inches

英 [ˈɪntʃɪz]

美 [ˈɪntʃɪz]

n.  英寸(长度单位，等于2.54厘米，1英尺等于12英寸); 少量; 短距离
v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
  Aninchis an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
  1. ...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
     高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子
  2. ...18 inches below the surface.
     表面以下 18 英寸
• V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
  Toinchsomewhere or toinchsomething somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
  1. ...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
     沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
  2. He inched the van forward...
     他一点点向前挪动着货车。
  3. An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
     救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
• PHRASE (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
  If you talk aboutevery inch ofan area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
  1. Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
     书架上全都塞满了书。
  2. We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.
     我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。
• PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
  If you say that someone looksevery incha certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
  1. He looks every inch the City businessman...
     他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。
  2. There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.
     格特鲁德站在那里,完全是一副明星的派头。
• PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
  If someone or something movesinch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
  1. The car moved forward inch by inch...
     汽车一点一点地向前移动。
  2. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
     警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。

双语例句

• Please move the desk a few inches to get better light.
  请把桌子移动一下，这样光线会好些。
• Snowfall averages out in this part of the country at twenty inches a year.
  我国这个地区每年的平均降雪量为20英寸。
• He has grown three inches within the last two years.
  这两年的工夫他长高了三英寸。
• When the two ends of the tunnel met in the middle they were only a few inches out.
  隧道两端在中间相接时，仅有几英寸的误差。
• A child can drown in only a few inches of water
  儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
• We had about three inches of rain.
  下了四指雨。
• A standard bed is six feet three inches long.
  标准床的长度是六英尺三英寸。
• About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider
  12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。
• Our personal space extends about 12 to 18 inches around us
  我们的个人空间是周围12到18英寸的范围。
• The mean yearly rainfall is20 inches.
  平均年降雨量为20英寸。