inched

英 [ɪntʃt] 美 [ɪntʃt]

v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 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.
    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
  2. V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
    To inch somewhere or to inch something 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。
  3. PHRASE (某个地方的)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.
    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。
  4. PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
    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.
    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。
  5. PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
    If someone or something moves inch 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。
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双语例句

  1. He inched the van forward
    他一点点向前挪动着货车。
  2. An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
    救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
  3. The climber inched up a vertical wall of rock
    攀登者慢慢爬上了陡直的石壁。
  4. The mountaineers inched their ways up the snowcapped peak.
    登山运动员一步一步地攀登积雪的山峰。
  5. They inched the rock up the slope.
    他们一点点地把那块大石头移上坡。
  6. He inched across the high roof.
    他艰难地挪过了那房顶。
  7. Raises have inched up from a 39-year low of 2.2% in 2009 to a 3% gain this year as fewer companies have frozen their compensation budgets.
    随着冻结薪酬预算的公司减少，今年美国加薪幅度已小幅升至3%，高于2009年的2.2%，后者曾将创下39年来的低点。
  8. The patrol car inched down the empty street and I turned cautiously toward Elgie.
    巡逻车在空荡荡的街道上慢慢前行。我小心谨慎地转向埃尔吉。
  9. The volume of residential property sold nationwide in January and February inched up 1.1% from a year earlier, government figures show. That compared with a 20.3% decline for all of 2008.
    政府数据显示，今年1-2月份全国住房销量较上年同期增长了1.1%，而2008年全年下降了20.3%。
  10. But by then, Hong Kong's long-time rival, Singapore, will have inched ahead to take the number one spot, with 40.7 per cent of its households controlling$ 1m or more of assets.
    但那时，香港的长期竞争对手新加坡将占据第一的宝座，拥有100万美元或更多资产的家庭将达到40.7%。
  11. As he stroked the dolphin's smooth skin, Grid Eye inched closer.
    当他抚摸到海豚那光滑的皮肤时，“网眼”挪得更近了。
  12. I inched my way through the narrow space between cars.
    我在两辆车中间狭窄的空间慢慢走。
  13. You inched towards the dark side, joked one behavioural economist after he read a recent column in which I hinted that his field has some merits.
    我曾在近期的一篇专栏中暗示，行为经济学有一定的价值。读罢此文，一位行为经济学家开玩笑说：你在慢慢滑向黑暗面。
  14. However, the weighted index in Taipei inched down 0.1 per cent to 6, 980.88.
    但台湾加权指数（Taiex）微跌0.1%，报收6980.88点。
  15. We inched through teeming streets.
    我们在熙熙攘攘的街道上缓慢行走。
  16. As we inched along, we noticed a group of mountain goats about a hundred feet above us.
    我们缓步前进，发现在上方一百英尺处有一群山羊。
  17. The rain inched its way up the steps.
    雨水一点点儿地漫上了台阶。
  18. Yet, although society has rapidly become more sophisticated, the political system has only inched forward.
    不过，尽管社会变复杂的速度很快，政治体系则是在一点一点往前挪。
  19. Digging his fingernails into the rubble window seals, he inched his way toward the front.
    他把手指嵌入窗户的密封垫，缓慢地向车头运动。
  20. She inched her way slowly along the ledge.
    她沿着壁架缓步而行。
  21. The children inched through the traffic.
    孩子们在拥挤的交通中缓慢前进。
  22. He inched ( his way) through the narrow passage.
    他慢慢地穿过狭窄的通道。
  23. The fund inched down its forecast for global growth this year to minus 1.4 per cent.
    该组织将今年全球经济增长预期小幅下调至-1.4%。
  24. Then I stretched out and reattached the righthand one a little higher up, after which I inched my legs into new positions.
    然后我伸出右手，将吸腕按在高一点的地方，接着我的双腿缓慢地移动到一个新的位置。
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