tick

n.钩号；一瞬间；壁虱；钟的嘀嗒声

v.发出滴答声；在（纸）上打钩；做出…举动

verb

1. 发出滴答声；滴答地走时
   to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing
   1. In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
      寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。
   2. 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。
   3. a ticking bomb
      滴答作响的定时炸弹
2. 标记号；打上钩；打对号
   to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc.
   1. Please tick the appropriate box.
      请在适合的方框内打钩。
   2. Tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question.
      在每个问题的“是”或“否”旁打钩。
   3. I've ticked the names of the people who have paid.
      我在已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。

noun

1. 核对号；对号；钩号；记号
   a mark (✓) put beside a sum or an item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correct
   1. 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。
2. 蜱，壁虱，扁虱（吸血寄生虫，有些种类传播疾病）
   a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of tick , some of which can carry diseases.
   1. a tick bite
      蜱叮咬之处
3. （尤指钟表的）滴答声
   a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch
   1. The only sound was the soft tick of the clock.
      唯一的响声是钟表轻轻的滴答声。
4. 一会儿；一瞬间；一刹那；片刻
   a moment
   1. Hang on a tick!
      等一会，别挂断电话！
   2. I'll be with you in two ticks.
      我马上就来。
5. 赊账；赊欠；赊购
   permission to delay paying for sth that you have bought
   1. Can I have these on tick ?
      我可以赊购这些东西吗？

vt. 标记号于；滴答地记录 n. 滴答声；扁虱；记号；赊欠 vi. 发出滴答声；标以记号 n. (Tick)人名；(匈、芬)蒂克

现在分词:ticking 名词复数形式:ticks 过去式:ticked 过去分词:ticked 第三人称单数:ticks

tick 滴答声，打勾

拟声词，模仿钟表滴答声，后引申词义打勾。

1. Put a tick next to those activities you like and a cross next to those you dislike.
   在你喜欢的活动旁打钩，在不喜欢的活动旁画叉。
2. His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks
   他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩，都是他应得的。
3. Place a tick in the appropriate box.
   在相应的方框里打钩。
4. Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings
   如果你不想收到此类邮件，请在这个方框里打钩。
5. As each boy said yes, he ticked their name.
   随着男孩们依次答到，他在他们的名字旁打了钩。
6. A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
   一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。
7. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
   他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。
8. Just hang on a tick, we may be able to help
   稍等一会儿，我们或许能帮上忙。
9. I'll be back in a tick
   我马上就回来。
10. I shall be with you in two ticks.
    我过会儿就到。
11. He wanted to find out what made them tick
    他想搞清楚他们为什么会那样。
12. I'm interested in how people tick.
    我对人们的所思所想很感兴趣。
13. Tick bites can cause Lyme disease.
    被蜱叮咬会引发莱姆病。
14. Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much
    阿卜杜勒动辄责骂他抽烟太凶。
15. The silence were broken only by the tick of the clock.
    只有钟的滴答声打破了寂静。
16. The back tick or back quote operator (``) expands commands in place.
    反勾号或反引号操作符（``）可以对命令进行扩展。
17. So I sat down to see how many points I could tick off on the various generic lists.
    所以，我坐了下来，看看这各种概括清单中提到的愿望，我可以勾掉几条。
18. He put a tick by her name on the list.
    在名单上他在她的名字旁打了一个勾号。
19. Only this last did I tick with conviction, thinking we were back on hairdos again.
    我把最后一条勾了出来，还以为我们又回到发型那种问题上了。
20. Can you let me have this on tick until thursday?
    你能让我赊购这件东西，到星期四付款吗？
21. This is a pretty early tick, I reckon.
    我认为这是个较早的扁虱。
22. Put a tick opposite the answer that you think is correct.
    在你认为对的答案旁打个勾。
23. Note that more than one event can occur for each tick.
    注意每个tick中可以出现多个事件。
24. It's a good enough tick for me.
    对我来说，这扁虱够好的了。
25. Teacher write a tick quickly.
    老师快速地写了一个勾。
26. Did he tick you off?
    他惹毛你了？
27. I had to tick him off for being late again.
    由于他又一次迟到，我责备了他。
28. That don't look like no flea and tick thing to me.
    看起来不像是跳蚤和扁虱。
29. I can tick the order. What do you want?
    我要点菜了，你想吃什么？
30. I decided it was time to tick the cupping box on my list.
    我决定是时候滴答作响拔罐框我的名单上。