| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | inch inch1 /inch/, n. 1. a unit of length, 1/12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a very small amount of anything; narrow margin: to win by an inch; to avert disaster by an inch. 3. by inches, a. narrowly; by a narrow margin: escaped by inches. b. Also, inch by inch. by small degrees or stages; gradually: The miners worked their way through the narrow shaft inch by inch. 4. every inch, in every respect; completely: That horse is every inch a thoroughbred. 5. within an inch of, nearly; close to: He came within an inch of getting killed in the crash. v.t. , v.i. 6. to move by inches or small degrees: We inched our way along the road. [bef. 1000; ME; OE ynce < L uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce. See OUNCE1] inch2 /inch/, n. Scot. a small island near the seacoast. [1375-1425; late ME < ScotGael innse, gen. of innis island, OIr inis, c. Welsh ynys] |
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