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subject + tick over
The old engine ticked over in the garage.
旧引擎在车库里慢吞吞地运转。
空转
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空转；平稳运行无问题；踌躇；吞吞吐吐
to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
The old engine ticked over in the garage.
旧引擎在车库里慢吞吞地运转。
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空转
to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
平稳运行无问题
To run smoothly and without problems.
The old shop still ticks over, but the owner only opens it for two hours each morning.
那家老店仍在慢吞吞地营业，但店主每天上午只开门两小时。
The research project was ticking over until the funding stopped.
这个研究项目在资金停止前一直缓慢推进。
I'm not sure if the business will grow; it's only just ticking over at the moment.
我不确定这项业务会不会增长；目前它只是勉强在缓慢运转。
The old engine ticked over in the garage.
旧引擎在车库里慢吞吞地运转。
The company is ticking over despite the recession.
尽管经济衰退，公司仍在缓慢运营。
常用于维持某个系统或活动的低水平运转。
We need to keep the project ticking over until more funds arrive.
我们需要让项目缓慢运行，直到更多资金到位。
The business ticked over steadily all year.
生意全年都平稳地慢速运转。
Not this
He ticked over the car engine.
Use this
He let the car engine tick over.
“tick over”是不及物短语动词，不能直接跟宾语。表示让发动机缓慢运转时，需用“let something tick over”或调整句式。
Not this
He will tick over the project next week.
Use this
He will take over the project next week.
“tick over”意为“缓慢运转”或“慢吞吞地进行”，没有“接管”的意思。因发音相似，学习者易误用“take over”为“tick over”，应使用“take over”表示接管。
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