| 释义 |
●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] |