| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | inch¹ 1.(length unit)英寸 6 inches6英寸 2.【气】+of rainfall吋(降雨量单位, 相当于覆盖面积水一英寸深) Three inches of rain fell in 14 hours yesterday.昨天14个小时内下了3吋的雨。 3.【气】+of pressure吋(气压单位, 等于气压计内水银柱1英寸高时的大气压) 4.(small degree)少许；一点儿；些微 A silver BMW missed him by inches.一辆银色的宝马汽车险些撞到他。 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。 inch by inch一点一点地；逐渐地；缓慢地 The car moved forward inch by inch.汽车一点点往前挪。 to be within an inch of doing sth差一点做某事；险些做某事 not to give an inchorto refuse to give an inch (refuse to back down)拒绝让步；寸步不让 He wouldn't give an inch.他寸步不让。 every inch of sth (every bit)+of surface, space每一寸的；全部的 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。 to search every inch of sth彻底搜查某处 We searched every inch of the house.我们搜遍了房子的每一个角落。 5.<苏格兰,爱尔兰>(isle)小岛 idiom inch² ◆every inch完全地；彻底地 He was every inch an aristocrat.他是个地地道道的贵族。 🄰 vi. (move gradually)缓慢移动 The car inched forward.汽车缓缓向前移动。 🄱 vt. 1.(move sth gradually)使缓慢移动 I began inching myself up the pitch of the roof.我开始一点点爬上屋顶斜坡。 to inch your way forward (move slowly)person +缓慢前移 to inch your way through sth缓慢穿过某处 An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.救护车从人群中缓缓开过。 2.(only just defeat)险胜；勉强击败 Phrasal Verbsinch forward,inch up |
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