inching is inch's Present Participle

inch

US [ɪntʃ]
UK [ɪntʃ]
  • n.英寸；少额；身段；〈英〉小岛
  • v.使渐进；一步一步前进
  • Web点动；寸动；微调尺寸
Plural Form：inches  Present Participle：inching  Past Tense：inched  

Synonym

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Web Definition

n.
1.
英寸
2.
少量,少额,少许
3.
身长,身段,个子
4.
〈英〉小岛
1.
英寸
2.
少量,少额,少许
3.
身长,身段,个子
4.
〈英〉小岛
v.
1.
使渐进,使渐动,使一点一点地移动
2.
渐进,一步一步前进

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,英寸英寸,少额少额,身段身段,〈英〉小岛〈英〉小岛,使渐进使渐进,一步一步前进一步一步前进,点动点动,寸动寸动,微调尺寸微调尺寸
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1.
Perhaps, relief: that the dark decades of soaring population growth, inching economic growth and intractable poverty, are finally over.
或许是一种宽慰感：在过去黑暗的数十年间印度人口增长迅猛，经济增长缓慢，贫穷根深蒂固，现在这一切终于一去不复返了。
huò xǔ shì yī zhǒng kuān wèi gǎn : zài guò qù hēi àn de shù shí nián jiān yìn dù rén kǒu zēng zhǎng xùn měng , jīng jì zēng zhǎng huǎn màn , pín qióng gēn shēn dì gù , xiàn zài zhè yí qiè zhōng yú yí qù bú fù fǎn le 。
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2.
The summer may have brought a brief health scare for the French president, but on other fronts matters seem to be inching his way.
这个夏天，法国总统为自己的健康问题虚惊了一场，但在其他方面，事态却似乎是在朝着对他有利的方向发展。
zhè ge xià tiān , fǎ guó zǒng tǒng wèi zì jǐ de jiàn kāng wèn tí xū jīng le yī chǎng , dàn zài qí tā fāng miàn , shì tài què sì hū shì zài cháo zhe duì tā yǒu lì de fāng xiàng fā zhǎn 。
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3.
LIKE it or not, the prospect of being able to use mobile phones on aeroplanes is inching ever closer.
不管你喜欢与否，能在飞机上使用手机的那一天终将一刻刻临近。
bù guǎn nǐ xǐ huan yǔ fǒu , néng zài fēi jī shàng shǐ yòng shǒu jī de nà yī tiān zhōng jiāng yí kè kè lín jìn 。
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4.
Gromph's white, winged brows met in a frown, and he tensed for battle, his hand inching toward one of the deadly wands on his belt.
贡夫的两道斜飞入鬓的白眉立刻拧紧，做好战斗准备，一只手缓缓地朝腰带上的致命法杖移了过去。
gòng fū de liǎng dào xié fēi rù bìn de bái méi lì kè nǐng jǐn , zuò hǎo zhàn dòu zhǔn bèi , yī zhī shǒu huǎn huǎn de cháo yāo dài shàng de zhì mìng fǎ zhàng yí le guò qù 。
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5.
The state added thousands of jobs each month, more than any other state, although unemployment kept inching upwards.
尽管失业率有了小幅上扬，州内每月都在增加数千个就业机会，比任何其他州府都多。
jǐn guǎn shī yè lǜ yǒu liǎo xiǎo fú shàng yáng , zhōu nèi měi yuè dōu zài zēng jiā shù qiān gè jiù yè jī huì , bǐ rèn hé qí tā zhōu fǔ dōu duō 。
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6.
I had come to Cairo hoping for a step forward in a strategy that had been inching ahead for four years.
我这次到开罗来是希望在四年来一直进展十分缓慢的战略方面能向前推进一步。
wǒ zhè cì dào kāi luó lái shì xī wàng zài sì nián lái yì zhí jìn zhǎn shí fēn huǎn màn de zhàn lüè fāng miàn néng xiàng qián tuī jìn yí bù 。
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7.
He began a complicated maneuver strengthening his position in the Arab world while inching Egypt toward a more realistic national posture.
他开始运用复杂的策略，以加强他在阿拉伯世界的地位。与些同时，他使埃及逐渐采取更现实、更民族主义的姿态。
tā kāi shǐ yùn yòng fù zá de cè lüè , yǐ jiā qiáng tā zài ā lā bó shì jiè de dì wèi 。 yǔ xiē tóng shí , tā shǐ āi jí zhú jiàn cǎi qǔ gèng xiàn shí 、 gèng mín zú zhǔ yì de zī tài 。
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8.
Still, that group appeared to be inching toward engagement with the regime.
不过这个团体似乎正朝着与当局接触缓步迈进。
bú guò zhè ge tuán tǐ sì hū zhèng cháo zhe yǔ dāng jú jiē chù huǎn bù mài jìn 。
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9.
After 30 minutes, and with the flight to Lemberg already boarding, the queue is only inching forward. Then it stops altogether.
在开始登机的30分钟后，队伍仍是缓慢移动，后来就完全停止了。
zài kāi shǐ dēng jī de sān shí fēn zhōng hòu , duì wu réng shì huǎn màn yí dòng , hòu lái jiù wán quán tíng zhǐ le 。
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10.
As the millennia passed, ancient, buried faults that had been compressed and locked tight began inching closer to catastrophic failure.
在随后的几千年中，那些埋在地下的先前被压缩和紧扣的古老断层开始慢慢走向灾难性的崩溃。
zài suí hòu de jǐ qiān nián zhōng , nà xiē mái zài dì xià de xiān qián bèi yā suō hé jǐn kòu de gǔ lǎo duàn céng kāi shǐ màn màn zǒu xiàng zāi nàn xìng de bēng kuì 。
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