In the steel plate five holes were drilled an inch apart.

在这块钢板上钻了五个相距一英寸的孔。

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The doctor looks at me and he holds his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart from one another.

医生看着我然后用他的拇指和食指比当了大约一英寸的距离。

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'The safety instruction book is like this,' he adds, holding his thumb and forefinger an inch apart.

他用拇指和食指比划出一英寸的厚度说，“安全指导手册有这么厚。”

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He next bisected an inch-thick rope, then set his sights on three water bottles, stacked about 6 inches apart, which he had to cut vertically.

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