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N-COUNT
英寸(約等于 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.
例句
...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
高 6 英寸、直徑 8 英寸的糖果罐子
...18 inches below the surface.
表面以下 18 英寸
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V-ERG
(使)緩慢移動(dòng)
To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
例句
...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...
他一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)向前挪動(dòng)著貨車。
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PHRASE
(某個(gè)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.
例句
Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
書架上全都塞滿了書。
We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.
我們時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備著為每一寸領(lǐng)土而戰(zhàn)。
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PHRASE
在各方面;完全;徹底
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.
例句
He looks every inch the City businessman...
他完全是一副倫敦金融城商界人士的派頭。
There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.
格特魯?shù)抡驹谀抢?完全是一副明星的派頭。
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PHRASE
一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地;緩慢地
If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
例句
The car moved forward inch by inch...
汽車一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地向前移動(dòng)。
The police were searching the area inch by inch.
警方在對那個(gè)地區(qū)進(jìn)行仔細(xì)搜查。