tick·et1 /ˈtɪkɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countableC] 1 cinema/bus/train etc 电影院/公共汽车/火车等TT a printed piece of paper which shows that you have paid to enter a cinema, travel on a bus, plane etc 票,入场券ticket for How much are tickets for the concert? 音乐会的票价是多少?
ticket to I’d like two tickets to Berlin. 我想买两张去柏林的票。
a ticket to do something a ticket to watch the US Open 一张观看美国公开赛的票
→ season ticket 2 for a prize 为奖品 a printed piece of paper with a number on it that you buy because you will get a prize if that number is chosen 彩票raffle/lottery ticket 彩票
3 driving offence 驾驶违章TTCSCL a printed note ordering you to pay money because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your car 〔交通违章〕罚款通知,罚单parking/speeding ticket 违法停车/超速行驶罚 款单
4 in shops 在商店BBT a piece of paper fastened to something in a shop that shows its price, size etc 〔商店里货物的〕标签,价格标签 SYN American English tag How much does it say on the price ticket? 价签上标明的价格是多少?
5 election 选举 [usually singular] especially American EnglishAmE a list of the people supported by a particular political party in an election 〔政党的〕候选人名单 He ran for governor on the Republican ticket. 他作为共和党的候选人竞选州长。
6 ticket to success/fame/stardom etc especially American EnglishAmESUCCESSFUL a way of becoming successful, famous etc 成功/出名/成为明星等的手段 Michael thought an MBA would be a ticket to success. 迈克尔认为工商管理硕士学位是走向成功的敲门砖。
ticket to success/fame/stardom etc• All too often large advances can seem like a ticket to stardom. 7. be (just) the ticket old-fashionedGOOD/EXCELLENT to be exactly what is needed 正是所需要的东西be (just) the ticket• If their tours are as much fun as their zany brochure, Wild Women Adventures could be just the ticket.• This bus could be just the ticket for a small family.• And for those whose attention spans are trained to a short leash, it may be just the ticket.• If you have a chronic condition that has made it difficult to exercise, this may be the ticket.• Humphrey and Senator Muskie were the ticket, but all that anybody remembered was Daley and his city.• They can be used as counters for they are the tickets to our mystic world.• This was just the ticket, I thought, sitting on my canvas chair, quietly digesting my cake. → dream ticket, meal ticket COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + ticketa train/bus/coach ticket 火车票/公共汽车票/长途汽车票I’ve lost my train ticket. 我的火车票丢了。
an airline/plane/air ticket 飞机票nYou can pick up your airline tickets at the check-in desk.
a theatre/concert ticket 戏票/音乐会门票nThe special rate includes theatre tickets and transport from the hotel to the theatre.
a one-way ticket (also a single ticket British EnglishBrE) (=a ticket to a place but not back again) 单程票nI bought a one-way ticket to London.
a return ticket British EnglishBrE, a round-trip ticket American EnglishAmE (=a ticket to a place and back) 往返票nHow much is a round trip ticket to Boston?
a season ticket (=one that allows you to make a journey or go to a sports stadium, theatre etc as often as you like during a fixed time period) 季票nHe has a season ticket for Manchester United.
a valid ticket (=one that is legally or officially acceptable) 有效票nYou cannot travel without a valid ticket.
verbsbook/reserve a ticket 订票We booked our tickets well in advance. 我们提前很长时间订好了票。
buy a ticket 买票nSheila bought a ticket for the next flight home.
ticket + NOUNa ticket office/booth/counter (=a place where you can buy tickets) 售票处/售票亭/售票柜台There was a long queue at the ticket office. 售票处前排了很长的队。
a ticket machine 售票机nThe ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.
the ticket barrier British EnglishBrE (=a gate or other barrier at a station that you need a ticket to get through) 检票口nJohn insisted on carrying my case as far as the ticket barrier.
a ticket agency (=a company that sells tickets for concerts, sporting events etc) 票务公司nBook your tickets online from one of the many ticket agencies.
n THESAURUStypes of travel ticketssingle (ticket)/one-way ticket a ticket that lets you go to a place but not back againA single to Edinburgh, please.
He bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles.
return (ticket) British EnglishBrE, round-trip ticket American EnglishAmE a ticket that lets you go to a place and back againA return to London, please.
season ticket a ticket that lets you make the same journey every day for a fixed period of timeMy company pays for my season ticket.
e-ticket a ticket that you buy over the Internet, in which you are given a number which you use when you check in at an airportAll you have to do is print off the e-ticket and show it at the check-in desk.