inches

英 [ˈɪntʃɪz]

美 [ˈɪntʃɪz]

n.  英寸(长度单位，等于2.54厘米，1英尺等于12英寸); 少量; 短距离
v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
  Aninchis an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
  1. ...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
  2. ...18 inches below the surface.
     表面以下 18 英寸
• V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
  Toinchsomewhere or toinchsomething somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
  1. ...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
     沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
  2. He inched the van forward...
     他一点点向前挪动着货车。
  3. An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
     救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
• PHRASE (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
  If you talk aboutevery inch ofan area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
  1. Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
     书架上全都塞满了书。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
  If you say that someone looksevery incha certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
  If someone or something movesinch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
  1. The car moved forward inch by inch...
     汽车一点一点地向前移动。
  2. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
     警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。

双语例句

• This hole was a scant. 23 inches in diameter
  这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。
• The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare
  那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。
• The mean yearly rainfall is20 inches.
  平均年降雨量为20英寸。
• The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.
  井台只有12英寸高。
• Please move the desk a few inches to get better light.
  请把桌子移动一下，这样光线会好些。
• There are twelve inches in one foot.
  一英尺等于12英寸。
• Her right hand is inches from mine
  她的右手和我的手挨得很近。
• We had about three inches of rain.
  下了四指雨。
• This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres.
  这是一把刻有英寸和公分的尺子。
• McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.
  麦金农估计大桥的侧向移动介于4至6英寸之间。