inch中文什么意思

n.
1.英寸〔旧译时略作 in.〕。
2.少量，少额，少许。
3.〔 pl.〕身长，身段，个子。
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an inch of rain 一英寸的雨量。 Give him an inch and he'll take an ell. 〔谚语〕他得寸进尺。 not yield an inch寸步不让。 an inch of cold steel 尖刀的一戳。 a man of your inches 像你一样高的人。 by inches 一点一点地，渐渐(die by inches 渐死，就要死。 kill by inches 慢慢地折磨死)。 every inch完全地，彻底地(He is every inch a local despot 他彻头彻尾是个土皇帝)。 gather up one's inches 直站起来。 inch by inch ＝ by inches. to an inch 丝毫不差地，精密地。 within an inch of 差点儿，几乎。 within an inch of one's life 差点儿丧命。 by inch of candle 通过拍卖。vt.
使渐进，使渐动，使一点一点地移动。 inch one's way forward 慢慢前进。vi.
渐进，一步一步前进。 inch along a ledge on a cliff 在悬岩的突出部分匍匐而进。n.
〔苏格兰语〕小岛。

• by inch of:    通过拍卖
• in inch:    英寸
• inch by:    逐渐地, 一步一步地

例句与用法

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1. He has bought a colour tv set of 18 inches .
   他买了一台18英寸的彩电。
2. He jumped three inches clear of the bar .
   他以超过3英寸的高度跳过竿去。
3. The bullet missed him by two inches .
   那子弹差两英寸就打中他了。
4. Grade cutoff is sharp within inches .
   数英寸内的品位变化很急剧。
5. One inch of joy surmounts grief of a span .
   点滴欢乐就能克服大量的忧伤。

英文释义

名词

1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
   同义词：in
2. a unit of measurement for advertising space
   同义词：column inch

动词

1. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
   同义词：edge