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| | a unit for measuring length . An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot 英寸（长度单位，1英寸等于254厘米；1英尺等于12英寸） | The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. 汽车在离悬崖边仅3英寸的地方停了下来。 | | an inch high/long/wide The insect was about an inch long. 这种昆虫大约有1英寸长。 | | | a | a very small distance or amount （距离或数量）少许，一点儿 | | The gun was inches away from his face. 枪都快贴上他的脸了。 | | | | b | an amount of rain , snow , soil etc that would cover a surface with a layer that is one inch deep （雨、雪或泥土等形成一层的量）一英寸厚 | | The city was cut off for hours after 10 inches of snow fell overnight. 一夜之间10英寸的降雪使得这座城市与外界隔绝了数小时。 | | |
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| - | beat/thrash sb (to) within an inch of their life
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| to hit someone so hard that they nearly die |
| 把某人揍得半死 |
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| - | come within an inch of doing sth
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| to almost do something |
| 差点儿做某事 |
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| She came within an inch of winning the match. 她差点儿就赢得了这场比赛。 |
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| - | every inch (of sth)
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| the whole of an area or place |
| 每一寸；整个地方 |
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| Every inch of space was taken up with bookshelves. 整个空间都被书架占满了。 |
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| - | give sb an inch (and they’ ll take a mile/yard)
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| used for saying that if you agree to give someone something they want , they will then want to take more |
| 某人得寸进尺 |
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| - | inch by inch
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| very slowly , carefully, and gradually |
| 一点一点地；逐步地 |
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| Divers are searching through these murky waters inch by inch. 潜水员在一点一点地搜寻这片黑暗的水域。 |
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| - | look/beeveryinch sth
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| to lookbe completely like a particular type of person |
| 与某事物一丝不差 |
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| His wife looked every inch a Hollywood beauty. 他妻子看上去简直就是一位好莱坞美女。 |
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| - | not give/budge an inch
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| to completely refuse to change your opinion or decision |
| 寸步不让 |
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| I’ ve tried everything to persuade her but she won’ t budge an inch. 我想尽办法想说服她，但她寸步不让。 |
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