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

• I kept closing the gap between my car and my brother's truck, inching toward the reassuring glow of the taillights like a frightened sheep following a shepherd.
  我尽量缩小与弟弟的卡车的距离，缓缓地移动，盯住他的尾灯，心中才赂有一丝安慰，就像一只吓坏了的小羊紧跟在羊馆的屁股后面一样。
• Mr Buffett also said he remained bullish on the US economy, which he expected to continue "inching ahead" as the housing market recovered, even as global growth slows.
  巴菲特还表示，他依然看好美国经济前景，预计随着住房市场复苏，美国经济将继续“小步向前”，即使同期全球经济增长有所放缓。
• 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。
• Interest rates have been inching up over the past year.
  在过去的一年中利率一直在缓慢上涨。
• 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。
• Even with the US Federal Reserve on pause and Chinese interest rates inching higher, the central bank earns a spread comfortably above 100 basis points.
  即使美联储（usfederalreserve）暂停加息，而中国利率水平小幅上调，中国央行仍能轻松赚取逾100个基点的利差。
• 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。
• 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。
• If the Fed is inching closer to a neutral policy stance, other central banks are still looking to raise interest rates to temper growth and curb inflation.
  如果联储继续缓慢的向中立立场靠近，其他央行看来仍会提升利率来调节经济过热和抑制通胀。
• The helicopter hovered over the crowd for a while before inching away.
  直升机在人群上空盘旋了一会儿后慢慢飞走了。