1. 英寸(约等于 2.54 厘米)
    An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot.

    e.g. ...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.
           高 6 英寸、直径 8 英寸的糖果罐子
    e.g. ...18 inches below the surface.
           表面以下 18 英寸

2. (使)缓慢移动
    To inch somewhere or to inch something somewhere means to move there very slowly and carefully, or to make something do this.

inch在线翻译

    e.g. ...a climber inching up a vertical wall of rock...
           沿一面陡直石壁慢慢往上爬的人
    e.g. He inched the van forward...
           他一点点向前挪动着货车。

3. (某个地方的)全部，每一寸地方
    If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.

    e.g. Every inch of shelf space was crammed with books...
           书架上全都塞满了书。
    e.g. We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.
           我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。

4. 在各方面;完全;彻底
    If you say that someone looks every inch a certain type of person, you are emphasizing that they look exactly like that kind of person.

    e.g. He looks every inch the City businessman...
           他完全是一副伦敦金融城商界人士的派头。
    e.g. There stood Gertrude, looking every inch a star.
           格特鲁德站在那里,完全是一副明星的派头。

5. 一点一点地;缓慢地
    If someone or something moves inch by inch, they move very slowly and carefully.

    e.g. The car moved forward inch by inch...
           汽车一点一点地向前移动。
    e.g. The police were searching the area inch by inch.
           警方在对那个地区进行仔细搜查。