1. every inch : 在各方面, 彻底；
2. by inches : 一点一点地, 逐渐地；
3. within an inch of : 差一点；
4. to an inch : 精确地；
5. not yield an inch : 寸步不让；
及物动词
不及物动词
名词
1. 英寸(约等于
2. 54 厘米)
An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to
2. 54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.
2. (使)缓慢移动
To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.
3. (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
4. 在各方面;完全;彻底
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.
5. 一点一点地;缓慢地
If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.
1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Synonym: in
2. a unit of measurement for advertising space
Synonym: column inch