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

inching knob微调钮

within an inch of差一点

Inching Closer点动密切

inching feed[机]

inch by逐渐地；一步一步地

square inch平方英寸

inching feature点动

inch by inch逐渐地

every inch彻底

inching device微调装置

inching relay微动继电器

inching plunger微动柱塞

by inchesad 缓慢地；一点一点地，逐渐地；好不容易地

pounds per square inch每平方英寸磅数

inching spool微动柱塞

inching clutch微调离合器

英汉例句

• in australia the market is at least inching closer to fair value.

  澳大利亚的房产市场至少在一点点靠近理性公平的价格。

• for the moment, india can hide behind america and china, which are barely inching towards a common approach.

  目前，印度仍然可以躲在美国和中国之后，这两个国家在达成共识方面几乎没有任何进展。

• with the sun slipping behind the mountains of western rio, inspetora de mello was inching down a tight-alleyway with her male colleagues, scanning each house for possible targets.

  伴随着太阳滑落在里约西面山头后，梅洛正和她的男性同事们一起慢慢地沿着狭窄的街巷搜索每幢房子，找寻可能的目标。

• u.s. student achievement on national math tests, he says, has been inching up steadily, including on college-level advanced placement tests.

  他说美国学生在全国数学测试，包括大学先修课程测试中的成绩一直在缓慢而稳步地提高。

• while security and political constraints abound, production is inching up in iraq, and recipients of 2009 oil-servicing contracts are beginning operations.

  尽管有安全和政治方面的限制，但伊拉克石油产量仍略有增长，2009年的石油服务合同也开始生效。

• in the meantime, a bold new programme is inching forward.

  当此际，一个大胆的新计划正在慢慢成形。

• he called out to see if there was anyone injured around him who needed help, and then began inching forward in the darkness.

  他呼叫着，看看是否身边有人受伤需要他的帮助，之后在黑暗中他开始向前一寸寸的挪动。

• we are inching towards perfection.

  我们正在慢慢走向完善。

• if you「ve ever been guilty of inching closer to a stranger because she smells good, you」ll be glad to know there「s plenty of science behind the desire to get a whiff.

  如果你曾经因为亲近一位浑身散发清新气味的女性而有罪恶感的话，那你应该很乐意知道，其实对香味的渴望背后有着很多的科学道理。

• 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。

• the gobi desert is inching south.

  戈壁沙漠正在向南扩大。

• at wishing well, the parents take turns wearing reflective vests and carrying walkie-talkies, just to manage the morning traffic inching along the school’s driveway.

  在许愿井幼儿园，早晨家长们轮流穿着反光的背心，带着话步机，指挥车辆在学校车道上缓缓挪动。

• but over the past week, iraqi television has endlessly replayed video footage of a lorry inching towards the foreign ministry and blowing up.

  但刚刚过去的几个星期，伊拉克电视新闻里反复播出卡车缓缓沖向外交部引起爆炸的录像。

• the gobi desert is inching south.

  戈壁滩沙漠正在向南方侵蚀。

• like it or not, the prospect of being able to use mobile phones on aeroplanes is inching ever closer.

  不管你喜欢与否，能在飞机上使用手机的那一天终将一刻刻临近。

• us particle physicists are inching closer to determining why the universe exists in its current form, made overwhelmingly of matter.

  美国的粒子物理学家在探索为何现行的宇宙主要由正物质组成的过程中又进了一步。

• 「by the way, how old are you?」 he asks, inching closer.

  「顺便问下，你多大了」他慢慢靠近我，问道。

• the state added thousands of jobs each month, more than any other state, although unemployment kept inching upwards.

  尽管失业率有了小幅上扬，州内每月都在增加数千个就业机会，比任何其他州府都多。

• being a khawagga, or white westerner, i was often kept at arm「s length by other women in public. but i held out my hand to the little boy who was inching across the aisle toward us.

  作为一个白人女性，我和别的女性在公众场合总是保持一米距离，但我还是伸手接住过道那边朝我们寸一点一点挪过来的孩子。

• we」re inching closer to spring, but cold and flu season is not over yet.

  我们离春天越来越近了，但是感冒和流感的季节并没有结束。

• the new one is a shambles, but it is inching towards something better.

  新秩序正跚跚前行，但它正慢慢向更好的方向发展着。

• then, as we turned off the street into the narrow way of the cemetery, inching toward the freshly dug grave, roger was the first to notice that the rain had stopped, and he almost shouted to us.

  然后，当我们驶离大街，开上通向墓地的窄路，一步步靠近新挖好的墓坑时；是罗杰第一个发现雨停了，他差点儿朝我们喊起来。

• several reforms that will benefit business are inching towards enactment.

  许多有利于商业的改革在迈向法律化。

• the summer may have brought a brief health scare for the french president, but on other fronts matters seem to be inching his way.

  这个夏天，法国总统为自己的健康问题虚惊了一场，但在其他方面，事态却似乎是在朝着对他有利的方向发展。

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