v.i.不及物動詞工作;起作用When my car is warmed up it will tick along happily
n. (c.)可數名詞蜱I found a tick on my dog
n. (c.)可數名詞(核對後)給...標記號Put a tick beside the picture you want
v.t.及物動詞打勾;做記號Tick off each job as you finish it
n. (c.)可數名詞滴答滴答響:打記號After we heard the bad news, the room became so quiet that we could only hear the tick of the clock
v.i.不及物動詞發滴答聲I could hear the clock tick
n. (u.)不可數名詞片刻Give me a tick to think about it.