tick是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done -- 核對號，鉤號 (✓)

  • Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation. 在接受邀請的人的姓名上打鉤。

• 1 a very short time -- 一會兒

  • Hold on/Hang on a tick - I'm not quite ready. 稍等一會兒——我還沒準備好。

  • I'll be with you in a tick/in two ticks. 我馬上就到。

• 2 the sound clocks and watches make every second -- （鐘錶發出的）滴答聲

• 3 If you buy something on tick, you pay for it later. -- 賒購，賒帳

• 4 a very small creature like a spider that lives on and sucks the blood of other animals -- 蜱；壁蝨

• 5 When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a sound every second. -- （鐘錶）發出滴答聲

  • The ticking of the clock kept her awake. 鐘的滴答上讓她睡不著覺。

• 6 to mark something with a tick -- 給…標記號，打上鉤

  • Tick (off) each item on the list as you complete it. 每完成一條就在清單上把這一條劃掉。