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🔑 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 inchthe 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 ˈinchvery 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 ˈinchto 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 sthvery 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 ˈinchto not trust sb at all 对…根本不相信 🔑 inchBrE /ɪntʃ/NAmE /ɪntʃ/ verbpresent 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。 |