inch
英 [ɪn(t)ʃ]
美[ɪntʃ]
- n. 英寸；身高；少许
- vt. 使缓慢地移动
- vi. 慢慢前进
- n. (Inch)人名；(英)英奇
词组搭配
by inches
only just
刚刚，恰好
the shot missed her by inches.
子弹刚好没射中她。
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。
give someone an inch and he (或 she) will take a mi
(proverb)once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal
(谚语)得寸进尺
(to) within an inch of one's life
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。
every inch
In every respect; entirely
在每个方面；完全地
“Ay, every inch a king!”(&b{Shakespeare})
“哈，在每个方面都称职的国王！”(&b{莎士比亚})
inch by inch
Very gradually or slowly.
循序渐进地或很慢地
within an inch of
Almost to the point of
几乎达到某一点
came within an inch of death.
临近死亡的边缘
双语例句
- 1. We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.
- 我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen.
- 多亏一块1/4英寸厚的防弹钢板，他才捡了条命。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The bullet had passed less than an inch from Andrea's heart.
- 子弹在离安德烈亚的心脏不到一英寸的地方穿过。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Every inch of his arms and legs was ulcerated.
- 他四肢全都溃烂了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Make a slit in the stem about half an inch long.
- 在树干上切一道大约半英寸长的口子。
来自柯林斯例句