| 释义 |
☞ tick tick over(informal 非正式) (usually used in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时) 1. (used about an engine) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving （指发动机）慢转，空转 2. to keep working slowly without producing or achieving very much 进展缓慢；呆滞 tick overphr v [i]bre to continue working at a slow steady rate without producing much 【英】 缓慢进展:◇we kept the business just ticking over until new orders arrived. 我们勉强维持生意直至接到新的订单。 |