V (of an engine) to run at low speed with the throttle control closed and the transmission disengaged (发动机)怠速转动; 空转 (See also idle) [英国英语]
N the speed of an engine when it is ticking over 空转速度
N (as modifier) 空转的
tick-over speed
This cash grant money, both for housing and livelihoods, should begin helping small local communities tick over in time and rebuild, bake and fish.
这一用于房屋和生计的现金赠款应可以开始帮助当地小型社区即时缓慢运转和重建、烤制面包和捕鱼。
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。
He sat with his hands still pressed over his stomach, hiding his watch, but all through the cell you could hear its blunt tick lock tick.
他坐在那里，双手依然紧贴在肚子上，遮挡着他的怀表，但是整个牢房里都能听见怀表清脆的滴答声。
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