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

  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. 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。
  2. She was 40 inches around the hips.
    她臀围40英寸。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. I have to give my height in feet and inches.
    我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
  6. Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart.
    他俩的脸相隔还不到18英寸。
  7. McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.
    麦金农估计大桥的侧向移动介于4至6英寸之间。
  8. Her right hand is inches from mine
    她的右手和我的手挨得很近。
  9. 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。
  10. A couple of inches of dry, powdery snow had fallen.
    下了数英寸厚的粉状干雪。
  11. I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
    我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
  12. This hole was a scant. 23 inches in diameter
    这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。
  13. In Mid-Wales six inches of snow blocked roads
    在威尔士的中部地区，6英寸厚的大雪阻塞了道路。
  14. The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare
    那辆车突然向前疾驶而去，从他身边擦身而过。
  15. The folder was two inches thick
    那个文件夹有两英寸厚。
  16. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.
    井台只有12英寸高。
  17. 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。
  18. We had about three inches of rain.
    下了四指雨。
  19. There are twelve inches in one foot.
    一英尺等于12英寸。
  20. The bullet missed me by two inches.
    子弹只差两英寸就射中我了。
  21. A standard bed is six feet three inches long.
    标准床的长度是六英尺三英寸。
  22. He has grown three inches within the last two years.
    这两年的工夫他长高了三英寸。
  23. 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。
  24. This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches.
    这把尺子有厘米和英寸两种刻度。
  25. This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres.
    这是一把刻有英寸和公分的尺子。
  26. The mean yearly rainfall is20 inches.
    平均年降雨量为20英寸。
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