| 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]
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