1. 语义侧重点
-- By inches:强调"极微小的量级",突出结果的惊险性
例:The car missed the pedestrian by inches.(汽车以毫厘之差避开行人)
-- Inch by inch:强调"渐进的过程",突出动作的持续性
例:The snail moved inch by inch along the leaf.(蜗牛在叶片上缓缓爬行)
2. 语法表现
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word-vs-word-cn
【by inches】 —
1. very gradually or slowly:
- The ship was sinking 【by inches】 ; she might remain above water an hour or more.
2. miss by a very small margin:
- We scrambled to get out of the way, the car missing us 【by inches】 .
【inch by inch】 —
1. by small degrees or stages:
- When life falls apart, we are forced to rebuild it 【inch by inch】 .
2. scrutinize smth. closely; examine smth. very carefully:
- I have examined that cloth 【inch by inch】 ; there is not a flaw in it.
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