inch /ɪntʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( inching, inched, inches )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. 英寸

  例：

  ...18 inches below the surface.

  …表层以下18英寸。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I To inch somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this. 缓慢地移动; 使缓慢地移动

  例：

  ...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock.

  …一个沿着陡峭的岩壁缓慢往上攀登的人。

  例：

  He inched the van forward.

  他驾着厢式货车缓缓前行。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person. 在各方面 [强调]

  例：

  He looks every inch the businessman, with his grey suit, dark blue shirt and blue tie.

  他身穿灰色西服、深蓝色衬衫、打着蓝色领带，在各方面俨然一副生意人的模样。

• 4. 

  N a small island 小岛 [SCOTTISH]