tick over
英 [tik ˈəuvə] 美 [tɪk ˈovɚ]

释义

（内燃机等松开离合器）作慢车运转；

英英释义

tick over

• v.run disconnected or idle

  同义词：idle

双语例句

1. I stopped the car but left the motor ticking over.
   我停住汽车，让发动机空转。
2. Just try and keep things ticking over while I'm away.
   在我离开的期间，尽量使事情照常进行。

权威例句

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The tick-over theory revisited: Formation and regulation of the soluble alternative complement C3 convertase (C3(H 2 O)Bb)
The tick-over theory revisited: is C3 a contact-activated protein?
Chylomicron accelerates C3 tick-over by regulating the role of factor H, leading to overproduction of acylation stimulating protein
Simulating tick distributions over sub‐Saharan Africa: the use of observed and simulated climate surfaces
Wnt helps blood stem cells tick over.
Environmental factors influencing tick densities over seven years in a French suburban forest
Experimental confirmation of the C3 tickover hypothesis by studies with an Ab (S77) that inhibits tickover in whole serum
A novel C3 fragment found in normal plasma and serum: Its implications for C3 tickover
German yards tick over with wide range of work