inch

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  • 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

inchinch

noun

1

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。

2

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。

习语

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

频次

  • 1
    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

  • 2
    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

  • 3
    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。

  • 4
    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。

  • 5
    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。

noun

1
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Synonym: in
2
a unit of measurement for advertising space
Synonym: column inch

verb

1
advance slowly, as if by inches
He edged towards the car
Synonym: edge

数据来源:WordNet

  1. 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。

  2. 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。

  3. The water is only a few inches deep .

    这水只有几英寸深。

  4. They beat him within an inch of his life .

    他们险些儿把他打死。

  5. She is a full four inches shorter than her sister .

    她比姐姐足足矮四英寸。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 1.14 inches of rain fell last night .

    昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。

  9. 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。

  10. She was within an inch of being killed .

    她险些丧命。

  11. The car missed us by inches .

    那辆车险些撞到了我们。

  12. She moved forward , inching towards the rope .

    她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。

  13. The bullet missed her by a matter of inches .

    子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。

  14. He inched his way through the narrow passage .

    他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。

  15. He was just inches away from scoring .

    他只差一点儿就得分了。

  16. 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。

  17. I inched the car forward .

    我开着车小心地缓缓前行。

  18. 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。

  19. She crawled forward inch by inch .

    她一点一点地往前爬。

  20. She 's a few inches taller than me .

    她比我高几英寸。

  21. A metre equals 39.38 inches .

    1米等于39.38英寸。

  22. There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch .

    一英寸等于2.54厘米。

  23. 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。

  24. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high .

    井台只有12英寸高。

  25. Up to five inches of snow may cover the mountains .

    山上的积雪可能厚达5英寸。

  26. 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。

  27. 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。

  28. 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。

  29. There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found .

    几乎找不到一丁点空余的地方。

  30. 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。

  • 习语

n.

every inch

1

整体;全部
the whole of sth

The doctor examined every inch of his body.

医生检查了他全身的每一部分。

If they try to fire me I'll fight them every inch of the way .

他们要是想解雇我,我就和他们抗争到底。

2

完全地
completely

In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner.

那位年轻的选手在第一场比赛就已经被认为胜券在握。

give sb an inch (and they'll take a mile/yard)

得寸进尺
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

inch by inch

缓慢而谨慎地;一步一步
very slowly and with great care or difficulty

She crawled forward inch by inch.

她一点一点地往前爬。

not budge/give/move an inch

寸步不让
to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little

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。

within an inch of sth/of doing sth

差一点;险些
very close to sth/doing sth

She was within an inch of being killed.

她险些丧命。

They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely) .

他们险些儿把他打死。

not trust sb an inch

对…根本不相信
to not trust sb at all