tick

verb

/tɪk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tick	/tɪk/ /tɪk/
he / she / it ticks	/tɪks/ /tɪks/
past simple ticked	/tɪkt/ /tɪkt/
past participle ticked	/tɪkt/ /tɪkt/
-ing form ticking	/ˈtɪkɪŋ/ /ˈtɪkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[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
- tick away 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- loudly
- relentlessly
- away
- …
[transitive] (British English)
(North American English check)
tick something 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- simply
- mentally
- off
- …

词源verb Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pat, touch’): probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch tik (noun), tikken (verb) ‘pat, touch’. The noun was recorded in late Middle English as ‘a light tap’; current senses date from the late 17th cent.

Idioms

the clock is ticking (down)

used to say that there's not much time left before something happens 滴答：过去常说没有什么时间
- The clock is ticking down to midnight on New Year’s Eve.新年前夕，时钟滴答滴答地指向午夜。
- The clock is ticking for one mystery lottery winner who has less than 24 hours to claim a £64 million prize.对于一名神秘彩票中奖者来说，时间不到24小时就能获得6400万英镑的奖金。

tick all the/somebody’s boxes

(British English, informal) to do exactly the right things to please somebody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。
- The house we would like to buy ticks all our boxes.我们想买的房子占据了我们所有的空间。

what makes somebody tick

what makes somebody 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。

tick

noun

/tɪk/

Idioms

[countable] (British English)
(North American English check mark, check)
a mark (✓) put next to 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 tick in 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。
- You can put a mental tick against all the food items for the party.你可以在心里为聚会的所有食物打个勾。
compare cross, X
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[countable] a very small creature that bites humans and animals and drinks 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
Topics Insects, worms, etc.c1
(also ticking)
[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。
- The loud tick of the hall clock kept me awake.大厅时钟响亮的滴答声让我无法入睡。
[countable] (British English, informal) a moment一会儿；一瞬间；一刹那；片刻
- Hang on a tick!等一会儿，别挂断电话！
- I'll be with you in two ticks.我马上就来。

词源noun sense 1 and noun senses 3 to 4 Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘pat, touch’): probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch tik (noun), tikken (verb) ‘pat, touch’. The noun was recorded in late Middle English as ‘a light tap’; current senses date from the late 17th cent. noun sense 2 Old English ticia, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teek and German Zecke. noun sense 5 mid 17th cent.: apparently short for ticket in the phrase on the ticket, referring to an IOU or promise to pay.

Idioms

on tick

(British English, old-fashioned, informal) on credit音频 DVD（全写为 digital versatile disc audio）
- Can I have these on tick?我可以赊购这些东西吗？