inch
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. 英寸
...18 inches below the surface. …表层以下18英寸。
2. V-T/V-I To inch somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this. 缓慢地移动; 使缓慢地移动
...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock. …一个沿着陡峭的岩壁缓慢往上攀登的人。
He inched the van forward. 他驾着厢式货车缓缓前行。
3. PHRASE 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. 在各方面[强调]
He looks every inch the businessman, with his grey suit, dark blue shirt and blue tie. 他身穿灰色西服、深蓝色衬衫、打着蓝色领带，在各方面俨然一副生意人的模样。
4. N a small island 小岛[SCOTTISH]
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inch /ɪntʃ/ (inching,inched,inches)
剑桥词典
- a unit used for measuring length , approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres , sometimes shown by the symbol ″
- As you grow older , your spine shortens by about an inch.
- She is five foot three inches tall .
- It says on the packet you should plant the bulbs 4 inches deep .
- At least an inch of rain fell overnight .
- Can you remember how to convert centimetres into inches?
英寸（约合2.54厘米，有时用符号''表示）
Twelve inches are equal to one foot . 12英寸等于1英尺。
He had a cut an inch long above his left eye . 他左眼上方有一道1英寸长的伤口。
The snow was six inches deep in some places . 有些地方积雪有6英寸深。
a piece of wood 2″ by 2″ 一块两英寸见方的木块
例句
习语
by inchescome within an inch of sth
every inch
every inch of sth/somewhere
inch by inch
not give/budge/move an inch
give someone an inch and they'll take a mile 返回 inch