"tock" in Chinese (Traditional)
滴答(鐘錶的「嗒」聲)
Definition
「tock」是鐘錶發出的聲音,常常是「tick-tock」(滴答)裡的第二聲,用來模仿鐘表規律的聲響。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「tock」幾乎總是和「tick」連用為「tick-tock」,代表時鐘聲,單獨使用很少見,多用在文學或聲音描述中。一般不用作動詞。
Examples
The old clock went 'tick-tock' all night.
那個舊鐘整晚都發出「滴-**答**」聲。
I heard the 'tock' of the wall clock.
我聽到了牆上鐘的「**答**」聲。
Every second, the clock makes a 'tock' sound.
每一秒,鐘都會發出「**答**」聲。
"Tick-tock, tick-tock"—the only thing I could hear in the quiet room.
「滴-**答**、滴-**答**」——安靜的房間裡我只聽到了這個聲音。
The only thing breaking the silence was the soft 'tock' every few seconds.
唯一打破寂靜的是每隔幾秒的輕微「**答**」聲。
He counted every 'tock' as he waited impatiently for the meeting to start.
他在不耐煩地等會議開始時,數著每一聲「**答**」。