| 单词 | tick |
| 释义 | tick 1. n. & v. --n 1. a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2. esp. Brit. colloq. a moment; an instant. 3. a mark to denote correctness, check items in a list, etc. --v 1. intr. a (of a clock etc.) make ticks. b (foll. by away) (of time etc.) pass. 2. intr. (of a mechanism) work, function (take it apart to see how it ticks). 3. tr. a mark (a written answer etc.) with a tick. b (often foll. by off) mark (an item in a list etc.) with a tick in checking. Phrases and idioms in two ticks Brit. colloq. in a very short time. tick off colloq. reprimand. tick over 1. (of an engine etc.) idle. 2. (of a person, project, etc.) be working or functioning at a basic or minimum level. tick-tack (or tic-tac) Brit. a kind of manual semaphore signalling used by racecourse bookmakers to exchange information. tick-tack-toe US noughts and crosses. tick-tock the ticking of a large clock etc. what makes a person tick colloq. a person's motivation. Derivatives tickless adj. Etymology: ME: cf. Du. tik, LG tikk touch, tick 2. n. 1. any of various arachnids of the order Acarina, parasitic on the skin of dogs and cattle etc. 2. any of various insects of the family Hippoboscidae, parasitic on sheep and birds etc. 3. colloq. an unpleasant or despicable person. Phrases and idioms tick-bird = ox-pecker. tick fever a bacterial or rickettsial fever transmitted by the bite of a tick. Etymology: OE ticca (recorded as ticia); ME teke, tyke: cf. MDu., MLG teke, OHG zecho 3. n. colloq. credit (buy goods on tick). Etymology: app. an abbr. of TICKET in phr. on the ticket 4. n. 1. the cover of a mattress or pillow. 2. = TICKING. Etymology: ME tikke, teke f. WG f. L theca f. Gk theke case |
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