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ticktick1 /tɪk / verb [intransitive] (used about a clock or watch) to make regular short sounds（钟或表）滴答响◆I could hear the clock ticking all night.我听到那个钟滴答滴答地响了一夜。 ●what makes sb / sth tickthe reasons why someone behaves or something works in the way he / she / it does使某人这样做的原因；使某物运作的原理◆He has a strong interest in people and what makes them tick.他对人以及人的行为动机有着强烈的兴趣。  ●tick away / by(used about time) to pass（时间）过去，流逝◆The minutes ticked by, but there was still no sign of Teri.时间一分一秒地过去了，但仍然不见特里的踪影。●tick sb off (informal) to make someone angry or annoyed惹恼某人◆I was really ticked off when she was so late.她到得那么晚，让我非常恼火。
ticktick2 /tɪk / noun [countable] - the regular short sound that a watch or clock makes when it is working（钟表的）滴答声
- a very small animal with eight legs, like an insect, that attaches itself to the skin of animals or people in order to suck their blood蜱
- (CanE) = check mark
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