ticking

英 [ˈtɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˈtɪkɪŋ]

n.  (尤指做床垫和枕芯套的)结实条纹棉布
v.  发出滴答声; 滴答地走时; 标记号; 打上钩; 打对号
tick的现在分词

现在分词：ticking　

BNC.24086 / COCA.15085

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指做床垫和枕芯套的）结实条纹棉布
  a type of strong cotton cloth that is often striped, used especially for making mattress and pillow covers

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 钩号(符号为√)
  Atickis a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with.
  1. His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks...
     他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩，都是他应得的。
  2. Place a tick in the appropriate box.
     在相应的方框里打钩。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check


• VERB 在(纸)上打钩
  If youticksomething that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it.
  1. Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings...
     如果你不想收到此类邮件，请在这个方框里打钩。
  2. As each boy said yes, he ticked their name.
     随着男孩们依次答到，他在他们的名字旁打了钩。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 check


• VERB (钟表)嘀嗒作响，发出嘀嗒声
  When a clock or watchticks, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works.
  1. A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
     一只上了弦的钟在厨房的案子上嘀嗒响个不停。
  2. Tick awaymeans the same astick.
     tick away 同 tick
  3. A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner.
     一只落地式大摆钟在墙角嘀嗒作响。
• N-COUNT (钟表的)嘀嗒声
  Thetickof a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds.
  1. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
     他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。
• N-COUNT 一瞬间;一刹那
  You can usetickto refer to a very short period of time.
  1. Just hang on a tick, we may be able to help...
     稍等一会儿，我们或许能帮上忙。
  2. I'll be back in a tick...
     我马上就回来。
  3. I shall be with you in two ticks.
     我过会儿就到。
• VERB (某人的思想、愿望或情感使其)做出…举动;有…的行为
  If you talk about what makes someonetick, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do.
  1. He wanted to find out what made them tick...
     他想搞清楚他们为什么会那样。
  2. I'm interested in how people tick.
     我对人们的所思所想很感兴趣。
• N-COUNT 蜱;壁虱
  Atickis a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food.
  1. ...chemicals that destroy ticks and mites...
     杀灭蜱和螨虫的化学品
  2. Tick bites can cause Lyme disease.
     被蜱叮咬会引发莱姆病。

英英释义

noun

• a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
• a metallic tapping sound
  1. he counted the ticks of the clock
  Synonym:tick

双语例句

• There will not be a ticking clock on a nuclear device.
  不再会有核弹引爆计时器了。
• It was so quiet I could hear my wrist-watch ticking away.
  安静得我能听到我手表的滴答声。
• This is no time for holding back-the clock is ticking.
  这不是退缩的时候，时钟已经开始倒计时了。
• I gave her a real ticking off yesterday.
  昨天我着实责骂了她一顿。
• I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off
  我就是觉得这样太粗鲁，叫我很生气。
• I could hear the clock on the wall ticking.
  我听得见墙上的钟在滴答地响。
• The market is at least ticking over
  至少市场还在缓慢发展。
• I say might because the Chinese have a population age bomb ticking loudly.
  我说“或许”是因为中国人口的平均年龄这颗炸弹一直在滴答作响。
• This week you could hear the clock ticking.
  最近你就能听见时钟的滴答声了。
• They got a ticking off from the police.
  他们被警察训斥了一通。