inch

inch1
noun
  1. a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
    英寸(12分之1英尺，2.54厘米）
    the toy train is four inches long.
    这个玩具火车有4英寸长。
    eighteen inches of thread.
    18英寸长的线。
    ■(inches)(informal)a person's height or waist measurement
    (非正式)身高；腰围
    my only reservation is the goalkeeper's lack of inches.
    我惟一的疑虑就是守门员的身高不够。
    ■[often with negative]a very small amount or distance
    （量，距离）少许，一点
    I had no intention of budging an inch.
    我一点也不想让步。
  2. a unit used to express other quantities, in particular
    表示其他量的单位，尤指
    ■(as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch
    （降雨量单位）吋（水平表面1英寸积水量）
    ■(亦作 inch of mercury)(as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar)
    （气压单位）吋（气压计内1英寸水银柱，等于33.86毫巴，29.5吋等于1巴）
    ■(as a unit of map scale) so many inches representing one mile on the ground
    （地图比例单位）表示实际1英里的英寸数
    [in combination]one-inch maps of the east Midland counties.
    东部内陆郡1英寸比例图。
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move slowly and carefully in a specified direction
    慢慢移动
    inching along a motorway during the rush hour.
    高峰时段沿高速公路慢慢移动。
    Spain's conservatives are inching ahead.
    西班牙保守派正慢慢前进。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (something) to move in this manner
    使慢慢移动，使渐进
    he inched the car forward.
    他开车慢慢前行。
常用词组
by inches
  1. only just
    刚刚，恰好
    the shot missed her by inches.
    子弹刚好没射中她。
  2. very slowly and gradually; bit by bit
    缓慢地；一点一点
    you can't let him die by inches like this.
    你不能让他这样慢慢死去。
every inch
  1. the whole surface, distance, or area
    （表面、距离、地区的）每一寸，全部
    between them they know every inch of the country.
    他们之间了解这国家的全部。
  2. entirely; very much so
    完全，彻底；无疑，正是
    he's every inch the gentleman.
    他是个十足的绅士。
give someone an inch and he (或 she) will take a mile
  1. (proverb)once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal
    (谚语)得寸进尺
inch by inch
  1. gradually; bit by bit
    渐渐地；一点一点
    inch by inch he crept along the wall.
    他一点一点地沿着墙爬。
within an inch of
  1. very close to
    差点儿，贴近
    her mouth was within an inch of his chin.
    她的嘴差点碰到他的下巴。
(to) within an inch of one's life
  1. almost to the point of death
    差点儿丧命
    he was beaten within an inch of his life.
    他差点儿被打死。
语源
  1. late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia 'twelfth part', from unus 'one' (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce
inch2
noun
  1. [in place names](chiefly Scottish)a small island or a small area of high land
    (主苏格兰)小岛，小块高地
    Inchkeith.
    因奇基斯。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic innis
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