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inched

UK //ɪntʃt//US //ɪntʃt//

词源

源自名词 'inch'(英寸),引申为以英寸为单位的微小移动。

verb

❶ 指非常缓慢地移动,通常是一点一点地前进,常用于描述人或物体小心谨慎地移动。

“The cat inched forward, trying not to scare the bird.”

(猫一点点向前挪动,试图不吓到那只鸟。)

“He inched his way through the narrow tunnel.”

(他在狭窄的隧道中缓慢前行。)

同义词:crept, crawled, edged, slid, eased

常见短语

inched up/down — 指价格、数值等缓慢上升或下降,常用于描述小幅度的变化。

“The stock price inched up by 0.5% today.”

(今天股价缓慢上涨了0.5%。)