n.[C]

1. （鐘，表等的）滴答聲
   Each tick of the clock was bringing the fatal hour nearer.

   隨著時鐘的每一個滴答聲，關鍵的時刻越來越近了。

2. 【英】（核對完畢後畫的）記號，勾號
   He put a tick beside each word in the glossary that he had learned by heart.

   他在詞表中每一個已熟記的生詞旁做個記號。

3. 【英】【口】一瞬，片刻
   I'll be with you in a tick.

   我一會兒就跟你來。

4. 價格最低限度的變動（或上漲或下跌）

vi.

1. 發滴答聲
   The clock ticked louder and louder in a quiet room.

   鐘的滴答聲在靜靜的房間裡變得越來越響。

2. 工作，起作用
   What makes the computer tick?

   電腦的工作原理是什麼？

vt.

1. 在滴答聲中度過（或報知）[（+away）]
   The clock ticked the minutes.

   時鐘滴答滴答地報時。

2. 【英】（核對後）給……標記號，勾去[（+off）]
   He ticked the items delivered one by one.

   他把交付的物品一項項作了記號。

3. 【口】責備，斥責[（+off）]
   David ticked me off for being late.

   大衛責備我遲到。

n.[C]

1. 壁蝨
2. 【英】【口】討厭鬼

n.

1. 【口】賒帳，賒欠[U]
   Could I have these things on tick?

   你能不能賒帳賣給我這些東西？

n.[C]

1. 枕套；墊套；布套[C]
2. 條紋厚棉布[U]

n.

1. Brit. a mark (✓) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen.
2. a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch.
   ▸Brit. informal a moment.
3. Stock Exchange  the smallest amount by which the price of a security or future may fluctuate.

v.

1. chiefly Brit. mark with a tick.
2. make regular ticking sounds.
3. (tick away/by/past) (of time) pass inexorably.
   ▸ (tick along) proceed; progress.
4. (tick over) (of an engine) run slowly in neutral.
   ▸Brit. work or function at a basic or minimum level.
5. (tick someone off) Brit. informal reprimand or rebuke someone.
6. (tick someone off) N. Amer. informal make someone annoyed or angry.

n.

1. a parasitic arachnid which attaches itself to the skin, from which it sucks blood. [Suborder Ixodida: many species.]
   ▸informal a parasitic louse fly, especially the sheep ked.
2. Brit. informal a worthless or contemptible person.

n.

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