| 词汇 | inching |
| 释义 | inching present 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 inchinginching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When we take a step forward, therefore, it has to be a big enough step, not half a step or an inching forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Work has been inching forward, but it has taken a very long time to get any of the longdistance footpaths fully cleared and established. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although the matter is now, possibly, inching its way towards a resolution, this has taken far too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, that country is inching closer to the abyss. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The rights of way review committee has proceeded by agreement, inching forward over the years, and sometimes managing to bring together disparate and conflicting interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The evidence shows that, even then, the bardic steamroller was inching forward through debates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether that union was arrived at by inching our way forward or by taking great strides was left to succeeding politicians and others to determine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was an inching forward, and improvements in the standard of living of many developing countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thankfully, however, there have been steady improvements, and the restoration of normal life is inching forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can produce a perfectly respectable argument for claiming that all the parties that are now inching their way towards negotiations are doing so for thoroughly bad reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There might be arguments for that, but we should debate them openly and not let matters slip through by inching the gate open steadily without debating the constitutional points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cables were then to be tightened at each low tide, inching the wreck towards shore with each high tide. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His plays contemplate and investigate human lives inching their way to their mortality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As per the trade analysts, the film is inching towards an all time blockbuster status. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Are they going to be too caught up with their personal mess to realise that a snake is inching its way close? 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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