by inches

They escaped death by inches when the house collapsed.

房子塌下来,差点儿把他们砸死.

Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing eight foot three inches tall, the kiosks were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in1936 for the25th anniversary of the reign of King George V.

英国的红色电话亭长宽各只有3英尺，高为8英尺3英寸，是1936年加尔斯·吉尔伯特·斯哥特为纪念国王乔治五世统治25周年而设计的。

The bus just shaved me by inches.

公共汽车从我身边擦过。

The truck missed me by inches.

那辆卡车差一点撞上我.

The car missed us by inches.

那辆车险些撞到了我们。

She escaped death by inches when the wall fell down.

墙塌下来,差点把她砸死.

She was suffering from malarial fever, and seemed dying by inches.

她当时正发着一种寒热病, 似乎正在慢慢地死去.

The river was rising by inches.

河水逐渐上涨.

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.

罪恶来时,尺进寸退.

Sea level will rise by19 inches to37 inches by next century if global warming is not curtailed.

在这一世纪，海水将会上升19至37英呎，如果全球暖化得不到阻止。

We escaped from the accident by inches.

我们差点儿就出意外了.

Before the end, Giovinco made a great run and his shot was off target by inches.

临近结束前, 吉奥文科漂亮的跑位,但他的射门缓慢偏出.

The river was rising by inches, threatening us.

河水渐渐地涨上来了, 威胁着我们.

I would have died by inches before I touched a single hair of his head!

我宁可寸磔而死,也不会碰他一根头发!

Olivia runs a lathe semifinished product of metal by inches.

奥利维亚开动一台车床,车床一点一点地切削着金属''.'毛坯'. ''.

They moved it by inches.

他们缓缓地移动.

Olivia runs a lathe which cuts semifinished product of metal by inches.

奥利维亚开动一台车床,车床一点一点地切削着金属毛坯.

She was dying by inches.

她慢慢地死去.

Tom had a home run, but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile.

我们还以为汤姆打了个本垒打，可是差几英寸变成界外球。真是差一点儿也不行啊。