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n. 英寸, 身高, 小岛 vi. 慢慢前进, 慢慢移动 vt. 使缓慢地移动

发音

US /ɪnt͡ʃ/
其它 /ɪnt͡ʃ/

词形变化

inches 复数 abbreviation in 复数 in. 复数 inches 三单 inching 现在分词 inched 过去式 inched 过去分词

别名

in in. ″

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.

    英寸

  2. 2.

    Any very short distance.

    少许

    一点儿

    比喻

    Don't move an inch!

  3. 3.

    Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.

  4. 4.

    A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.

    气象
  5. 5.

    A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.

  6. 1.

    A small island; an islet.

    爱尔兰 苏格兰
  7. 2.

    A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.

    爱尔兰 苏格兰
v. B2
  1. 1.

    To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).

    不及物

    Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.

  2. 2.

    To drive by inches, or small degrees.

  3. 3.

    To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

  4. 1.

    to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner

    非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    cocky and cheeky

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

in column inch

部分词 5

em mil mesh ligne pica

整体词 2

foot ft
动词

同义词 1

edge

上位词 6

progress advance goon move on pass on march on

相关短语

inch tracker inch trackers inch stuff inch by inch 逐渐地 inch away inch along 缓慢前进,向前蠕动 inch forward 慢慢地前进,一寸一寸地向前移动 inch up inch back give them an inch and they'll take a mile 得寸进尺 a mile wide and an inch deep within an inch of one's life give someone an inch and someone will take a mile give them an inch and they'll take an ell

词源

From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin uncia (“Roman inch, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Cognate with Middle Dutch enke (“thumb, thumb's width, inch”). Doublet of ounce, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

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