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1.venture n: a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks (尤指有风险的)企业，商业，投机活动，经营项目 A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars. v: a. to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant 敢于去（危险或令人不快的地方） They ventured nervously into the water. He has never ventured abroad in his life. b. to say or do something in a careful way, especially because it might upset or offend sb 小心的说，谨慎的做（尤指会使人烦恼或不快的事） She hardly dared to venture an opinion e.g. I ventured to suggest that she might have made a mistake. c. to risk losing sth valuable or important if you are not successful at all.冒着（失去贵重或重要的东西）的危险 It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal. venturesome：willing to take risks 大胆的，好冒险的venture into/ on sth 冒险做 This is the first time the company has ventured into movie production. 常用语：nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 venture capital 风险资本 2. ticka. to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark time passing 发出滴答声，滴答的走时 In the silence we could hear the clock ticking. While we waited the taxi’s meter kept ticking away. a ticking bomb滴答作响的定时炸弹 b to put a mark next to an item on a list, an answer, etc标记号，打上勾 Please tick the appropriate box. 固定搭配tick all the /sb’s boxes : to do exactly the right things to please sb投其所好，迎合众人、某人的喜好 This is a movie that ticks all the boxes. What makes sb’s tick: what makes sb behave in the that they do使某人这样做的原因 I have never really understood what makes her tick. tick sth away: to mark the time as it passes标示时间流逝 The clock ticked away the minutes. n. a a mark put beside a sum or an item on a list 对号，勾号 Put a tick in the appropriate box if you would like further information about any of our products b. a short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock or watch滴答声（尤指钟表的） The only sound was the soft tick of the clock. c. a moment 一会儿，一瞬间 Hang on a tick! 等一会，别挂断电话 3. vis