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    inch 的英语意思

    inchinch1 /ɪntʃ/ noun [countable] 查看全部语言翻译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英寸,长度单位,等于2.54厘米。1英尺等于12英寸。:  The curtains were an inch too short.窗帘短了一英寸。 Rainfall here is under 15 inches a year.这里年降雨量不足15英寸。a one-/two-/three- etc inch something a six-inch nail六英寸长的钉子2a very small distance极短的距离:  Derek leaned closer, his face only inches from hers.德里克俯身靠近,他的脸离她的脸只有几英寸。 The bus missed us by inches.那辆公共汽车差几英寸就撞上我们了。 On several occasions, they came within inches of death.他们曾数次与死亡相差不过几英寸。3every inch a)completely or in every way完全地;在各方面:  With her designer clothes and elegant hair, she looks every inch the celebrity.她身着名牌服装,发型优雅,完全是一副名流的派头。 b)the whole of an area or distance整个区域或距离inch of Every inch of space in the tiny shop was crammed with goods.这家小店的每一寸空间都塞满了货物。 Italy deserved to win, though Greece made them fight every inch of the way.意大利理应获胜,但希腊让他们一寸一寸地拼到了底。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 more用于表示若给某人一点自由或权力,他们便会得寸进尺5inch by inch moving very gradually and slowly极缓慢地、一点一点地移动:  Inch by inch, he lowered himself from the roof.他一寸一寸地从屋顶降了下来。6not give/budge an inch to refuse to change your decision or opinion, even though people are trying to persuade you to do this拒绝改变决定或意见,即使他人极力劝说:  Neither side is prepared to give an inch in the negotiations.谈判中双方均不愿让步半分。7beat/thrash etc somebody to within an inch of their life to beat someone very hard and thoroughly将某人痛打一顿:  Another word out of you and I’ll beat you to within an inch of your life.你要再多说一个字,我就把你打到半死。
    inchinch2 verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very slowly in a particular direction, or to make something do this朝某一方向极缓慢地移动,或使某物如此移动:  I inched forward along the ground.我沿着地面慢慢向前挪动。