inch/ɪntʃ/

n C

1. 英寸

• There are twelve inches in one foot. 1英尺等于12英寸。

2. 少许,一点

• refuse to yield an inch 寸步不让

3. [～es] 身高

词组by inches 差一点儿，险些儿

• The car missed me by inches. 汽车差一点撞到我。

every inch 彻底；完全 inch by inch 一点一点地 beat sb. within an inch of their life 把某人打得差一点儿丧命 give sb. an inch and they'll take a yard(或mile) 得寸进尺