新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inchIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪntʃ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

inches
1. [C 可数名词] 英寸
An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
双语例句
例：
18 inches below the surface.
表层以下18英寸。
例：
white paper no larger than 8 x 11 inches in size.
大小为8×11英寸的白纸。

PHRASE. 习语

every inch
1. 在各方面
If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
双语例句
例：
He looks every inch the businessman, with his grey suit, dark blue shirt and blue tie.
他身穿灰色西服、深蓝色衬衫，打着蓝色领带，俨然一副生意人的模样。

VERB. 动词

inches , inching , inched
1. [I 不及物动词] 使缓慢地移动 , 缓慢地移动
To inch somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
双语例句
例：
a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock.
一个沿着陡峭的岩壁缓慢往上攀登的人。
例：
He inched the van forward.
他驾着厢式货车缓缓前行。

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