inch

音标[intʃ] 读音 inch的德语解释

汉语翻译

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

词型变化：

动词过去式:inched过去分词:inched现在分词:inching第三人称单数:inches

英语解释：

名词 inch:

1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot同义词：in
2. a unit of measurement for advertising space同义词：column inch

动词 inch:

1. advance slowly, as if by inches同义词：edge

例句：

1. The car missed me by inches.那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。
2. 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。
3. How many inches of rain fell last year?去年的雨量是多少英寸？
4. Prices are inching down.物价在慢慢下降。

详细解释：

inch

n.Abbr. in,in.（名词）缩写 in,in.
A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to !/2 of a foot (2.54 centimeters).See table at measurement
寸，英寸：美国标准的和英制的长度单位，等于!/2英尺(2.54厘米）参见 measurement
A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.
计量单位：足可覆盖地表英寸深的降（雨或雪）量
A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth`s surface at a temperature of 0=C.
气压测量单位：气压单位，一大气压相当于地面温度为0=C时的一英寸水银柱的压力
A very small degree or amount:
少量：非常小的程度或数量：
例句：
won`t budge an inch.
一动不能动

v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）
inched,inch.ing,inch.es
To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees:
慢慢移动，渐进：挪动或促使慢慢地、一点一点地挪动：
例句：
inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.
在车流中缓慢行进；将椅子向前挪动一点

every inch
In every respect; entirely:
在每个方面；完全地：
例句：
.Ay, every inch a king!.(Shakespeare)
.哈，在每个方面都称职的国王！.(莎士比亚)

inch by inch
Very gradually or slowly.
循序渐进地或很慢地
within an inch of
Almost to the point of:
几乎达到某一点：
例句：
came within an inch of death.
临近死亡的边缘

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English ynce
源自 古英语 ynce
from Latin uncia [one twelfth of a unit] * see oi-no-
源自 拉丁语 uncia [一个单位的十二分之一] *参见 oi-no-

inch
inch 2

n.Scots （名词）【苏格兰】
A small island.
小岛

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Scottish Gaelic innis
源自 苏格兰的盖尔语 innis
from Old Irish inis
源自 古爱尔兰语 inis