English translation for "inch"

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n.
1.英寸〔旧译时略作 in.〕。
2.少量，少额，少许。
3.〔 pl.〕身长，身段，个子。
短语和例子
an inch of rain 一英寸的雨量。 Give him an inch and he'll take an ell. 〔谚语〕他得寸进尺。 not yield an inch寸步不让。 an inch of cold steel 尖刀的一戳。 a man of your inches 像你一样高的人。 by inches 一点一点地，渐渐(die by inches 渐死，就要死。 kill by inches 慢慢地折磨死)。 every inch完全地，彻底地(He is every inch a local despot 他彻头彻尾是个土皇帝)。 gather up one's inches 直站起来。 inch by inch ＝ by inches. to an inch 丝毫不差地，精密地。 within an inch of 差点儿，几乎。 within an inch of one's life 差点儿丧命。 by inch of candle 通过拍卖。
vt.
使渐进，使渐动，使一点一点地移动。 inch one's way forward 慢慢前进。
vi.
渐进，一步一步前进。 inch along a ledge on a cliff 在悬岩的突出部分匍匐而进。
n.
〔苏格兰语〕小岛。

Related Translations:

inched:  adj.长…英寸的，刻有英寸的。 a 4-inched hook 四英寸长的钩子。

big inch:  (二次大战中美国所筑)大输油管。

Example Sentences:

	1.	He has bought a colour tv set of 18 inches . 他买了一台18英寸的彩电。
	2.	He jumped three inches clear of the bar . 他以超过3英寸的高度跳过竿去。
	3.	The bullet missed him by two inches . 那子弹差两英寸就打中他了。
	4.	Grade cutoff is sharp within inches . 数英寸内的品位变化很急剧。
	5.	One inch of joy surmounts grief of a span . 点滴欢乐就能克服大量的忧伤。
	6.	The wheels passed him within inches . 车子擦身而过，几乎碾着他。
	7.	The rainfall averages 36 inches a year . 年降雨量平均为36英寸。
	8.	Lucy thought: he's all man, every inch . 露茜心想，他真是不折不扣的男子汉。
	9.	He came within an inch of being killed . 他差一点儿被弄死。
	10.	He looked every inch a gentleman . 他看上去完全是正人君子。

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