| 单词 | inch |
| 释义 | inch 1. n. & v. --n 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2. a (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of 1 inch. b (of atmospheric or other pressure) an amount that balances the weight of a column of mercury 1 inch high. 3. (as a unit of map-scale) so many inches representing 1 mile on the ground (a 4-inch map). 4. a small amount (usu. with neg.: would not yield an inch). --vtr. & intr. move gradually in a specified way (inched forward). Phrases and idioms every inch 1. entirely (looked every inch a queen). 2. the whole distance or area (combed every inch of the garden). give a person an inch and he or she will take a mile (or orig. an ell) a person once conceded to will demand much. inch by inch gradually; bit by bit. within an inch of almost to the point of. Etymology: OE ynce f. L uncia twelfth part: cf. OUNCE(1) 2. n. esp. Sc. a small island (esp. in place-names). Etymology: ME f. Gael. innis |
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