Inch
[ ɪntʃ ]
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n. 英寸（相当于 2。54 厘米，一英尺有12英寸）;少量，少许;身高;
vt. 使缓慢地移动;
vi. 缓慢移动;渐进;
📝 例句
He escaped death by an inch.
他险些儿送了命。
He killed the man inch by inch.
他把那个人慢慢地折磨死了。
He' s a dodgy bloke I wouldn' t trust him an inch.
他是个诡计多端的家伙--我一点都不相信他.
On his fingertips Joe has thousands of sensory nerve endings persquare inch.
在乔的手指尖上，每平方英寸的面积内有数以千计的感觉神经末梢。
One inch of joy surmounts grief of a span.
点滴欢乐就能克服大量的忧伤。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“英尺”:一英尺等于十二英寸
※ 谐音“英尺”:一寸一寸的移动引申为慢慢前进
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
inch
n
1 (abbr 缩写 in) measure of length equal to 2.54 cm or one twelfth of a foot 英寸（1英尺等於12英寸, 1英寸等於2.54厘米）
a pile of books 12 inches high 一摞厚达12英寸的书. =>App 4,5 见附录4、 5.
2 small amount or distance 少量; 短距离
He escaped death by an inch. 他险些丧了命.
We argued for an hour but he wouldn't budge (ie change his attitude or ideas) an inch. 我们争论了一个钟头, 但他毫无回旋余地.
3 amount of rain or snow that would cover a surface one inch deep （一英寸厚的）降雨或降雪量
Three inches of rain fell in Manchester last night. 曼彻斯特市昨夜降雨三英寸.
4 (idm 习语) by inches only just 差一点儿; 险些儿; 几乎
The car missed me by inches. 那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我. every inch
(a) the whole area 整个地方
The police examined every inch of the house for clues. 警方为寻找线索彻底检查了整所房子.
(b) completely; entirely 完全地; 整个地
He looked every inch a gentleman. 他看上去完全是正人君子. ,give sb an `inch (and he'll ,take a `mile/`yard) (saying 谚) if you surrender a little to sb, he will increase his demands greatly 得寸进尺. ,inch by `inch very slowly and in small steps; by degrees 慢慢地; 逐步地; 一点一点地
They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch. 他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山. within an inch of sth/doing sth very close to sth/doing sth 对某事物[做某事]间不容发; 差一点儿
He came within an inch of being killed. 他差一点儿被弄死. > inch v [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) forward, past, through, etc (sth) move (sth) slowly and carefully in the specified direction 使（某物）朝某方向慢慢移动
inch the car forward 开车慢慢前行
He inched (his way) through the narrow passage. 他慢慢地穿过狭窄的通道.
🎯 考研助记
音译词 英寸
🔁 扩展释义
*[intʃ]n. 英寸, 身高, 小岛vi. 慢慢前进, 慢慢移动vt. 使缓慢地移动【医】 英寸相关词组: within an inch of inch by inch every inch not yield an inch to an inch
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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If the mood takes me, I'll head down the beach for an evening stroll.
如果心情不好，傍晚我会到海边散步。
The doctor is afraid there is no hope for him.
医生担忧他已经无望了。
He waited until someone new joined the company and then began to steal.
他等待有人刚加入公司后才开始偷窃。