by inches
以微小的量、距离或程度
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 以微小的量、距离或程度
例句
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1·The car missed us by inches.那辆车险些撞到了我们。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·The bullet missed him by two inches.子弹只差两英寸就击中他了。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·The bullet missed her by about six inches.子弹从她身边飞过，离她大约只有六英寸。来源: 《牛津词典》
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4·The bullet missed her by a matter of inches.子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·He was the shortest in his own family, and he was even shorter than his little sister—by three inches!他是家里最矮的，甚至比他的小妹妹还矮3英寸！
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6·Huffing and puffing in the curb lane, traffic whizzing by just inches away, the man pedaling the cyclo is quickly left behind.就在这名骑着三轮车的男子在路沿边喘息的功夫，车辆在几英寸外呼啸而去，他就迅速被甩在后面了。
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7·She will start with a low one-inch heel and build up to a towering five inches by the age of 23, as she teeters into womanhood.随着她从女孩变成女人，她将从1英寸的低跟开始，到23岁时逐渐增加到5英寸的高跟。
同义词
adv.
缓慢地；一点一点地，逐渐地；好不容易地