inch

[intʃ]

n.英寸, 少量
v.慢慢移动
（复）inches: 身高

n.[C]

1. 英寸

2. 少许, 一点儿

He escaped death by an inch.

他险些儿送了命。

3. 身高[P]

vt.

使缓慢地移动[O]

He inched the table to the wall.

他一点一点将桌子挪到墙边。

vi.

缓慢地移动[Q]

He watched the worm inch along.

他看着蠕虫慢慢往前爬。

词形变化

动词过去式: inched | 动词过去分词: inched | 动词现在分词: inching | 动词第三人称单数: inches |

词义辨析

同义参见:

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英英释义

名词 inch:

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

同义词：in

a unit of measurement for advertising space

同义词：column inch

动词 inch:

advance slowly, as if by inches

同义词：edge

短语词组

every inch

1. 完全

He's every inch a soldier.

他是个十足的军人。

not give/yield an inch

1. 寸步不让

I tried every argument , but he didn't yield an inch.

我用尽各种理由想改变他的想法, 但他不为所动。

within an inch of

1. 差点儿

The athlete was within an inch of breaking the record.

那个运动员差点儿打破记录。

补充

inchinch英:[intʃ] 美:[ɪntʃ]n.1.英寸Twelve inches is equal to one foot.12英寸等于1英尺。2.少量, 短距离vt. & vi.1.(使)缓慢地移动The worm inched along.那条虫向前蠕动。Prices are inching up.物价在缓慢地上涨

例句

1. 6 inches6英寸 2. Three inches of rain fell in 14 hours yesterday.昨天14个小时内下了3吋的雨。 3. A silver BMW missed him by inches.一辆银色的宝马汽车险些撞到他。 4. He lit a cigarette and opened the window an inch.他点燃一支香烟, 把窗户打开一条缝。 5. The car moved forward inch by inch.汽车一点点往前挪。 6. He wouldn't give an inch.他寸步不让。 7. We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.我们准备好为保卫每一寸领土而战。 8. We searched every inch of the house.我们搜遍了房子的每一个角落。 9. He was every inch an aristocrat.他是个地地道道的贵族。 10. The car inched forward.汽车缓缓向前移动。 11. I began inching myself up the pitch of the roof.我开始一点点爬上屋顶斜坡。 12. An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.救护车从人群中缓缓开过。 13. to inch one's way forward慢慢前进 14. The worm inched along.这条虫子向前慢慢移动着。 15. the toy train is four inches long.这个玩具火车有4英寸长。 16. eighteen inches of thread.18英寸长的线。 17. my only reservation is the goalkeeper's lack of inches.我惟一的疑虑就是守门员的身高不够。 18. I had no intention of budging an inch.我一点也不想让步。 19. [in combination]one-inch maps of the east Midland counties.东部内陆郡1英寸比例图。 20. inching along a motorway during the rush hour.高峰时段沿高速公路慢慢移动。 21. Spain's conservatives are inching ahead.西班牙保守派正慢慢前进。 22. he inched the car forward.他开车慢慢前行。 23. the shot missed her by inches.子弹刚好没射中她。 24. you can't let him die by inches like this.你不能让他这样慢慢死去。 25. between them they know every inch of the country.他们之间了解这国家的全部。 26. he's every inch the gentleman.他是个十足的绅士。 27. inch by inch he crept along the wall.他一点一点地沿着墙爬。 28. her mouth was within an inch of his chin.她的嘴差点碰到他的下巴。 29. he was beaten within an inch of his life.他差点儿被打死。 30. inchkeith.因奇基斯。 31. He's 5 foot 10 inches tall.他身高5英尺10英寸。 32. Three inches of rain fell last night.昨晚下了三英寸的雨。 33. He inched (his way) forward along the cliff edge.他沿着悬崖边缘小心翼翼地向前移动。 34. It measures six inches from top to bottom.它从顶部到底部有六英寸。 35. an insect that is an inch long = an inch-long insect一条一英寸长的昆虫 36. "I'm five feet, two inches tall. = I'm five foot two (inches)."我身高五英尺两英寸。 37. The bullet missed my head by inches. [=the bullet came very close to hitting my head]那颗子弹差一点儿击中我的头部。 38. "I begged him to reconsider, but he wouldn't give/budge an inch. [=he wouldn't make even a slight change in his opinion or attitude]"我求他再考虑一下，但他寸步不让。 39. "I tried to improve the system, but she opposed me every inch of the way. [=she opposed everything that I tried to do]"我试图改进这套系统，但她全盘反对我的做法。 40. We searched every inch of the house. [=we searched the house completely]我们搜遍了整栋房子。 41. "The school is considering allowing older students to leave the campus for lunch on Fridays, but I'm concerned that if we give them an inch, they'll take a mile. [=students will leave campus more often]"学校正在考虑允许高年级学生星期五在校外吃午餐，但我担心这些学生会得寸进尺。 42. He's every inch a winner. [=he's a winner in every way]他绝对是个赢家。 43. We made our way inch by inch through the darkened corridor.我们慢慢地穿过那条黑暗的走廊。 44. She came within an inch of death/dying. [=she came very close to dying]她差一点儿就死了。 45. They beat him (to) within an inch of his life. [=they beat him so badly that he nearly died]他们把他打得奄奄一息。 46. We inched along in heavy traffic.我们在拥挤的车流中挪动。 47. "As she neared the finish line, she inched ahead of the other racers."当接近终点时，她略微领先于其他选手。 48. Gas prices are inching up again.油价又在缓慢上升。 49. I inched the car into the garage.我把车慢慢开进车库。