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 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。
• Prices are inching down.
  物价正逐步下降。
• By contrast, prices for cosmetic surgery are inching forward at just 1.3% a year, or a full 1.2 percentage points lower than inflation.
  相比之下，整容手术的价格每年仅微涨1.3%，也就是比通胀比率整整低了1.2个百分点。
• There are no Zetas in the Service-to-Others, in your Solar System, who currently are allowed to be in two places at once by inching forward in time.
  在你们的太阳系中没有任何服务他人的齐塔人现在被允许通过向前移动时间来同时处在两个位置。
• 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。
• 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
• If this is Hitachi's way of inching toward an eventual sale or closure, particularly of the TV unit, the move has some long-term merit.
  如果这是日立公司逐渐走向最终出售或是关闭这些工厂尤其是电视机子公司的道路，那么此举可能带来一些长远的好处。
• Mr Buffett also said he remained bullish on the US economy, which he expected to continue "inching ahead" as the housing market recovered, even as global growth slows.
  巴菲特还表示，他依然看好美国经济前景，预计随着住房市场复苏，美国经济将继续“小步向前”，即使同期全球经济增长有所放缓。
• They were inching their way along the slippery ridge.
  他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。
• 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。