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ticking

英 ['tɪkɪŋ] 美['tɪkɪŋ]
  • n. 坚质条纹棉布或亚麻布;(指钟表发出的)滴答响声

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中文词源


ticking 被套,枕套

来自古词 tyke,被套,枕套,来自拉丁语 theca,箱子,盒子,套子,来自希腊语 theke,箱子, 盒子,套子,来自 PIE*dhe,做,放置,词源同 do,thesis,apothecary.-ing,集合名词后缀。

英文词源


ticking (n.)
"cloth covering (usually of strong cotton or linen) for mattresses or pillows," 1640s, from tyke (modern tick) with the same meaning (mid-14c.), probably from Middle Dutch tike, from a West Germanic borrowing of Latin theca "case," from Greek theke "a case, box, cover, sheath" (see theco-).

双语例句


1. It keeps you ticking over, stops you being complacent.
这使你进展缓慢,得意不起来。

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2. Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over.
他慢慢往前开,发动机低速运转。

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3. I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off.
我就是觉得这样太粗鲁,叫我很生气。

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4. The market is at least ticking over.
至少市场还在缓慢发展。

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5. They got a ticking off from the police.
他们被警察训斥了一通。

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