tick /tik/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a metallic tapping sound
- (n.) any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- (n.) a light mattress
Chinese translation
- n. 滴答声, 一瞬间, 壁虱, 褥套, 信用, 赊欠
- vi. 滴答响, 活动
- vt. 滴答地记录, 标记号于
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /tik/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.8 · Super Rare
Word forms
ticking, ticked, ticks
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