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蜱；壁虱
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蜱；壁虱
A small parasitic arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals or people and feeds on blood.
Please put a tick in the box next to your choice.
请在你选择的方框里打一个勾。
一种微小的森林蜱虫
A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
通常由移动的机械反复发出的相对安静但尖锐的声音
A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
滴答声
Ticking.
金属敲击声
a metallic tapping sound
The teacher drew a tick beside every correct answer on the test.
老师在试卷上每个正确答案旁边画了一个勾。
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I put a tick on the list to show that the job was done.
我在清单上打了一个勾，表示任务已完成。
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he counted the ticks of the clock
他数着钟的滴答声。
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Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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