inching

英 [ˈɪntʃɪŋ] 美 [ˈɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的现在分词

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. The soldiers were inching along a ledge on a cliff.
    战士们正在悬崖的突出部分匍匐而行。
  2. Prices are inching down.
    物价正逐步下降。
  3. Apple TV is inching away from the hobby category.
    苹果电视（AppleTV）也在慢慢摆脱早先的归类，不再仅仅是“业余爱好”而已。
  4. By contrast, prices for cosmetic surgery are inching forward at just 1.3% a year, or a full 1.2 percentage points lower than inflation.
    相比之下，整容手术的价格每年仅微涨1.3%，也就是比通胀比率整整低了1.2个百分点。
  5. If this is Hitachi's way of inching toward an eventual sale or closure, particularly of the TV unit, the move has some long-term merit.
    如果这是日立公司逐渐走向最终出售或是关闭这些工厂尤其是电视机子公司的道路，那么此举可能带来一些长远的好处。
  6. Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is inching closer to defaulting on its debt.
    希腊是欧元区的薄弱环节，它正在慢慢走向债务违约的深渊。
  7. But I held out my hand to the little boy who was inching across the aisle toward us.
    但我伸出我的手，小男孩正在向我们穿过过道的记录。
  8. The rigid side net adopted can enhance the sorption rigidity degree and the inching speed upward along the porch of the conch.
    采用刚性边网可提高海螺吸附牢固度和其沿边网向上爬行速度。
  9. Although inflation in China has been inching up for some months, the big jump in October surprised many economists and raised the chances of more hikes in interest rates this year to follow the increase announced last month.
    尽管近几个月来中国通胀率一直在缓慢攀升，但10月份数据的大幅跃升，令许多经济学家感到吃惊，并提高了中国央行继上个月宣布加息之后年内进一步上调利率的可能性。
  10. The helicopter hovered over the crowd for a while before inching away.
    直升机在人群上空盘旋了一会儿后慢慢飞走了。
  11. Two developments are inching the world towards a nuclear tipping point.
    目前，两方面的进展正慢慢将世界推向一个核武临界点。
  12. With Spain and possibly Europe inching back towards the abyss, that crisis looms.
    鉴于西班牙乃至整个欧洲可能正再度走向深渊，那场危机已出现在地平线上。
  13. I felt overwhelmed by the various sub-tasks involved, but by using the techniques below, I'm inching toward the finish line of hitting "send" for that first newsletter.
    对设计的各类小任务我感到心有余力不足。但是用了下面的技巧我就在一点点地朝点击“发送”第一期的终点迈进。
  14. I kept closing the gap between my car and my brother's truck, inching toward the reassuring glow of the taillights like a frightened sheep following a shepherd.
    我尽量缩小与弟弟的卡车的距离，缓缓地移动，盯住他的尾灯，心中才赂有一丝安慰，就像一只吓坏了的小羊紧跟在羊馆的屁股后面一样。
  15. Even with the US Federal Reserve on pause and Chinese interest rates inching higher, the central bank earns a spread comfortably above 100 basis points.
    即使美联储（usfederalreserve）暂停加息，而中国利率水平小幅上调，中国央行仍能轻松赚取逾100个基点的利差。
  16. Location value of inching test in compressive neuropathy
    逐点测试对嵌压性神经病的定位诊断研究
  17. Structural unemployment is surely inching closer to European levels.
    结构性失业肯定会缓慢逼近欧洲的水平。
  18. China was inching toward us, after all, to find a counter weight to the growing Soviet threat on its borders.
    中国慢慢地向我们靠近，毕竟是为了寻找一股对付边界上日益增长的苏联威胁的抗衡力量。
  19. Set frontal and back inching switch, etc humanization device to make operation simpler and safer.
    设置前后点动开关等多种人性化装置使操作更简便、更安全。
  20. If the Fed is inching closer to a neutral policy stance, other central banks are still looking to raise interest rates to temper growth and curb inflation.
    如果联储继续缓慢的向中立立场靠近，其他央行看来仍会提升利率来调节经济过热和抑制通胀。
  21. They were inching their way along the slippery ridge.
    他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。
  22. He began a complicated maneuver strengthening his position in the Arab world while inching Egypt toward a more realistic national posture.
    他开始运用复杂的策略，以加强他在阿拉伯世界的地位。与些同时，他使埃及逐渐采取更现实、更民族主义的姿态。
  23. Interest rates have been inching up over the past year.
    在过去的一年中利率一直在缓慢上涨。
  24. Inching closer to the city, Vorenus, Pullo and their cavalry come upon a troop of Pompey's new recruits, blocking the road to Rome.
    沃伦诺斯、普罗和他们的骑兵缓慢的向罗马移动，在路上碰到了一队庞培新招募的士兵。
  25. At first, I saw this as a terrible thing, my Shanghai life was inching slowly towards a beast's mouth.
    起初，我把离别看成是很可怕的事，似乎我的上海生活正一步步地被怪兽吞噬。
  26. The North Korean nuclear issue is inching forward in six-party talks that include China, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
    在包括中国、日本、韩国和俄罗斯的六方会谈中，朝核问题正实现缓慢进展。
  27. There are no Zetas in the Service-to-Others, in your Solar System, who currently are allowed to be in two places at once by inching forward in time.
    在你们的太阳系中没有任何服务他人的齐塔人现在被允许通过向前移动时间来同时处在两个位置。
  28. The workers released the inching button and the machine stopped at once.
    工人松开缓进钮，机器即告停止操作。
  29. Mr Buffett also said he remained bullish on the US economy, which he expected to continue "inching ahead" as the housing market recovered, even as global growth slows.
    巴菲特还表示，他依然看好美国经济前景，预计随着住房市场复苏，美国经济将继续“小步向前”，即使同期全球经济增长有所放缓。
  30. The helicopter hovered over the top of the building for a moment before inching away.
    直升机在楼顶上悬停了一会儿慢慢飞走了。
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