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

• Prices are inching down.
  物价正逐步下降。
• Although inflation in China has been inching up for some months, the big jump in October surprised many economists and raised the chances of more hikes in interest rates this year to follow the increase announced last month.
  尽管近几个月来中国通胀率一直在缓慢攀升，但10月份数据的大幅跃升，令许多经济学家感到吃惊，并提高了中国央行继上个月宣布加息之后年内进一步上调利率的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Structural unemployment is surely inching closer to European levels.
  结构性失业肯定会缓慢逼近欧洲的水平。
• The rigid side net adopted can enhance the sorption rigidity degree and the inching speed upward along the porch of the conch.
  采用刚性边网可提高海螺吸附牢固度和其沿边网向上爬行速度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• They were inching their way along the slippery ridge.
  他们沿着滑溜溜的山脊慢慢前进。