tick over

英汉释义

• na.

  1.(内燃机等)慢车转动着,松开传动装置;〔比喻〕接近停滞,踌躇,吞吞吐吐

英英释义

• na.

  1.to operate steadily but not very well

英汉例句

• 1.My eyes slid back to the clock and watched it tick over the final seconds.

  我重新瞄了一眼时钟，看着它滴滴答答地走过最后几秒。