详细解释
寸
1、(指事。小篆字形,从又,从一。“又”象手形,“一”指下手腕一寸之处。“寸”是汉字部首之一,从“寸”的字往往与“手”有关。本义:中医切脉,称距离手腕一寸长的部位为“寸口”,简称“寸”)。
寸田：三丹田
寸关尺：中医指寸口、关上、尺中的简称。
2、长度单位, 1/10尺为一寸,古代计量长度单位的标准不同,寸的具体数值也有差异。
一丝而累,以至于寸,累寸不已,遂成丈匹。---《后汉书·列女传》
3、引申为极短。
君与康先生捧诏恸哭,而皇上手无寸柄,无所为计。---梁启超《谭嗣同传》
寸幅：短信
寸旬：极短的时间
寸铁：形容短小的兵器。
4、协助。
两条棍响振天关,不见输赢皆傍寸。---《西游记》
例句
昨晚的降雨量为1.14英寸。
1.14 inches of rain fell last night.
我想把脑后的头发剪短约一英寸。
I want about an inch off the back of my hair.
一个8周大的胎儿仅1英寸长。
An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long.
总降雪和降雨量合计5英寸。
The total rain and snowfall amounted to 5 inches.
尼克这一个月来长高了差不多一英寸。
Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.
1米等于39.38英寸。
A metre equals 39.38 inches.
一英寸等于2.54厘米。
There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch.
她比姐姐足足矮四英寸。
She is a full four inches shorter than her sister.
子弹从她身边飞过，离她大约只有六英寸。
The bullet missed her by about six inches.
子弹从距安德烈亚心脏不到一英寸处穿过。
The bullet had passed less than an inch from Andrea's heart.
标准直边床幔的高度通常是12英寸左右。
The depth of a standard straight valance is usually about 12 inches.
他把她绑起来，拿着一把6英寸长的刀威胁她。
He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife.
它是一只非常漂亮的蝴蝶，翅膀张开有2英寸宽。
It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span.
在怀孕的第三个月末，胎儿差不多有三英寸长了。
At the end of the first trimester, the fetus is about three inches long.
12英寸左右的宽度是你应该考虑的绝对最小尺寸。
About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider.
麦金农估计大桥的横向移动范围在4到6英寸之间。
McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.
根据一份报告，大水在以每天8至10英寸的速度逼近。
According to one report, the water is advancing at a rate of between 8 and 10 inches a day.
尽管这款汽车比其上一代产品短2英寸，但它的行李箱大了20%。
Although the car is some 2 inches shorter than its predecessor, its boot is 20 percent larger.
风在有些地方达到每小时100英里，伴有15分钟内1英寸的降雨量。
Winds reached up to 100 mph in some places with an inch of rain falling within 15 minutes.
每长一英寸的头发需要大约两个月。
Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.
给他一英寸，他就要一英里（得寸进尺）。
Give him an inch, he will take a mile.
她把裙子缩短了一英寸。
She shortened the skirt by an inch.
蛤蟆府的里里外外，每一英寸，我都知道。
I know every inch of Toad Hall, inside and out.
它比西边的矮5英寸。
It's 5 inches shorter than the west side.
年降雨量4英寸通常被用来界定沙漠的界限。
An annual rainfall of four inches is often used to define the limits of a desert.
这意味着直接在你前面，但至少20英寸远。
This means directly in front of you, but at least 20 inches away.
他发现，在夜里，他的耳朵至少长了整整十英寸！
He found that, during the night, his ears had grown at least ten full inches!
他们发现，金字塔的东侧比西侧最多短了5.55英寸。
They found the east side of the pyramid to be a maximum of 5.55 inches shorter than the west side.
身高6英尺3英寸有明显的劣势！
Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages!
我的身高是5英尺6英寸。
I am 5'6'' in height.
相关成语
- cùn cǎo bù shēng 寸草不生
- cùn cháng chǐ duǎn 寸长尺短
- chǐ fú cùn jiān 尺幅寸缣
- shēn wú cùn tiě 身无寸铁
- chóu cháng cùn duàn 愁肠寸断
- cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn 寸金难买寸光阴
- chǐ cùn zhī bīng 尺寸之兵
- fū cùn zhī dì 肤寸之地
- cùn tǔ chǐ dì 寸土尺地
- yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn 一寸光阴一寸金
- shēn wú cùn lǚ 身无寸缕
- dé cùn zé cùn 得寸则寸
- cùn dì chǐ tiān 寸地尺天
- sān cùn niǎo，qī cùn zuǐ 三寸鸟，七寸嘴
- cùn yīn ruò suì 寸阴若岁
- chǐ shān cùn shuǐ 尺山寸水
- dān xīn yī cùn 丹心一寸
- cùn bù bù yí 寸步不移
- zhū liáng cùn duó 铢量寸度
- fēng yán cùn guǐ 风檐寸晷