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tick /tɪk/ ► SEE ALLtick awaytick sth awaytick away/by/pasttick sb offtick sb/sth off tick over tick past●ˌtick aˈway●ˌtick sth aˈwayif a clock ticks away or ticks the minutes or seconds away, it makes continuous short light regular sounds to mark time passing （钟表）发出嘀嗒声，嘀嗒地走◆The clock ticked away in the silence.
那只钟在寂静中嘀嗒作响。◆We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.
我们静候着时钟嘀嗒走过旧千年的最后几秒钟。[v + adv] [v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast (of time 时间) to pass, especially when you feel it is passing too quickly or too slowly 过去，流逝（尤指使人感觉太快或太慢）◆The seconds ticked by as I tried to think of something to say.
时间一秒一秒地过去，我搜肠刮肚想找话说。◆Two long minutes ticked past.
漫长的两分钟过去了。SUBJ minutes, seconds, time ➡ note at go by [v + adv]●ˌtick sb ˈoff1. (for sth/for doing sth) (BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong 斥责，责备，责骂（尤指儿童）◆I was ticked off for forgetting my books.
我因忘记带书挨了一顿骂。SYN tell sb off, scold sb (more formal) ➡ note at tell sb off 2. (informal, especially NAmE) to annoy sb 使生气；使烦恼◆This type of thing really ticks me off.
这种事着实让我恼火。SYN hack sb off (BrE) [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]▸ ˌticked ˈoff adjective (informal, especially NAmE)
annoyed 生气的；烦恼的◆I was really ticked off about it.
我对这事十分恼火。▸ ˌticking ˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) noun [singular] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)
the act of speaking to sb angrily because they have done sth wrong 斥责；责备；责骂◆He gave me a ticking off for being late.
因为迟到他把我训斥了一通。●ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff (BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark next to sth on a list to show that it has been dealt with 在…上画勾；给…打核对号◆Alex ticked off the names of the people who had replied.
亚力克斯在已回复者的姓名旁打上勾。◆Everything on the list had been ticked off.
单子上的东西都做了记号。◆She ticked the points off on her fingers.
她扳着手指核对分数。OBJ points, items[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtick ˈover (especially BrE) (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) 1. if an engine is ticking over, it is running slowly but the vehicle is not moving （发动机）空转，挂空挡，慢速运转◆Don’t leave the engine ticking over while you are in the shop.
你去商店的时候别让引擎空转。◆ (figurative) Learning Japanese keeps my brain ticking over!
我学日语总是不开窍！SUBJ engine
SYN idle2. to continue slowly without producing or achieving much （没有太大进展地）缓慢运作◆Try and keep things ticking over while I’m away.
我外出期间，维持现状就行。SUBJ things[v + adv]●ˌtick ˈpast ➡ tick away/by/past |