| 释义 |
| | | | VERB | | | | | /ɪntʃ/ | | | | | 1 | I/T +along/forward/up/towards: to move somewhere very slowly and gradually , or to make something do this （使）缓慢地移动 | Maggie tapped impatiently on the steering wheel and inched slowly forward. 麦琪不耐烦地敲打着方向盘，缓慢地向前移动。 | | A dark shadow inched its way along the wall. 一个黑影沿着墙慢慢移动。 | | | | | 2 | I +up/down/higher/lower: to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number （数量）逐渐增加（或减少） | Interest rates have been inching up over the past year. 在过去的一年中利率一直在缓慢上涨。 | | | |