ticking

a clock ticking the hours; a taxi meter ticking the fare.

时钟滴嗒响了好几个小时；租计程器计算费

her book was ticking along nicely.

她的书进展顺利。

It was so quiet I could hear my wristwatch ticking away.

周围静悄悄的,我能听到自己的手表滴答滴答地响着。

they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled.

他们听着房子下沉时发的轻微吱嘎。

the minutes were ticking away till the actor's appearance.

时间一点一滴地过去，然后演员。

they are keeping things ticking over until their father returns.

他们一切维持原状直到父亲回来。

machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

正常运行的机器；对人们行事的动机很好奇

His tail was ticking back and forth.It is cropped so that it is about the size and shape of a half-smoked stogie.

他的尾巴来回摇摆，尾巴曾被剪短过所以看起来像廉价的细长雪茄烟一样的大小。