n.[C]

1. 英寸
2. 少许，一点儿
   He escaped death by an inch.

   他险些儿送了命。

3. 身高[P]

vt.

1. 使缓慢地移动[O]
   He inched the table to the wall.

   他一点一点将桌子挪到墙边。

vi.

1. 缓慢地移动[Q]
   He watched the worm inch along.

   他看着蠕虫慢慢往前爬。

n.

1. a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).
   ▸ (inches) informal a person's height or waist measurement.
   ▸a very small amount or distance.
2. a quantity of rainfall that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch.
3. (also inch of mercury) a unit of atmospheric pressure able to support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer.

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