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tick-tock

noun

🔊/ˌtɪk ˈtɒk/

🔊/ˌtɪk ˈtɑːk/

[usually singular]

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used to describe the sound of a large clock ticking（大时钟的）滴答声
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative; compare with the verb tick.