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He inched his way through the narrow passage.

他一点一点地穿过狭窄的通道。

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I inched the car forward.

我开着车小心地缓缓前行。

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She moved forward, inching towards the rope.

她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。

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They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely) .

他们险些儿把他打死。

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She was within an inch of being killed.

她险些丧命。

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We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.

我们试图把价还低一些，但他们寸步不让。

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She crawled forward inch by inch.

她一点一点地往前爬。

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In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner.

那位年轻的选手在第一场比赛就已经被认为胜券在握。

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(figurative)If they try to fire me I'll fight them every inch of the way .

他们要是想解雇我，我就和他们抗争到底。

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The doctor examined every inch of his body.

医生检查了他全身的每一部分。

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He was just inches away from scoring.

他只差一点儿就得分了。

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The car missed us by inches .

那辆车险些撞到了我们。

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He escaped death by an inch .

他差点丧了命。

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She's a few inches taller than me.

她比我高几英寸。

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1.14 inches of rain fell last night.

昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。

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The police were searching the area inch by inch.

警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。

The car moved forward inch by inch...

汽车一点一点地向前移动。

There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.

格特鲁德站在那里,完全是一副明星的派头。

He looks every inch the City businessman...

他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。

We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.

我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。

Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...

书架上全都塞满了书。

He inched the van forward...

他一点点向前挪动着货车。

...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...

沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人

...18 inches below the surface.

表面以下 18 英寸

...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.

高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子