inch
/ɪnt͡ʃ/ 名词 A2中文： 英寸、少许、一点儿
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm. · One rule of thumb is that the width of an adult thumb can approximate a length of one inch.
- Any very short distance. · Don't move an inch!
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement. · At the time of Augustus, the Roman inch was standardized at a length about 3% shorter than the modern English one.
- A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall. · Expect around 2 inches of rain on Saturday afternoon.
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages. · My partner only drinks about a 1 inch pour with dinner, leaving the rest of the bottle for me.
复数 inches
短语动词和表达
- inch along To move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit.
- inch away To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly d...
- inch back To move something backward by a very small amount, often ...
- inch forward To move forward in a very slow, cautious, and careful way.
- inch up To move or increase by small increments, typically slowly...
来自图书馆
And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden.
Stop this moment, I tell you!” But she went on all the same, shedding gallons of tears, until there was a large pool all round her, about four inches deep and reaching half down the hall.
“Well, I should like to be a _little_ larger, sir, if you wouldn’t mind,” said Alice: “three inches is such a wretched height to be.”
“It is a very good height indeed!” said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).
其他匹配结果
- inch 缓慢移动 B2
- inch 嘲讽、羞辱 C2
- inch 傲慢无礼的、狂妄的 C2
- inch along To move slowly or to make progress gradually, b...
- inch away To begin to change one's position on a topic
- inch back To move something backward by a very small amou...
- inch forward To move forward in a very slow, cautious, and c...
- inch up To move or increase by small increments, typica...
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