inches

1. [C]英寸 a unit for measuring length
2. [S]少量,短距离 a very small amount or distance

1. vt. & vi. (使)缓慢地移动; (使)渐进 (cause to) move slowly and with difficulty

• 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

• every inch完全地,十足地
• square inch平方英寸

• 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

• inch one's way一步步往前走
• inch the rock一点点挪石头

• inch down逐步下降

• inch across艰难地挪
• inch along沿…匍匐而行

every inch彻底

inch by逐渐地；一步一步地

square inch平方英寸

inch by inch逐渐地

within an inch of差一点

by inches adv. 缓慢地；一点一点地，逐渐地；好不容易地

pounds per square inch[计量]每平方英寸磅数

1. She shortened the shirt by an inch.
   她把衬衫截短了一英寸。
2. 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。
3. There was an inch of snow on the ground.
   地上积着一英寸厚的白雪。
4. They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.
   他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。
5. The car missed me by inches.
   那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。

1. Prices are inching down.
   物价在慢慢下降。
2. 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。
3. 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。

1. His legs are too long for his inches.
   就他的身高而言，他的腿太长了。