inching

英 [ˈɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (使朝某方向)谨慎移动
inch的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
  Aninchis an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
  1. ...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
     高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子
  2. ...18 inches below the surface.
     表面以下 18 英寸
• V-ERG (使)缓慢移动
  Toinchsomewhere or toinchsomething somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
  1. ...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
     沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
  2. He inched the van forward...
     他一点点向前挪动着货车。
  3. An ambulance inched its way through the crowd.
     救护车在人群中缓慢前进。
• PHRASE (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
  If you talk aboutevery inch ofan area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
  1. Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
     书架上全都塞满了书。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 在各方面;完全;彻底
  If you say that someone looksevery incha certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.
  1. He looks every inch the City businessman...
     他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。
  2. There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.
     格特鲁德站在那里,完全是一副明星的派头。
• PHRASE 一点一点地;缓慢地
  If someone or something movesinch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
  1. The car moved forward inch by inch...
     汽车一点一点地向前移动。
  2. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
     警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。

双语例句

• They were inching their way along the slippery ridge.
  他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。
• The helicopter hovered over the top of the building for a moment before inching away.
  直升机在楼顶上悬停了一会儿慢慢飞走了。
• But I held out my hand to the little boy who was inching across the aisle toward us.
  但我伸出我的手，小男孩正在向我们穿过过道的记录。
• The soldiers were inching along a ledge on a cliff.
  战士们正在悬崖的突出部分匍匐而行。
• With Spain and possibly Europe inching back towards the abyss, that crisis looms.
  鉴于西班牙乃至整个欧洲可能正再度走向深渊，那场危机已出现在地平线上。
• Location value of inching test in compressive neuropathy
  逐点测试对嵌压性神经病的定位诊断研究
• Apple TV is inching away from the hobby category.
  苹果电视（AppleTV）也在慢慢摆脱早先的归类，不再仅仅是“业余爱好”而已。
• At first, I saw this as a terrible thing, my Shanghai life was inching slowly towards a beast's mouth.
  起初，我把离别看成是很可怕的事，似乎我的上海生活正一步步地被怪兽吞噬。
• Set frontal and back inching switch, etc humanization device to make operation simpler and safer.
  设置前后点动开关等多种人性化装置使操作更简便、更安全。
• The North Korean nuclear issue is inching forward in six-party talks that include China, Japan, South Korea and Russia.
  在包括中国、日本、韩国和俄罗斯的六方会谈中，朝核问题正实现缓慢进展。