() (NAmEcheck) [] to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc., usually to show that it has been dealt with or is correct对…标上记号(以示正确或已处理)◆Tick this box if you do not wish us to send you information.如果你不希望我们向你发送资料,请在方框内打钩。●have ˌticks in all the right ˈboxes () to be doing the right things in order to achieve a particular result事事顺利◆The company is making good progress in the health-care market, with ticks in all the right boxes.这家公司在保健市场上进步很大,事事顺利。●ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff () (NAmEˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with用记号钩出◆It's a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.在清单上已完成的工作旁边画上记号,这是个好主意。●ˌtick ˈover () (usually used in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时) (about a business, a system, an activity, etc.) to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much(企业、系统、活动等)进展缓慢◆Just keep things ticking over while I'm away.在我外出期间,维持正常运转就行。