| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 inchBrE /ɪntʃ/ NAmE /ɪntʃ/ noun 🔑 (abbreviation in. ) a unit for measuring length , equal to 2 .54 centimetres . There are 12 inches in a foot 英寸（长度单位，等于 2.54 厘米，1 英尺等于 12 英寸）◆ 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。🔑 a small amount or distance 少量；短距离◆ He escaped death by an inch . 他差点儿丧了命。◆ 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。 ● every inch the whole of sth 整体；全部◆ The doctor examined every inch of his body . 医生检查了他全身的每一部分。◆ (figurative ) 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。completely 完全地◆ In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner . 那位年轻的选手在第一局比赛看上去就已经胜券在握了。● give sb an ˈinch (and they'll take a ˈmile /ˈyard )(saying ) 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 得寸进尺● ˌinch by ˈinch very slowly and with great care or difficulty 缓慢而谨慎地；一步一步◆ She crawled forward inch by inch . 她一点一点地往前爬。● not budge /give /move an ˈinch to refuse to change your position , decision , etc . even a little 寸步不让◆ 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 ˈinch of sth /of doing sth very close to sth /doing sth 差一点；险些◆ 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 ). 他们险些把他打死。● not trust sb an ˈinch to not trust sb at all 对…根本不相信🔑 inchBrE /ɪntʃ/ NAmE /ɪntʃ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they inch BrE /ɪntʃ/ NAmE /ɪntʃ/ present simple - he / she / it inches BrE /ˈɪntʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈɪntʃɪz/ past simple inched BrE /ɪntʃt/ NAmE /ɪntʃt/ past participle inched BrE /ɪntʃt/ NAmE /ɪntʃt/ -ing form inching BrE /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/ [I , T ]to move or make sth move slowly and carefully in a particular direction （使朝某方向）谨慎移动◆ + adv ./prep .She moved forward , inching towards the rope . 她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。◆ ~sth + adv ./prep .I inched the car forward . 我开着车一点一点往前挪。◆ 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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