ticktack

• 名词，指赛马场上的赌注登记经纪人用来传递赔率和信息的手势信号系统。

A noun referring to a system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate betting odds and information.

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1. Bookmaker's signaling systemC1informalbritish

   A system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate odds and bets.

   博彩公司手势信号系统

   • The bookmaker used ticktack to signal the odds to his partner.
   • Ticktack is a traditional method of communication among racetrack bookmakers.
   • He learned ticktack from his father, who worked at the track for decades.

• 一个过时动词，指发出滴答或敲击的声音，常与钟表或重复的机械动作相关联。

An obsolete verb meaning to make a ticking or tapping sound, often associated with clocks or repetitive mechanical movements.

1. Make a rhythmic ticking soundB2informal

   To produce a repeated, regular sound similar to that of a clock or timer.

   滴答作响

   • The old clock ticktacked softly in the corner of the room.
   • The timer ticktacked as the seconds counted down.
   • I could hear the watch ticktacking on the nightstand.

   同义词beatclickpulsetaptickticktock