tick over

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtick over phrasal verb British English1 TTCif an engine ticks over, it works while the vehicle is not moving Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.2 CONTINUE/NOT STOPif a system, business etc ticks over, it continues working but without producing very much or without much happening The business is just about ticking over. Jane will keep things ticking over while I’m away. → tick→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuskeep things ticking over• The parasympathetic is responsible for the day-to-day running of the body, for keeping things ticking over nicely.From Longman Business Dictionarytick over phrasal verb [intransitive] British English if a system, business etc ticks over, it goes on working but without producing much or without much happeningThe market did little more than tick over. → tick→ See Verb table

单词	tick over
释义	tick over From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtick over phrasal verb British English1 TTCif an engine ticks over, it works while the vehicle is not moving Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.2 CONTINUE/NOT STOPif a system, business etc ticks over, it continues working but without producing very much or without much happening The business is just about ticking over. Jane will keep things ticking over while I’m away. → tick→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuskeep things ticking over• The parasympathetic is responsible for the day-to-day running of the body, for keeping things ticking over nicely.From Longman Business Dictionarytick over phrasal verb [intransitive] British English if a system, business etc ticks over, it goes on working but without producing much or without much happeningThe market did little more than tick over. → tick→ See Verb table
随便看	to the prejudice of to the prejudice of something to the purpose to the rear to the rear of to the right to the right of to the right of to the side to the south to the south (of something) to the south of to the top to the top (of something) to the top of to the tune of to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc to the tune of 1 to the tune of something to the untrained ear to the untrained eye to the untrained eye/ear to the untutored ear to the untutored eye to the untutored eye/ear/mind