| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency inch 1(ɪntʃ) noun 1. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot or 0.0254 metre 2. meteorology a. an amount of precipitation that would cover a surface with water one inch deep five inches of rain fell in January b. a unit of pressure equal to a mercury column one inch high in a barometer 3. a very small distance, degree, or amount 4. every inch 5. inch by inch 6. within an inch of verb 7. to move or be moved very slowly or in very small steps the car inched forward 8. (transitive; foll by out) to defeat (someone) by a very small margin Word origin Old English ynce, from Latin uncia twelfth part; see ounce1Word Frequency inch 2(ɪntʃ) noun Scottish and Irish a small island Word origin C15: from Gaelic innis island; compare Welsh ynys |
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