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inch[ɪntʃ; intʃ]《源自拉丁文“ (1 呎的) ”的意思》名词1 (C) 吋(长度单位, = 1/12 foot, 2.54 cm; 略作 in., " )an ~ of rain一吋的雨量He is five feet and eight ~es (tall).他身高五呎八吋Give him an ~ and he'll take an ell [a yard, mile].(谚)“给他一吋, 他要一呎”(得寸进尺)2 a. [an ~] 少量, 少数, 少许win by an ~险胜(以些许之差获胜)b. 少许距离, 一点点Move an ~ farther back, please.请再退后一点点c. 一点也不…Don't yield [give, budge] an ~.一点也不要退让■ by inches(1)逐渐地, 一点一点地die by ~es逐渐死去kill a person by ~es慢慢地杀人(2)勉强地, 好不容易地escape death by ~es好不容易死里逃生■ every inch(1)[…的]各角落[of]He knows every ~ of Taipei.他熟悉台北的各个角落He is every ~ a scholar.他是一个典型 [十足] 的学者; 他完全是一副学者的派头inch by inch渐渐地, 一步一步地to an inch丝毫不差地, 精确 [密] 地within an inch of﹍距离…很近; 只差一点点 [几乎] 就…Betty came within an ~ of being killed.贝蒂差一点就被杀死及物动词1 一点一点地移动2 [~ one's way]缓慢前进, 不知不觉地贴近不及物动词缓慢地 [一点一点地] 移动 |