vt. & vi. (使)缓慢地移动; (使)渐进 (cause to) move slowly and with difficulty
英英释义
Noun
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
a unit of measurement for advertising space
Verb
advance slowly, as if by inches;
"He edged towards the car"
组词搭配
动词+～
not give an inch一动也不动,毫不改变主意
not see an inch beyond one's nose目光短浅
形容词+～
every inch完全地,十足地
square inch平方英寸
介词+～
by an inch差点
by inches缓慢地,一点一点地,刚刚
die by inches缓慢死去
inch by inch一点一点地,渐渐地
to an inch丝毫不差地,精确地
within an inch of几乎,险些
～+名词
inch one's way一步步往前走
inch the rock一点点挪石头
～+副词
inch down逐步下降
～+介词
inch across艰难地挪
inch along沿…匍匐而行
例句
用作名词(n.)
She shortened the shirt by an inch.她把衬衫截短了一英寸。
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.蜡烛越来越短,最后只剩下一英寸了。
There was an inch of snow on the ground.地上积着一英寸厚的白雪。
They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。
The car missed me by inches.那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。
用作动词(v.)
Prices are inching down.物价在慢慢下降。
Our troops inched their way along the mine-filled road.我们的部队在沿着布满地雷的路上一步一步地向前挪动。
Negotiations between residents and developers continued to inch along.居民与开发商之间的谈判正在缓慢取得进展。
His legs are too long for his inches.就他的身高而言，他的腿太长了。
词语用法
n.(名词)inch用作名词时,一般为可数名词,表示“英寸(略作in.)”,也可表示距离、程度等的“少许,一点”,一般用单数,还可作“身高,材料”解,此时常用复数。 every inch意思是“完全,彻底”, by inches意思是“只差一点儿,渐渐地”,to an inch的意思是“精确地,丝毫不差地”,within an inch of意思是“差点儿”,这些短语在句中常用作表语。
