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

• At first, I saw this as a terrible thing, my Shanghai life was inching slowly towards a beast's mouth.
  起初，我把离别看成是很可怕的事，似乎我的上海生活正一步步地被怪兽吞噬。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• If this is Hitachi's way of inching toward an eventual sale or closure, particularly of the TV unit, the move has some long-term merit.
  如果这是日立公司逐渐走向最终出售或是关闭这些工厂尤其是电视机子公司的道路，那么此举可能带来一些长远的好处。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。