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His life was ticking away after a car accident.一次车祸后他正一步步走向死亡。The market is at least ticking over.至少市场还在缓慢发展。The only sound in the house was the ticking of the clock.屋子里只有滴答的钟声。After a while, the loud ticking of the clock began to irritate me.钟声滴滴嗒嗒的很响，我一会儿就烦起来了。The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。The only sound was the clock ticking.唯一听见的声音是时钟的嘀嗒声。He was conscious of a clock ticking.他听到了钟的嘀嗒声。Carville began ticking off points on his fingers.卡维尔开始扳着手指一一列举。Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.马克让引擎空转着，又回到了屋里。It keeps you ticking over, stops you being complacent.这使你进展缓慢，得意不起来。We need a decision – time's ticking away.我们应该作出决定 — 时间正在一分一秒地过去。The ticking of the clock kept her awake.钟的滴答上让她睡不着觉。I kept the engine ticking over.我让发动机一直保持空转。Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over.他慢吞吞地向前开，发动机低速运转着。The business of the company has been ticking over for some time.这家公司的生意已很久停滞不前了。The clocks are ticking away.这些钟正嘀嗒嘀嗒不停地走。He had to scout about to find an appropriate ticking mattress.他得四处搜寻一个合适的棉布床垫。Her attitude is really ticking me off.她的态度真的让我很生气。We are ticking off the days until vacation.我们在数还有多少天放假。I find it impossible to sleep if there's a clock ticking in the room.如果房间里有时钟滴答滴答在响，我就无法睡着。Jeremy waited anxiously, listening to the ticking of the clock on the wall.杰里米听着墙上的钟声滴答滴答地响，焦急地等待着。The country was ticking over under a rather uninspired President.在一位相当平庸的总统领导下，这个国家的发展很缓慢。We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我们静静地坐着，只听见时钟的嘀嗒声。I've left the car with the engine ticking over.我离开了汽车，让发动机空转着。The taxi waited, the meter ticking away.出租车在等候，计价器嘀嗒嘀嗒地走着。It's important to keep your brain ticking over.经常开动脑筋很重要。With the final seconds ticking away, Milan scored a goal.米兰队在最后几秒钟进了一个球。I could hear the clock tick/ticking.我能听见钟表的嘀嗒声。I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off.我只是觉得这样很粗鲁，让我很生气。If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb.如果我们不对污染问题采取措施，我们就相当于坐在一颗嘀嗒作响的定时炸弹上。I could hear a clock ticking somewhere in the house.我能听见钟在房子里某个地方嘀嗒作响。His old heart is still ticking.他衰老的心脏依然在跳动。He left the car ticking over while he dashed into the house.他让汽车空转着，自己冲进屋里去。Aware of how the minutes were ticking away, Julia desperately scribbled down the last few answers.朱莉娅意识到时间在一分一秒地过去，就拼命地草草写下最后几个答案。Morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.我不在时莫里森使一切照常运转。Old out-of-date steel plants were kept ticking over by means of bank overdrafts.设备陈旧的钢铁厂靠银行透支维持着。After swapping over jump leads, the engines were ticking over nicely.自从把跨接线对调后，发动机怠速运转良好。They got a ticking off from the police.他们被警察训斥了一通。There was the endless ticking of clocks.钟表发出无休止的嘀嗒声。My concentration was constantly broken by the loud ticking of a clock.时钟响亮的滴答声不时引我分散注意力。 |