inch

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. 英寸
...18 inches below the surface. …表層以下18英寸。
2. V-T/V-I To inch somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this. 緩慢地移動; 使緩慢地移動
...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock. …一個沿著陡峭的巖壁緩慢往上攀登的人。
He inched the van forward. 他駕著廂式貨車緩緩前行。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person. 在各方麪[強調]
He looks every inch the businessman, with his grey suit, dark blue shirt and blue tie. 他身穿灰色西服、深藍色襯衫、打著藍色領帶，在各方麪儼然一副生意人的模樣。
4. N a small island 小島[SCOTTISH]