n.英寸;少量
v.慢慢移动
sp.(复)inches: 身高.
过去式:inched
过去分词:inched
现在分词:inching
第三人称单数:inches
inches详解释义
inches双解释义
inches英英释义
n.(名词)
英寸(相当于 2.54 厘米,12 英寸为1英尺 )
身高,身长,个子
少许,少量,一点儿,少额,点滴,一丁点儿
小岛
短距离
身材,身段
整体,*
v.(动词)
(使)缓慢地移动,(使)一点一点地移动或前进,(使)渐进,使渐动,慢慢靠近,谨慎移动,慢慢移动,进展*缓慢
渐渐伸入,逐渐采取
穿过
n.(名词)
[C]英寸 a unit for measuring length
[S]少量,短距离 a very small amount or distance
v.(动词)
vt. & vi. (使)缓慢地移动; (使)渐进 (cause to) move slowly and with difficulty
Noun
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
a unit of measurement for advertising space
Verb
advance slowly, as if by inches;

"He edged towards the car"

inches词语用法
inches例句
inches常见错误
inches搭配
n.(名词)
inch用作名词时,一般为可数名词,表示“英寸(略作in.)”,也可表示距离、程度等的“少许,一点”,一般用单数,还可作“身高,材料”解,此时常用复数。
every inch意思是“*,*”, by inches意思是“只差一点儿,渐渐地”,to an inch的意思是“*地,丝毫不差地”,within an inch of意思是“差点儿”,这些短语在句中常用作表语。
v.(动词)
inch用作名词时意思为“英寸”,用作动词时则表示“一英寸一英寸地缓慢地移动”。inch用于比喻也可指物价等抽象事物“缓慢变化”。
inch可用作及物动词接简单宾语,也可用作不及物动词。
用作名词(n.)
She shortened the shirt by an inch.
她把衬衫截短了一英寸。
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
蜡烛越来越短,*只剩下一英寸了。
There was an inch of snow on the ground.
地上积着一英寸厚的白雪。
They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.
他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。
The car missed me by inches.
那辆汽车差一点儿撞著我。
用作动词(v.)
Prices are inching down.
物价在慢慢下降。
Our troops inched their way along the mine-filled road.
我们的部队在沿着布满地雷的路上**地向前挪动。
Negotiations between residents and developers continued to inch along.
居民与开发商之间的谈判正在缓慢取得进展。
His legs are too long for his inches.
就他的身高而言,他的腿太长了。
n.(名词)
12英寸等于1英尺。

误 Twelve inches are equal to one foot.

正 Twelve inches is equal to one foot.

析 以计量尺寸的量词inch作主语时,不管它前面的数字有多大,谓语动词一律用单数形式。同类的词还有hours, days, weeks, years, dollars, pounds, dozens, miles等。

动词+~
not give an inch
一动也不动,毫不改变主意
not see an inch beyond one's nose
目光短浅
形容词+~
every inch
*地,*地
square inch
平方英寸
介词+~
by an inch
差点
by inches
缓慢地,一点一点地,刚刚
die by inches
缓慢死去
inch by inch
一点一点地,渐渐地
to an inch
丝毫不差地,*地
within an inch of
几乎,险些
~+名词
inch one's way
*步往前走
inch the rock
一点点挪石头
~+副词
inch down
逐步下降
~+介词
inch across
艰难地挪
inch along
沿…匍匐而行
inches近义词
crawl
edge
shuffle
creep
in
column inch