(BrE) (NAmE check) [transitive] to put a mark (✓) next to an item on a list, an answer, etc., usually to show that it has been dealt with or is correct
对…标上记号（以示正确或已处理）◆Tick this box if you do not wish us to send you information.
如果你不希望我们向你发送资料，请在方框内打鈎。 ●have ˌticks in all the right ˈboxes (informal) to be doing the right things in order to achieve a particular result
事事顺利◆The company is making good progress in the health-care market, with ticks in all the right boxes.
这家公司在保健市场上进步很大，事事顺利。
●ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff (BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with
用记号鈎出◆It's a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.
在清单上已完成的工作旁边画上记号，这是个好主意。●ˌtick ˈover (BrE) (usually used in the continuous tenses 通常用於进行时) (about a business, a system, an activity, etc.) to keep working slowly without producing or achieving much
（企业、系统、活动等）进展缓慢◆Just keep things ticking over while I'm away.
在我外出期间，维持正常运转就行。