inching
n. [自]点动；微调尺寸；寸动；[电]缓动
v. 使缓慢地移动；使渐进（inch 的 ing 形式）
例句
She moved forward, inching towards the rope.
她小心翼翼地慢慢向绳子挪过去。
《牛津词典》
Those weary neighbours, and the bigger powers that back them, may be inching towards a choice themselves.
那些疲惫不堪的邻国，以及支持他们的大国，可能自己也在慢慢地做出选择。
The Gobi Desert is inching south.
戈壁沙漠正在向南扩大。
