This flashcard defines "inch" as a unit of length, approximately 2.54 centimeters, and also as a verb meaning to move very slowly and carefully. It also covers phrases like "every inch of" meaning entirely, and "inch by inch" meaning very slowly.
This flashcard defines "inch" as a unit of length, approximately 2.54 centimeters, and also as a verb meaning to move very slowly and carefully. It also covers phrases like "every inch of" meaning entirely, and "inch by inch" meaning very slowly.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米) An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
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...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子
...18 inches below the surface.
表面以下 18 英寸
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)缓慢移动 To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
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...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
He inched the van forward...
他一点点向前挪动着货车。
An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
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[PHRASE 短语](某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方 If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
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Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
书架上全都塞满了书。
We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.
我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。
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[PHRASE 短语]在各方面；完全；彻底 If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
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[emphasis]
He looks every inch the City businessman...
他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。
There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.
格特鲁德站在那里，完全是一副明星的派头。
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[PHRASE 短语]一点一点地；缓慢地 If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
[PHR after v]
[emphasis]
The car moved forward inch by inch...
汽车一点一点地向前移动。
The police were searching the area inch by inch.
警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。
Oxford
inch★/ɪntʃ; NAmEɪntʃ/
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inchinchesinchedinchingnoun★1★(abbr.in. )a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inchesin 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。2★a small amount or distance 少量；短距离◆He escaped death by an inch.他差点丧了命。◆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。IDIOMSevery inch1the 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份。◆( 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。2completely 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场比赛就已经被认为胜券在握。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).他们险些儿把他打死。☞more at
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v.verb[intransitive , transitive ]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。inchsth + adv./prep. ◆I inched the car forward.我开着车小心地缓缓前行。◆He inched his waythrough the narrow passage. 他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。inch/ɪntʃ; NAmEɪntʃ/
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inchinch1 /ɪntʃ/ ●●●S2W3 noun [countable]
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1 (written abbreviation in British English or in. American English) a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot: The curtains were an inch too short. Rainfall here is under 15 inches a year.a one-/two-/three- etc inch something a six-inch nail2a very small distance: Derek leaned closer, his face only inches from hers. The bus missed us by inches. On several occasions, they came within inches of death.3every incha)completely or in every way: With her designer clothes and elegant hair, she looks every inch the celebrity.b)the whole of an area or distanceinch of Every inch of space in the tiny shop was crammed with goods. Italy deserved to win, though Greece made them fight every inch of the way.4give somebody an inch and they’ll take a yard/mile used to say that, if you allow someone a little freedom or power, they will try to take more5inch by inch moving very gradually and slowly: Inch by inch, he lowered himself from the roof.6not give/budge an inch to refuse to change your decision or opinion, even though people are trying to persuade you to do this: Neither side is prepared to give an inch in the negotiations.7beat/thrash etc somebody to within an inch of their life to beat someone very hard and thoroughly: Another word out of you and I’ll beat you to within an inch of your life.