inch

• 长度单位，等于一英尺的十二分之一；也指用于衡量广告版面等的单位。

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; also a unit used for measuring advertising space.

1. A2formal

   A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.

   英寸

   • The screen measures 15 inches diagonally.
   • He cut the wood into pieces exactly one inch thick.
   • The rainfall was only half an inch last month.

2. Advertising space unitB2formal

   A unit of measurement used to describe the size of advertising space, typically in print media.

   广告版面单位

   • The ad was placed in a two-inch column.
   • They purchased a full-page ad measuring 10 inches by 12 inches.
   • The newspaper charges by the inch for classified ads.

• 动词，表示缓慢而小心地移动，常指一点一点地挪动或逐步推进。

A verb used to indicate moving slowly and carefully, often by small degrees or increments.

1. Move slowly and graduallyB2informal

   To advance or move very slowly, as if by small increments.

   缓慢移动

   • The car inched forward in the heavy traffic.
   • He inched closer to the edge of the cliff.
   • The line inched forward as people waited for tickets.

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