最低限度的运转,通常指机器或项目在低效率状态下运行。

“The project is just ticking over until we get more funding.”

(这个项目只是在维持最低限度的运转,直到我们获得更多资金。)

on tick — 赊账购买,指先拿货后付款的购物方式,多用于非正式场合。

“He bought the groceries on tick and promised to pay next week.”

(他赊账买了食品杂货,并承诺下周付款。)