英语释义

1. a unit of length equal to 1/?? yard — see Weights and Measures Table

2. a small amount, distance, or degree
is like cutting a dog's tail off by inches
— Milton Friedman

3. stature, height

4. a fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inch

5. a degree of atmospheric or other pressure sufficient to balance the weight of a column of liquid (such as mercury) one inch high in a barometer or manometer

6. a small advantage especially from lenient or compassionate treatment —usually used in the phrase give an inch

7. to the utmost degree
looks every inch a winner

8. very gradually or slowly

9. almost to the point of
came within an inch of succeeding

10. to move by small degrees progress slowly
the long line of people inching up the stairs

11. to cause to move slowly
sooner or later they begin inching prices back up
— Forbes

12. island

13. to move very slowly or by a small amount in a specified direction or manner

14. a unit of length equal to 1/?? yard (2.54 centimeters)

15. to move a little bit at a time We inched to the ticket counter.

16. a unit of length equal to 1/?? yard or 2.54 centimeters

片语

within an inch of差一点

Three Inches三英寸

Feet Inches脚英寸

ten inchesTen Inches is a live album by The Dick It was recorded in 1980 at the "Punk Prom" and features original line up of the band.

square inch平方英寸

Nine Inches九英寸

four inches四吋

pounds per square inch每平方英寸磅数

by inchesad 缓慢地；一点一点地，逐渐地；好不容易地

inch by逐渐地；一步一步地

Thickness Inches厚度

Inches mm生产目标厚度

diagonal inches图像尺寸

every inch彻底

inches hg英寸汞柱

inch by inch逐渐地

英汉例句

• a couple of inches of dry, powdery snow had fallen.

  下了数英寸厚的粉状干雪。

• in some parts of the south, it would take more than 20 inches of rain to end the drought in a month.

  对于南部的一些地区而言，要在一个月内结束这场干旱，还需要超过20英寸的降雨才有可能。

• sometimes a difference of inches is the difference between catching a fish and not.

  有时候钓到鱼和没钓到的差别只是一英寸的差异。

• it had been about a foot deep, and maybe six inches wider than it looked from the top.

  它入地约有一英尺深，地下部分比从上面看到的可能要宽六英寸。

• this means directly in front of you, but at least 20 inches away.

  这意味着电脑直接在您的面前时至少20几英寸远。

• up to five inches of snow may cover the mountains.

  山上的积雪可能厚达5英寸。

• these rocky slabs are converging at a rate of 3 inches (80 mm) per year, according to the usgs.

  据美国地质勘探局说，这些巖石板块以每年3英寸（80毫米）的速度会聚。

• the cushions, shown left, measure 20× 12 inches and cost $39

  展示在左边的垫子，长20英寸宽12英寸，价格是395美元。

• meanwhile, ibm has started selling an lcd screen with a resolution so high that, from a distance of 18 inches or more, the human eye thinks it is looking at the real thing rather than a digital image.

  同时，ibm已开始销售一种高分辨率的液晶显示器，从距离为18英寸的地方观看这种显示器上的图像时，人们会认为看到的是真实的物体，而不是数字图像。

• twist the first couple of inches of all the strands together and bend them over once.

  把这股线的头一两英寸扭在一起，并拗它一下使它弯曲。

• fill a little pool with a couple of inches of water and add a bunch of cups, buckets and toys my little ones are literally in there for hours.

  在一个小水池里面灌满几英寸的水，放几个杯子，水桶和一些玩具，我的小家伙们就可以在里面玩上几个小时了。

• wilmington, vermont, received 36 inches of snow in one day.

  佛蒙特的威尔明顿一天降雪达到36英寸。

• about 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider.

  12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。

• the amplitude of the electromagnetic field (radiation) is one fourth the strength at a distance of two inches and fifty times lower at three feet.

  手机对人体的辐射强度，在两英寸的距离时，减少到四分之一，在三英尺的距离时，会降低到五十分之一！

• a few inches away, another catalyst, platinum, helps that bare proton become hydrogen.

  几英寸外的另一催化剂铂帮助把裸露的质子合成氢气。

• true, it rains a lot — about 45 inches a year — but it rarely pours.

  是的，这儿的降水很多，一年大约45英寸，但很少下倾盆大雨。

• it is. nearly four inches longer in some models.

  是的。在一些模具上，几乎长了四英寸。

• small, script type fonts might look great when you are sitting 18 inches away from the monitor.

  当你坐在离显示器18英寸外时，小号脚本类型的字体看起来很清晰。

• understand the basic characteristics of a script. page margins should be set at 1.5 inches on the left and 1 inch everywhere else.

  了解剧本的基本格式特点：页面左边距应设为1.5英寸，其他地方为1英寸，这样能更方便地进行装订。

• if you like snow, buffalo is your place--to the tune of 90 inches a year, more than any other metro area that has a million people.

  如果你喜欢下雪，那么水牛城就是你的最佳去处：最高时一年可降雪90英寸，在百万人口以上的大都市中绝无仅有。

• your dress needs to be let out several inches at the waist.

  你的衣服的腰身需要放宽几英寸。

• scientists said they believe the pyrosomes — six inches to a foot in length — have been killed by the toxins in the oil because there have no other explanation, though they plan further testing.

  虽然有待进一步的测试结果来证实，但科学家们相信这些软体动物（六英寸到一英尺长）是被有毒的原油杀死的，因为这没有其他的解释。

• this hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter.

  这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。

• their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart.

  他俩的脸相隔还不到18英寸。

• looking at her breasts six inches from the bread, i lost my appetite.

  看着她的胸部离面包只有六英寸，我一下子没了食欲。

• the well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.

  井台只有12英寸高。

• she stood five feet five inches tall and weighed 120 pounds.

  她身高5英尺5英寸，体重120磅。

• even though we awoke to a couple of inches of snow on the ground this morning i’m willing to over look it and continue on with all things spring; and that includes spring cleaning.

  尽管我们早上醒来还能看见地上有好几英尺的积雪，我决定对此视而不见，全心全意的为春天的到来做好準备。 其中就包括，春季大扫除。

• north americans often hold off a certain distance in conversation, which is about 21 inches apart found by studies.

  北美人在交谈时常保持一定距离的间隔，据研究发现，这种距离大约为21英寸。

• he saw the major's face a few inches from his own.

  他看见少校的脸离他自己的只有几英寸.

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