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[/ɪntʃ; ɪntʃ/] n 用法:
1 (abbr 缩写 in) measure of length equal to 2.54 cm or one twelfth of a foot 英寸（1英尺等於12英寸, 1英寸等於2.54厘米）:
a pile of books 12 inches high 一摞厚达12英寸的书. =>App 4,5 见附录4、 5. 用法:
2 small amount or distance 少量; 短距离:
He escaped death by an inch. 他险些丧了命. *
We argued for an hour but he wouldn't budge (ie change his attitude or ideas) an inch. 我们争论了一个钟头, 但他毫无回旋余地. 用法:
3 amount of rain or snow that would cover a surface one inch deep （一英寸厚的）降雨或降雪量:
Three inches of rain fell in Manchester last night. 曼彻斯特市昨夜降雨三英寸. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) by inches only just 差一点儿; 险些儿; 几乎:
The car missed me by inches. 那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我. every inch (a) the whole area 整个地方:
The police examined every inch of the house for clues. 警方为寻找线索彻底检查了整所房子.
(b) completely; entirely 完全地; 整个地:
He looked every inch a gentleman. 他看上去完全是正人君子. ,give sb an `inch (and he'll ,take a `mile/`yard) (saying 谚) if you surrender a little to sb, he will increase his demands greatly 得寸进尺. ,inch by `inch very slowly and in small steps; by degrees 慢慢地; 逐步地; 一点一点地:
They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch. 他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山. within an inch of sth/doing sth very close to sth/doing sth 对某事物[做某事]间不容发; 差一点儿:
He came within an inch of being killed. 他差一点儿被弄死. > inch v [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) forward, past, through, etc (sth) move (sth) slowly and carefully in the specified direction 使（某物）朝某方向慢慢移动:
inch the car forward 开车慢慢前行 *
He inched (his way) through the narrow passage. 他慢慢地穿过狭窄的通道. |