名詞 tick:

1. a metallic tapping sound
   同義詞：ticking
2. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
3. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
   同義詞：check mark, check
4. a light mattress

動詞 tick:

1. make a clicking or ticking sound
   同義詞：click
2. make a sound like a clock or a timer
   同義詞：ticktock, ticktack, beat
3. sew
   同義詞：retick
4. put a check mark on or near or next to
   同義詞：check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off

1. Just try and keep things ticking over while I'm away.
   在我離開的期間，盡量使事情照常進行。
2. I stopped the car but left the motor ticking over.
   我停住汽車，讓發(fā)動機空轉(zhuǎn)。
3. Meanwhile the minutes kept ticking away.
   其時，時間一分一分地過去。
4. The clock ticks very loudly.
   這只鐘發(fā)出很響的滴答聲。
5. There was a nice red tick in the margin.
   邊上打了一個漂亮的紅勾。