inch

柯林斯词典

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
...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
...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。
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]
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]