tic-tac-toe

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tic-tac-toe, tick-tack-toe /ˌtɪk tæk ˈtəʊ $ -ˈtoʊ/ noun [uncountable] American English  a children’s game in which two players draw X’s or O’s in a pattern of nine squares, trying to get three in a row 圈叉游戏〔两人轮流在井字格中画X或O，首先将三个X或O连成一线者获胜〕 SYN British English noughts and crossesOrigin tic-tac-toe (1900-2000) tic-tac-toe “game played by hitting a pencil sharply against numbered squares” ((1800-1900)); from the sound of play

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tic-tac-toe
tic-tac-toe , tick-tack-toe /ˌtɪk tæk ˈtəʊ $ -ˈtoʊ/ noun [uncountable] American Englisha children’s game in which two players draw X’s or O’s in a pattern of nine squares, trying to get three in a row
   SYN  noughts and crosses British English

tic-tac-toe (also tick-tack-toe) BrE /ˌtɪk tæk ˈtəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtɪk tæk ˈtoʊ/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˌnoughts and ˈcrosses) noun [uncountable]

a simple game in which two players take turns to write Os or Xs in a set of nine squares. The first player to complete a row of three Os or three Xs is the winner. 井字游戏，圈叉游戏（二人轮流在井字形九格中画 O 或 X，先将三个 O 或 X 连成一线者为胜）