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inch /ɪntʃ/► SEE ALLevery inch a/the leader, star, hero, etc.give sb an inch (and they’ll take a yard/mile)inch by inchnot budge/give/move an inchwithin an inch of sth/of doing sthnot trust sb an inch
●every ˌinch a/the ˈleader, ˈstar, ˈhero, etc.a leader, star, hero, etc. in every way; completely a leader, star, hero, etc. 完完全全是（领袖、明星、英雄等）；从头到脚；彻头彻尾◆She is every inch a movie star.
她整个儿就是一影星。◆That horse looks every inch a winner.
那匹马从头到脚看上去都会赢。◆He looked every inch the romantic hero.
他活脱脱就是个侠骨柔情的大英雄。●give sb an ˈinch (and they’ll ˌtake a ˈyard/ˈmile) (saying) if you say yes to sb for a small request, they will want much more 得寸进尺◆I said Joe could borrow my car occasionally, and then he started to borrow it every night! Give him an inch…!
我答应过乔可以偶尔借用我的车。这倒好，他每天晚上都来借车！真是得寸进尺！●ˌinch by ˈinchvery slowly and with great care or difficulty 缓慢而费力地；一点一点地◆She crawled forward inch by inch.
她一点一点地往前爬。●not budge/give/move an ˈinchrefuse to change your position, decision, etc. even a little 寸步不让◆We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn’t budge an inch.
我们试图把价钱压低一点儿，可是他们寸步不让。●within an ˈinch of sth/of doing sthvery near/close to sth/to doing sth 险些；差一点◆I came within an inch of death in that car accident.
在那次车祸中，我险些丧命。◆They came within an inch of winning the match.
他们差一点点就赢得了比赛。◆They beat him within an inch of his life (= very severely).
他们把他打得奄奄一息。●not trust sb an ˈinchnot trust sb at all 根本不信任某人◆He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you.他说他只是想帮帮你，可我要是你的话，绝对不会相信他。 |