| 释义 |
inch1/in(t)ʃ/ n. & v.●n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm) (长度计量单位)英寸(等于 1/12 英尺， 2.54 厘米) 2a (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of 1 inch (作为雨量单位)1 英寸的雨量 b (of atmospheric or other pressure) an amount that balances the weight of a column of mercury 1 inch high (大气压及其他压力)使水银柱保持在 1 英寸的高度 3 (as a unit of map-scale) so many inches representing 1 mile on the ground (作为地图比例尺单位)数英寸代表地面 1 英里 4 a small amount 一点儿，少许 usu. with neg. 通常与否定词连用 : would not yield an inch 寸步不让 ●v. tr. & intr. move gradually in a specified way (按特殊方式) (使)缓慢地移动 inched forward 慢慢前进 □ every inch 1 entirely 完全，彻底 looked every inch a queen 看上去完全是一副皇后的派头 2 the whole distance or area 在各方面 combed every inch of the garden 找遍了园子的每个角落 □ give a person an inch and he (or she) will take a mile (or originally an ell) a person once conceded to will demand much 得寸进尺 □ inch by inch gradually; bit by bit 逐渐地，一点一点地 □ within an inch of almost to the point of 几乎，差点儿 [Old English ynce from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’: cf. OUNCE1] |