美
[tɪk]
(of a clock, watch, etc.) make light, regularly repeated sounds; click
mark; check
"he counted the ticks of the clock"
"as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
"The clock ticked away"
"the clocks were ticking"
"the grandfather clock beat midnight"
"tick a mattress"
"Please check each name on the list"
"tick off the items"
"mark off the units"
Questions..that..could be answered either with a simple tick or by writing.
出自： G. Gorer
When he had no funds he went on tick.
出自： Thackeray
Giving tick unlimited, or even remission of all charges.
出自： R. D. Blackmore
His sons..ticking and toying with the daughters of their lord.
出自： Bunyan
时钟在搁板上滴答滴答地响着。
It was so quiet I could hear my wristwatch ticking away.
周围静悄悄的,我能听到自己的手表滴答滴答地响着。 tick away
Meantime life in the ward ticked away as usual.
在此期间,病房生活跟平时一样,按部就班地进行下去。
As the minutes ticked away they began to lose patience.
随着时间一分钟一分钟地过去,他们开始变得不耐烦了。 tick sth ⇔ away
The clock ticked away the time.
时钟滴答滴答地响着,时间在一点一点过去。
The railway station clock ticked away the hours of waiting.
火车站的时钟滴答不止,在等候之中几小时过去了。
他把这些项目逐一标出。
He ticked off each item on the list.
他核对了清单上的每一个项目。
She ticked off some of the names on her list.
她把名单上的一些名字勾出来。
Please tick off the titles of the books you wish to buy.
请勾出你要购买的书籍的名字。 tick sth ⇔ off
Each taxi is fitted with a meter ticking off the fare due.
每辆出租汽车都装有一个计算车费的计程表。
They ticked off a few specific causes for the price spiral in their country.
他们列举了他们国内物价螺旋上升的几个具体原因。 tick sb ⇔ off
He ticked me off because I was late.
由于我迟到,他责备我。
Why did you tick little Peter off in such a way?
你为什么这样训斥小彼得?
The boy was ticked off for staying out so late.
男孩因回家太晚而受到责备。
The young man was ticked off for his impudence.
这青年由于无礼而受到责备。 tick off
That was a period which it would be so difficult to tick off in a phrase.
那是个很难用一句话来概括的一个时代。 tick sb ⇔ off
The cancellation of the football match really ticked him off.
足球赛的取消真把他给气坏了。
发报机滴答滴答地发出一份电报。
