inch是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a unit used for measuring length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres, sometimes shown by the symbol ″ -- 英寸（約合2.54厘米，有時用符號''表示）

  • Twelve inches are equal to one foot. 12英寸等於1英尺。

  • He had a cut an inch long above his left eye. 他左眼上方有一道一英寸長的傷口。

  • The snow was six inches deep in some places. 有些地方積雪有六英寸深。

  • a piece of wood 2″ by 2″ 一塊兩英寸見方的木塊

• 1 to move very slowly or in a lot of short stages -- 緩慢地移動

  • We are inching towards an agreement. 我們在慢慢努力達成共識。

  • Share prices inched up/higher during the day. 今日股價緩慢攀升。

  • Residents watched the flames inch closer and closer. 居民看著火舌一步步逼近。