| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | inch (once / 86 pages) nv An inch is a small unit of measurement. Twelve inches makes one foot. You might get an inch of your hair cut off, or hem your jeans so they're an inch shorter. Some countries use centimeters and meters as units of measurement, but if you measure in inches, you can order a twelve inch pizza or print out three by five inch photos. When inch is used as a verb, it means "to creep slowly forward." The Old English version was ynce, from the Latin uncia, "a twelfth part." WORD FAMILYinch: inched, inches, inching USAGE EXAMPLESPrecipitation during that period totaled just 38.79 inches — roughly half of the normal amount. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) "It's only small - about three quarters of an inch - and it's jet black with very fine little pincers. " BBC(Jan 02, 2017) That’s nearly 3 inches and 45 pounds more than the Western Michigan defensive front. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot Syn|Hyper in linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length 2n a unit of measurement for advertising space Syn|Hyper column inch area unit, square measure a system of units used to measure areas 3v advance slowly, as if by inches Syn|Hyper edge advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
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