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单词 inch
释义
inch
noun[C]
uk
/ɪntʃ/us
/ɪntʃ/
(written abbreviationin.)
B1
aunitused formeasuringlength,approximatelyequalto 2.54centimetres, sometimesshownby thesymbol″:
英寸（约合2.54厘米，有时用符号''表示）
Twelve inches areequalto onefoot.12英寸等于1英尺。
He had acutan inchlongabove hislefteye.他左眼上方有一道1英寸长的伤口。
Thesnowwas six inchesdeepin someplaces.有些地方积雪有6英寸深。
apieceofwood2″ by 2″一块两英寸见方的木块
More examples
  • As yougrowolder,yourspineshortensby about an inch.
  • She is fivefootthree inchestall.
  • It says on thepacketyou shouldplantthebulbs4 inchesdeep.
  • At least an inch ofrainfellovernight.
  • Can yourememberhow toconvertcentimetresinto inches?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of length & distance
  • breadth
  • cm
  • decimetre
  • fathom
  • ft
  • in
  • kilometre
  • km
  • linear
  • micron
  • mile
  • mm
  • mpg
  • nautical mile
  • scalar
  • sq.
  • square
  • thick
  • width
  • yard
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Idioms

by inches
come within an inch ofsomething
every inch
every inch ofsomething/somewhere
inch by inch
not give/budge/move an inch
give someone an inch and they'll take a mile
inch
verb[IorT,+ adv/prep]
uk
/ɪntʃ/us
/ɪntʃ/
tomoveveryslowlyor in a lot ofshortstages:
缓慢地移动
We are inchingtowardsanagreement.我们在慢慢努力达成共识。
Sharepricesinchedup/higherduring theday.今日股价缓慢攀升。
Residentswatchedtheflamesinchcloserandcloser.居民们望着火舌一步步逼近。
Synonym
edge(MOVE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slow and moving slowly
  • (as) slow as molassesidiom
  • at a snail's paceidiom
  • by and byidiom
  • by degreesidiom
  • clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
  • float
  • inch by inchidiom
  • infiltrate
  • infiltration
  • jog
  • labour
  • lag
  • laggard
  • sluggishly
  • sluggishness
  • snail
  • steadily
  • steadiness
  • struggle
  • wander
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(Definition ofinchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inch| American Dictionary

inch
noun[C]
us
/ɪntʃ/
(abbreviationin.);(symbol″)

inchnoun[C](MEASUREMENT)

aunitofmeasurementoflengthequalto1/12footor 2.54centimeters
inch
verb[always+ adv/prep]
us
/ɪntʃ/

inchverb[always + adv/prep](MOVE)

tomoveveryslowly, or in a lot ofshortstages:
[I]Stockpricesinchedhigherthroughouttheafternoon.
[T]Mike inched thebookcaseintoposition.
(Definition ofinchfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inch| Business English

inch
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnʃ/us
(abbreviationin.);(symbolʺ)
MEASURES
aunitofmeasureequalto one-twelfth of afootor 2.54centimetres:
Eighteen inches ofsnowdisrupteddeliveriesacrosstheMidwest.
Thetabletcomputer'sscreenmeasures9.4inchesdiagonally.
Sheetmetalcladdingcostsmorepersquareinchthanreinforcedplastic.
See also
column inch
inch
verb[I]
uk
/ɪnʃ/us
tomoveveryslowlyor in a lot ofshortstages:
inch ahead/along/forwardCrates inched along theconveyorbeltontheirway out of thewarehouse.
Legislatorsinchedclosertoclosingaloopholein thelaw.
inch up/upwardStocksslowlyinchedupwardinMarch.
(Definition ofinchfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinch

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Physically, the book's size is an awkward 10 inches by 7 inches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The basic uncertainty in pressure readings was estimated t o be 0.003 vertical inches of water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This book is smaller, but still relatively thick (five by seven by oneinch), with over 350 pages.
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He was only 5 feet 3 inches tall with a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair.
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He was 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall with dark skin, hazel eyes and black hair.
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The advances are undeniable, especially in electoral matters as opposition parties have inched their way into elected office at various levels.
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The treads of nineteenth-century staircases were invariably built 4v2 inches into supporting walls made of brickwork.
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In places, the text comes to within one-eight of aninchof the bottom of the page and the margins are uniformly narrow.
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They were seated at a comfortable viewing distance from the monitor with the microphone approximately oneinchin front of their lips.
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The cages are six inches long and oneinchin diameter.
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Women primarily used vertical looms that produced cloths averaging 21 inches in width.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Inchbyinchthe disturbance rises as if the desert were rising in obedience to some upthrusting force beneath.
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He was 5 feet 8 inches tall and had brown hair with hazel eyes and a fair complexion.
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He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, of fresh complexion, with dark hazel eyes and dark brown hair.
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The child placed his/her hands, palms up, on a board and the scanner was situated 6 inches above the pair of open hands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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