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nounverb 1.14 inches of rain fell last night.昨晚的降雨量为 1.14 英寸。 She's a few inches taller than me. 她比我高几英寸。 a fat envelope about half an inch thick Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline. He escaped death by an inch. 他差点儿丧了命。 The car missed us by inches. 那辆车险些撞到了我们。 He was just inches away from scoring. 他只差一点儿就得分了。 The doctor examined every inch of his body. 医生检查了他全身的每一部分。 (figurative) If they try to fire me I'll fight them every inch of the way. 他们要是想解雇我，我就和他们抗争到底。 In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner. 那位年轻的选手在第一局比赛看上去就已经胜券在握了。 She crawled forward inch by inch. 她一点一点地往前爬。 We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch. 我们试图把价还低一些，但他们寸步不让。 He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you. She was within an inch of being killed. 她险些丧命。 They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely).他们险些把他打死。 + adv./prep. She moved forward, inching towards the rope. 她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。 She inched cautiously towards the edge of the cliff. The cat inched a little closer. inch something + adv./prep. I inched the car forward. 我开着车一点一点往前挪。 He inched his way through the narrow passage. 他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。 |