ticks
The tick of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds.
He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
他坐着倾听那个落地式大钟的嘀嗒声。
A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with.
A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food.
The company produces chemicals that destroy ticks and mites.
该公司生产消灭壁虱和螨虫的化学品。
tick away
Tick away means the same as tick.
A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner.
他坐在那里,听着那个落地式大钟嘀嗒作响。
tick off
If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with.
ticks , ticking , ticked
When a clock or watch ticks, it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works.
A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter.
一个上了发条的时钟在厨房案台上不停地嘀嗒作响。
If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it.