說到inch這個單詞，我們都知道的意思是英寸，是一個名詞。其實，inch還可以做動詞。今天，我們就一起看一下inch的用法。
首先，我們一起看一下inch做名詞的用法。
1、1.14 inches of rain fell last night.昨晚的降雨量為1.14英寸。這句話中inches是inch的複數形式，意思是英寸，是長度單位。一英寸等於2.54釐米。
2、He escaped death by an inch .他差點喪了命。這句話中inch的意思是少量、短距離、一點。「他只差一點兒就得分了。」可以表達為He was just inches away from scoring.
其次，我們看一下inch做動詞的用法。inch做動詞的時候，意思是（使朝某方向）謹慎移動。請看例句：
She moved forward, inching towards the rope.她小心翼翼地慢慢向繩子挪過去。這句話中inching是inch的現在分詞。
He inched his way through the narrow passage.他一點一點地穿過狹窄的通道。
I inched the car forward.我開著車小心地緩緩前行。這句話中inched是inch的過去式。
最後，我們看一下與inch相關的習語。
1、every inch 整體、全部；完全地
The doctor examined every inch of his body.醫生檢查了他全身的每一部分。
In his first game the young player already looked every inch a winner.那位年輕的選手在第一場比賽就已經被認為勝券在握。
2、inch by inch 緩慢而謹慎地、一步一步
She crawled forward inch by inch.她一點一點地往前爬。
3、not budge/give/move an inch 寸步不讓
We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.我們試圖把價還低一些，但他們寸步不讓。
4、within an inch of sth/of doing sth 差一點、險些
She was within an inch of being killed.她險些喪命。
They beat him (to) within an inch of his life.他們險些兒把他打死。
今天，關於inch的用法就說這麼多，您都知道了嗎？如果文章對您有幫助，請您關注、點讚、評論。