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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I miss them very much.
我非常想他们。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
See you. Bye.
到时候见。再见。