ta ■■■
n M
* : Passengers can now be ticketed electronically. bJ 2 [usually passive]
(iespecially NAmE) to give sb an official
notice that orders them to pay a fine
because they have done sth illegal while driving or parking a car A ft M ££ M M #•: Park illegally, and
you're likely to be ticketed.
ticket ed /'tikitid/ adj. [usually before noun] a
ticketed event is one for which
you need a ticket to get in H A ^ : The museum holds both free and
ticketed
events. W
Eft o rrrnn be 'ticketed for sth (especially
NAmE) to be intended for a
particular purpose MIhaeA
; SUM A ticket ing /'tikitir)/ noun [U] the process of
producing and selling tickets HM: ticketing systems 'ticket tout noun (BrE) = tout n. tickety-boo /.tikati 'bu:/ adj. [not before noun] (old- fashioned, BrE, informal) very good or
successful, with no problems
tick ing /tikir)/ noun [U] a type of strong
cotton cloth that is often striped, used especially for making mattress and pillow covers ( A Jb
M A S fO It
ift )
.ticking 'off noun [sing.] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) the act of telling sb
that they have done sth to make you angry j£5|; (£7 033 telling off tickle /'tiki/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to move your
fingers on a sensitive part of sb’s body in a way that makes them laugh PrI^; [VN]
The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me. tbffctlli
A O M stop tickling! « Jt£7!, 2 to produce a slightly uncomfortable
feeling in a sensitive part of the body; to have a feeling like this ( (<£ )
A0: [VN] His beard was tickling
her cheek, |&Eft
#1 MWW-W65 o oM My throat
tickles,
7
A If o 0 a tickling cough 0 P£ 3 to amuse and interest sb is
A; {£?fv5L:
[VN] to
tickle sb’s imagination ffli.fiL3fc.Atft O [VN to inf]
1
was tickled to discover that we’d both
done the same
thing. $ti*i#iftito tm be tickled
pink (informal) to be very pleased or
amused [#J A ® 7; tickle sb’s 'fancy (informal) to please or
amuse sb ire; See if any of these
tickle
your fancy.
■ noun [usually sing.] 1
an act of tickling sb PrJ^; 0&I£:
She gave the child a little tickle.
2
a slightly uncomfortable feeling in a part
of your
body 0; to have a tickle in your throat (= that
makes you want to cough) HiTTl see slap n.
tick lish /‘tikliJV adj. 1 (of a person A) sensitive to being tickled # 1$; J§ ^ Eft:
Are
you ticklish ? 0 n%
?
2 (informal) (of a situation or
problem 'If #,sJtfpJJS) difficult to deal with, and
possibly embarrassing $£ ft Eft; )5§&h3lft; am awkward 3 (of a cough
»$)
that irritates your throat {<£$£nii'Al7Eft: a dry ticklish cough
tick-tock /,tik ‘tnk; NAmE ,tik ’ta:k/ noun [usually sing.] used
to describe the sound of a large clock ticking
(
ticky-tacky /.tiki ‘taeki/ noun [U] {NAmE, informal) building material that
is cheap and of low quality jffcifr A It it II14 ►ticky-tacky adj. tic-tac-toe (also tick-tack-toe) /,tik taek 'tau; NAmE 'tou/ noun [U] (NAmE) = noughts and crosses tidal /'taidl/ adj. connected with tides (= the regular rise and fall of
the sea) W&tft] Will Eft: tidal forces j§0 fi t} o a tidal river
.tidal 'wave noun 1 a very large ocean wave that is caused by a storm or
an earthquake, and that destroys
things when it reaches the land i§0 iff $£
; $0 iH; if® 2 ~ (of sth) a sudden increase in a
particular feeling, activity or type of behaviour 0 W ) rftEi; i&?$; M: a tidal wave of crime
tid bit /’tidbit/ noun {NAmE) = titbit
tid-dler /'tidla(r)/ noun {BrE, informal) a very small fish
/Jn&
| 2113 tidy
tid-dly /'tidli/ adj. {BrE, informal) 1 slightly drunk MU?
; lfi?lW2
very small M7tiny tiddly-winks /‘tidliwirjks/ noun [u] a game in which players try to make small
plastic discs jump into a cup by pressing them on the edge with a larger disc
@1 it
tide /taid/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [C, U] a regular rise and fall in the level of
the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens
as the sea rises and falls $0; ?f] jty;
$0 ;Jc: the ebb and
flow of the tide '$M$iEfti&$| 0 The tide is in/out. jjjfc / ii j§0 T „ 0 Is the tide coming in or going
out? jktEf&fflj&fktE&M? 0 The body was
washed up on the beach by the tide. P WWMAWhl'M 'M o —see also high tide, low tide, neap tide, spring tide 2 [C, usually sing ] the direction in which the
opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving M jjjt ; M. ; zjfj [ft :
It takes
courage to speak out against the tide of opinion.
Ho 3 [C, usually sing.] a large amount of sth
unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control ( left ) 3£$0, j&M: There is anxiety about
the rising
tide of
crime. 0 ^4^7^ Attlt „ 4 [sing.] ~ of sth a
feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger iHj$fcEft1f A tide of rage surged through her.
-f o 5 -tide [sing.] {old use) (in
compounds 7 ift) a time or season
of the year fcf
7;
^7: Christmastide ITCTCI go, swim,
etc. with/against the
'tide to agree
with/oppose the attitudes or opinions that most other people have MjS / ij£?§0ij?L; 0 / the 'tide turned | turn the 'tide
used to
say that there is a change in sb’s luck or in how successful they are being
3
verb .tide sb over (sth) [no passive] to help sb
during a
difficult period by providing what they need
) ; M&hMAJ&M ( ®M ) :
Can
you lend me some money to tide me over until I get
paid? fommmitmmm&mm 0 ®r?
tide-line /'taidlain/ noun a line left or reached by the sea
when the tide is at its highest point ( '/§$f£±Eft ) $8
tide-mark /'taidmaik; NAmE -ma:rk/ noun 1 a line that
is made by the sea on a beach at the highest point that the sea reaches ( tEft
) itiiflflS 2
{BrE,
informal) a line that is left around the
inside of a bath/BATHTUB by dirty water ( AfeM:
lA i'J ©7
'tide
pool noun {NAmE) = rock pool tide-water /'taidwo:ta(r)/ noun 1 [C] {NAmE) an area of land at or near the
coast iilK; 2 [u, C]
water that
is brought by the tide $07jc tid ings /'taidirjz/ noun [pi.] {old-fashioned or humorous) news J,; # ifl,; # fit: I am the bearer of good tidings. 3%
3?
A 7 O He brought glad tidings, ifo
#A7¥fflo
tidy o-w /'taidi/ adj., verb, noun
a adj. (tidi-er, tidi-est) 1 {especially BrE) arranged neatly and with everything in
order It in Eft;
)7Eft; a tidy desk 0 She keeps
her flat very tidy. M IE l'^ 1#
M in c 0 I
like everything to be neat and tidy, -fic ^ AA — H
Ao HTJJ untidy 2 {especially BrE) keeping things neat and in order ^Min W; MMAW: I’m a tidy person. ^AA^^Si^c 0 tidy habits mmjfM 531® 022 untidy 3 [only before noun] {informal)
a tidy amount of
’ money is fairly large ji} #[ Eft; nJAJftEft cm considerable : It must have cost a tidy sum. &i!£#'7ffi^AEft —^ $1 o 0 a tidy profit of XI ^ij p ► tidi-ly adv.: The room was very tidily arranged. iA^l'a]
tidi ness noun [U]
4
verb (tidies, tidy-ing, tidied, tidied) ~ (sth) (up) (especially BrE) to make sth look neat by putting things in
the place where they belong M in;
$13:
[V] I spent all
morning cleaning and tidying. 73tA±AWN'iSIifSIS. 0 When you cook, could you please
tidy up after yourself. if #&MtSfn 7if o 0 [VN] to tidy (up) a room Ml .tidy