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

• 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
• He began a complicated maneuver strengthening his position in the Arab world while inching Egypt toward a more realistic national posture.
  他开始运用复杂的策略，以加强他在阿拉伯世界的地位。与些同时，他使埃及逐渐采取更现实、更民族主义的姿态。
• By contrast, prices for cosmetic surgery are inching forward at just 1.3% a year, or a full 1.2 percentage points lower than inflation.
  相比之下，整容手术的价格每年仅微涨1.3%，也就是比通胀比率整整低了1.2个百分点。
• 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。
• They were inching their way along the slippery ridge.
  他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。
• The workers released the inching button and the machine stopped at once.
  工人松开缓进钮，机器即告停止操作。
• 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。
• I felt overwhelmed by the various sub-tasks involved, but by using the techniques below, I'm inching toward the finish line of hitting "send" for that first newsletter.
  对设计的各类小任务我感到心有余力不足。但是用了下面的技巧我就在一点点地朝点击“发送”第一期的终点迈进。
• Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is inching closer to defaulting on its debt.
  希腊是欧元区的薄弱环节，它正在慢慢走向债务违约的深渊。
• 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。