ticket

ticket
noun

a piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event
票，券；车票；入场券；票证
admission is by ticket only.
只能凭票入场。
■a receipt for goods that have been received
（货物）收条
■(ticket to/out of)a method of getting into or out of (a specified state or situation)
达到…目的的方法（或手段、途径）
drugs are seen as the only ticket out of poverty.
毒品被认为是摆脱贫困的唯一手段。
companies that appeared to have a one-way ticket to profitability.
似乎只有一条盈利途径的公司。
a certificate or warrant, in particular
证明（书），尤指
■an official notice of a traffic offence
（交通）违章通知单，罚款单，传票
■a certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member
（船员、飞行员等的）执照
■(Brit.)a certificate of discharge from the army
(英)退役证书
a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, and other details
（货物上标明价格、尺码等的）标签，签条
[in sing.](chiefly N. Amer.)a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election
(主北美)（政党在竞选时提出的）候选人名单
his presence on the Republican ticket.
他被列入共和党候选人名单。
■a set of principles or policies supported by a party in an election
（政党的）竞选纲领，政见
he stood for office on a strong right-wing, no-nonsense ticket.
他以强硬的右翼主张和务实的作风主政。
(the ticket)(informal)the desirable or correct thing
(非正式)恰好的事情；所需的东西
a wet spring would be just the ticket for the garden.
湿润的春天对这个花园正合适。
[with adj.](Scottish & US informal)a person of a specified kind
(苏格兰，美，非正式)…人，…家伙
I think you're all a bunch of sick tickets.
我看你们都是一群病号。

(ticketed, ticketing)
[with obj.]

issue (someone) with an official notice of a traffic or other offence
对…发出交通违章通知（或罚款单、传票）；贴交通违章通知于
park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed.
乱停车你会被开罚单。
(be ticketed)(of a passenger) be issued with a travel ticket
（游客）获发门票
passengers can now get electronically ticketed.
旅客现在可以拿到电子门票。
■(US)be destined or heading for a specified state or position
(美)注定
they were sure that Downing was ticketed for greatness.
他们相信唐宁注定是个了不起的人。
(be ticketed)(of a retail product) be marked with a label giving its price, size, and other details
给（零售货物）加标签；标明

常用词组
be tickets

(S. African informal)be the end
(南非，非正式)死路一条，完蛋
if that man talks to the police, it's tickets for him.
如果那人向警察告发的话，那他就没命了。

have tickets on oneself

(Austral./NZ informal)be excessively proud of oneself
(澳／新西兰，非正式)自高自大，自负

punch one's ticket

(US informal)deliberately undertake particular assignments that are likely to lead to promotion at work
(美，非正式)有意承担能让自己升职的任务

write one's (own) ticket

(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)dictate one's own terms
(非正式，主北美)自定计划；自己规划前程

派生
ticketless
adjective
语源

early 16th cent. (in the general senses 'short written note' and 'a licence or permit'): shortening of obsolete French étiquet, from Old French estiquet(te), from estiquier 'to fix', from Middle Dutch steken. Compare with etiquette

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