| 词汇 | inched |
| 释义 | inched past simple and past participle ofinch inch verb[ I or T, + adv/prep ] uk /ɪntʃ/ us /ɪntʃ/ to move very slowly or in a lot of short stages: 缓慢地移动 inch towardsWe are inching towards an agreement.我们在慢慢努力达成共识。 inch up/higherShare prices inched up/higher during the day.今日股价缓慢攀升。 inch closerResidents watched the flames inch closer and closer.居民们望着火舌一步步逼近。 Synonym edge(MOVE) Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom crawl float hang around in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour sluggish sluggishly sluggishness snail staged wander Examples of inchedinched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The advances are undeniable, especially in electoral matters as opposition parties have inched their way into elected office at various levels. By the 1890s these figures inched up to 2 per cent and 2.6 per cent. He agrees that our economic situation is grave—inched, he compared the position to the critical periods of the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I come here tonight to defend and support the transfer of power—inched, to suggest that in some cases there ought to be more power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The price had inched up, too, from 1,800 rubles at the 965's debut to 2,200 by 1969. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These winds inched up to 50 mph (85 km/h), but did not strengthen any further. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Small groups of soldiers were clearly visible as they slowly inched their way up to the enemy held peaks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Business houses and homes quickly sprang up as the railroad inched closer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As they inched farther north, the gyro-compass was much more reliable than the magnetic which pointed in nearly the opposite direction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Heavy trucks inched past each other, and there were many side-swiping accidents on the bridge. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was likely that he then accidentally inched the points slide too far, and they moved under the train. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Slowly, the station inched its way to financial recovery, which it achieved by 1990, regularly garnering around 70% of the market. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Down the backstretch and going into the final turn, he inched up to fourth, making his way closer to the rail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The cast bronze medal is five inches tall and two inched wide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over the next few years, construction inched ahead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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