sth ticks
主语通常是时钟、计时器等会发出规律嘀嗒声的物体。
The old clock in the hall ticked loudly all night.
走廊里的老钟整夜嘀嗒作响。
发出嘀嗒声
ticking — present participle of tick
打勾；勾选；赊购；赊账；允许赊购；信任；轻敲；轻拍；把（鸟）记入目击清单
To make a short, regular clicking sound, especially like an analog clock or watch.
发出类似于模拟时钟指针移动的咔嗒声
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
赊购；记账。
To go on trust, or credit.
做出勾号或检查标记
To make a tick or checkmark.
允许赊购；信任。
To give tick; to trust.
轻轻敲击；轻拍
To strike gently; to pat.
将(鸟)加入已观察到的鸟类列表
To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
一般现在时
The clock ticks loudly.
时钟大声地滴答作响。
一般过去时
She ticked every box on the form.
她在表格上的每个方框里打了勾。
现在进行时
The clock is ticking.
时钟正在滴答作响。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
The old clock on the wall ticks softly every second.
墙上的旧钟每秒轻轻地发出嘀嗒声。
用法提示：tick 在此处是动词，表示钟表发出有规律的嘀嗒声。
I could hear the watch ticking in the silent room.
我能听到手表在安静的房间里嘀嗒作响。
用法提示：ticking 是 tick 的现在分词，表示手表持续发出嘀嗒声。
The kitchen timer ticked as the cake baked.
蛋糕烘烤时厨房计时器发出嘀嗒声。
用法提示：ticked 是 tick 的过去式，表示计时器发出嘀嗒声。
主语通常是时钟、计时器等会发出规律嘀嗒声的物体。
The old clock in the hall ticked loudly all night.
走廊里的老钟整夜嘀嗒作响。
英式英语常用，宾语多为 box、answer 等需要勾选的选项。
Please tick the box next to the correct answer.
请在正确答案旁边的方框里打勾。
表示逐项打勾以示完成；宾语也可放在 off 之前或之后。
She ticked off each item on her shopping list.
她把购物清单上的每一项都逐一勾掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please tick on the box next to your name.
正确表达Please tick the box next to your name.
tick 表示“打勾”时是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不能加介词 on。汉语说“在方框上打勾”，其中的“在……上”容易误导学习者加上 on，但英语中 tick the box 才是正确搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The clock is ticking a sound.
正确表达The clock is ticking.
tick 表示“发出嘀嗒声”时是不及物动词，后面不能接宾语。汉语“发出滴答声”中的“发出”是及物动词，容易让学习者误以为 tick 也可以接 a sound 这样的宾语，但正确用法是 tick 单独使用或接 away 等副词。
给（清单上的项目）打勾；勾选
Please tick off each item as you finish it.
每完成一项，请在该项旁打勾。
满足所有条件；样样都符合要求
This candidate ticks all the boxes for the job.
这位候选人完全符合这份工作的所有条件。
时间在一分一秒地流逝（不容再拖）
We need to decide now — the clock is ticking.
我们得现在就做出决定——时间不等人。
（钟表）嘀嗒作响；（时间）流逝
The old clock ticked away in the corner all night.
那只旧钟整夜在角落里嘀嗒作响。
（时间）一分一秒地过去
The hours ticked by as we waited for news.
我们等待消息时，时间一小时一小时地过去。
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