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

• 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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。