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inch n.英寸；少量v.慢慢移动（复）inches: 身高. (1) 她把衬衫截短了一英寸。(2) 蜡烛越来越短,最后只剩下一英寸了。(3) 他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。(4) 那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。(5) 物价在慢慢下降。(6) 我们的部队在沿着布满地雷的路上一步一步地向前挪动。(7) 居民与开发商之间的谈判正在缓慢取得进展。 You might get an inch of your hair cut off, or hem your jeans so they're an inch shorter. Some countries use centimeters and meters as units of measurement, but if you measure in inches, you can order a twelve inch pizza or print out three by five inch photos. When inch is used as a verb, it means "to creep slowly forward." The Old English version was ynce, from the Latin uncia, "a twelfth part."

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英 [ɪntʃ] 美 [ɪntʃ] (1) She shortened the shirt by an inch.(2) The candle grew down until only an inch was left.(3) They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.(4) The car missed me by inches.(5) Prices are inching down.(6) Our troops inched their way along the mine-filled road.(7) Negotiations between residents and developers continued to inch along. An inch is a small unit of measurement. Twelve inches makes one foot. 1[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.   [num N]...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2[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.   [V prep/adv]  [V n prep/adv]  [V way prep/adv]...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。3[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.   [usu PHR of n]  [emphasis]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。4[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.   [v-link PHR n]  [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。5[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。

英语单词	inch
英美音标	英 [ɪntʃ] 美 [ɪntʃ]
中文释义	n.英寸；少量 v.慢慢移动（复）inches: 身高.
英语例句	(1) She shortened the shirt by an inch. (2) The candle grew down until only an inch was left. (3) They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch. (4) The car missed me by inches. (5) Prices are inching down. (6) Our troops inched their way along the mine-filled road. (7) Negotiations between residents and developers continued to inch along.
中文例句	(1) 她把衬衫截短了一英寸。 (2) 蜡烛越来越短,最后只剩下一英寸了。 (3) 他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。 (4) 那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。 (5) 物价在慢慢下降。 (6) 我们的部队在沿着布满地雷的路上一步一步地向前挪动。 (7) 居民与开发商之间的谈判正在缓慢取得进展。
vocabulary简明	An inch is a small unit of measurement. Twelve inches makes one foot.
vocabulary扩展	You might get an inch of your hair cut off, or hem your jeans so they're an inch shorter. Some countries use centimeters and meters as units of measurement, but if you measure in inches, you can order a twelve inch pizza or print out three by five inch photos. When inch is used as a verb, it means "to creep slowly forward." The Old English version was ynce, from the Latin uncia, "a twelfth part."
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [num N] ...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 2 [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. [V prep/adv] [V n prep/adv] [V way prep/adv] ...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。 3 [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. [usu PHR of n] [emphasis] 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。 4 [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. [v-link PHR n] [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。 5 [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。

Inch Twelve Slowly N Es [V Prep/Adv Phrase