inched

英 [ɪntʃt]

美 [ɪntʃt]

v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
  Aninchis 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
• V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
  Toinchsomewhere or toinchsomething 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。
• PHRASE (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
  If you talk aboutevery inch ofan 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。
• PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
  If you say that someone looksevery incha 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。
• PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
  If someone or something movesinch 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。

双语例句

• However, the weighted index in Taipei inched down 0.1 per cent to 6, 980.88.
  但台湾加权指数（Taiex）微跌0.1%，报收6980.88点。
• The rain inched its way up the steps.
  雨水一点点儿地漫上了台阶。
• The mountaineers inched their ways up the snowcapped peak.
  登山运动员一步一步地攀登积雪的山峰。
• An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
  救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
• Raises have inched up from a 39-year low of 2.2% in 2009 to a 3% gain this year as fewer companies have frozen their compensation budgets.
  随着冻结薪酬预算的公司减少，今年美国加薪幅度已小幅升至3%，高于2009年的2.2%，后者曾将创下39年来的低点。
• He inched ( his way) through the narrow passage.
  他慢慢地穿过狭窄的通道。
• The climber inched up a vertical wall of rock
  攀登者慢慢爬上了陡直的石壁。
• As we inched along, we noticed a group of mountain goats about a hundred feet above us.
  我们缓步前进，发现在上方一百英尺处有一群山羊。
• I inched my way through the narrow space between cars.
  我在两辆车中间狭窄的空间慢慢走。
• As he stroked the dolphin's smooth skin, Grid Eye inched closer.
  当他抚摸到海豚那光滑的皮肤时，“网眼”挪得更近了。