check@英汉词典

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Check表示选中符号时，英汉词典很多时候翻译为√，例如：
英汉大词典：钩形符号,“√”号

其实，从英英词典看，应翻译为核对记号，虽然通常以√表示，但不排除以其他符号作为选中标记。在我印象中，美国人说check时，许多时候是用×作为选中记号的。
这样看来，英汉词典的这个解释似乎有点误导性。

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MWCD：a mark typically √ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified
5 U! ]# h1 C0 L: QSOED：A mark made against an item in an account or list indicating that it has been verified or noted; a tick. （只是一个tick，根本没有说是对勾。）
7 ~- ]( R' }, HOED：A mark made against an item in an account, list, &c., to show that it has been ‘checked’, i.e. compared and found correct.
3 d- r# R8 E8 t) {6 ?5 e( a8 BWBD：a mark (✓) to show that something has been examined or compared;
. Q! y' |5 f* K8 l           check mark.
           Usually this mark indicates that the thing is true or right.
$ \* m, A' Z6 W$ o           Sometimes, as on examinations, it indicates something false or wrong.（这个时候，似乎更应该用×号了。）
CD： A mark put against names or items on going over a list, to indicate that they have been verified, compared, or otherwise examined.
4 W* `& A" L( J2 M（这里，只是说明任何表示选中的符号）
Webster 1913: A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.
(这个包含的项目就更多了)

* @: Y& Y% f# o( M不过，tick，现在好像多指对勾了：
SOED: A small dash or other mark (now usu. ‘✓’) made with a pen or pencil to draw attention to something, to check off an item in a list, to indicate the correctness of a written answer or remark, etc.
4 {8 \4 S, P! Z# @3 vAHD: A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.