inch
- n.英寸(长度单位,等于2.54厘米,1英尺等于12英寸);短距离;少量
- v.(使朝某方向)谨慎移动
复数: inches 过去式: inched 现在分词: inching 过去分词: inched 第三人称单数: inches
noun
英寸(长度单位,等于2.54厘米,1英尺等于12英寸)
a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot.
1.14 inches of rain fell last night.
昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。
She's a few inches taller than me.
她比我高几英寸。
少量;短距离
a small amount or distance
He escaped death by an inch .
他差点丧了命。
The car missed us by inches .
那辆车险些撞到了我们。
He was just inches away from scoring.
他只差一点儿就得分了。
used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more
very slowly and with great care or difficulty
她一点一点地往前爬。
She crawled forward inch by inch.
to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little
我们试图把价还低一些,但他们寸步不让。
We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.
very close to sth/doing sth
她险些丧命。
She was within an inch of being killed.
They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely) .
他们险些儿把他打死。
to not trust sb at all
verb
+ adv./prep.(使朝某方向)谨慎移动
to move or make sth move slowly and carefully in a particular direction
She moved forward, inching towards the rope.
她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。
I inched the car forward.
我开着车小心地缓缓前行。
He inched his way through the narrow passage.
他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。
inch
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N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot....a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子
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V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this....a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
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PHRASE (某个地方的)全部,每一寸地方
If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
书架上全都塞满了书。
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PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.He looks every inch the City businessman...
他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。
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PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.The car moved forward inch by inch...
汽车一点一点地向前移动。
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I want about an inch off the back of my hair .
我想把脑后的头发剪短约一英寸。
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Nick 's grown almost an inch in the last month .
尼克这一个月来长高了差不多一英寸。
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The water is only a few inches deep .
这水只有几英寸深。
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They beat him within an inch of his life .
他们险些儿把他打死。
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She is a full four inches shorter than her sister .
她比姐姐足足矮四英寸。
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Text and graphics are printed at 300 dots per inch .
文字和插图按每英寸300个点的密度打印。
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Their divorce filled a lot of column inches in the national papers .
他们的离婚引起了多家全国性报纸的关注。
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1.14 inches of rain fell last night .
昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。
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Let them do their worst ─ we 'll fight them every inch of the way .
随便他们干什么坏事吧,我们一定和他们拼到底。
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She was within an inch of being killed .
她险些丧命。
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The car missed us by inches .
那辆车险些撞到了我们。
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She moved forward , inching towards the rope .
她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。
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The bullet missed her by a matter of inches .
子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。
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He inched his way through the narrow passage .
他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。
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He was just inches away from scoring .
他只差一点儿就得分了。
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The bullet missed her by about six inches .
子弹从她身边飞过,离她大约只有六英寸。
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I inched the car forward .
我开着车小心地缓缓前行。
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We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn 't budge an inch .
我们试图把价还低一些,但他们寸步不让。
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She crawled forward inch by inch .
她一点一点地往前爬。
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She 's a few inches taller than me .
她比我高几英寸。
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A metre equals 39.38 inches .
1米等于39.38英寸。
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There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch .
一英寸等于2.54厘米。
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Our personal space extends about 12 to 18 inches around us
我们的个人空间是周围12到18英寸的范围。
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The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high .
井台只有12英寸高。
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Up to five inches of snow may cover the mountains .
山上的积雪可能厚达5英寸。
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Make a slit in the stem about half an inch long .
在树干上切一道大约半英寸长的口子。
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We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory .
我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。
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I have to give my height in feet and inches .
我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
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There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found .
几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。
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About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider
12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。
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