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inch
- IPA[ɪn(t)ʃ]
英式
- a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm);a person's height or waist measurement
- move along slowly and carefully;cause (something) to move slowly and carefully
noun: inch, plural noun: inches
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名詞
- 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm) the toy train is four inches long eighteen inches of thread
- ▪ informal a person's height or waist measurement my only reservation is the goalkeeper's lack of inches
- ▪ a very small amount or distance I had no intention of budging an inch
- 2. (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare more than four inches of rain is expected
- ▪ (as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar).
- ▪ (as a unit of map scale) so many inches representing one mile on the ground one-inch maps of the east Midland counties
動詞
- 1. move along slowly and carefully he inched away as I approached the stock market inched ahead today
- ▪ cause (something) to move slowly and carefully he inched the car forward
- the whole surface, distance, or area
Oxford American Dictionary
- a unit of length half as long as an inch.
- steal: she had her handbag half-inched
Oxford Dictionary
- the whole surface, distance, or area
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a move or shot in sports) perfectly judged; extremely accurate: an inch-perfect pass his cross was instant and inch-perfect
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a move or shot in sport) perfectly judged; extremely accurate: an inch-perfect pass his cross was instant and inch-perfect
Oxford Dictionary
- a one-inch length of a column in a newspaper or magazine: it was a story which would fill many column inches
Oxford Dictionary
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美式
- a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm): the toy train is four inches long eighteen inches of thread
- move slowly and carefully in a specified direction: the 2,000 mourners inched along narrow country lanes the stock market inched ahead today
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ɪn(t)ʃ]
英式
- a small island or a small area of high land: Inchkeith
Oxford Dictionary
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美式
- a small island or a small area of high land: Inchkeith
Oxford American Dictionary