| 单词 | even |
| 释义 | even (once / 7 pages) 1adjv 2adj 3adv 4adv 5n Even means level and flat. When you're planning to build one of your famously elaborate sandcastles on the beach, you probably make sure the sand is even before you start. Something smooth and regular, like a wall that's prepped for painting, is even. Even also describes a balance like when you give all the kids an even amount of candy, or something that is calm, like a person who has an even temper. In math, an even number is one that can be divided by two without a remainder. The adverb even is used to emphasize something, like when your friend doesn't even see you waving frantically at her. WORD FAMILYeven: evened, evener, evenest, eveningly, evenly, evenness, evens, uneven+/uneven: unevenly, unevenness/unevenness: unevennesses USAGE EXAMPLES“China became quite aware that even in their ‘legal market’ there was tremendous laundering through an illegal system,” Ms. Lieberman said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sadly they are even more popular with Asian mainlanders shopping in the major cities, and the ballot/queue system was in full effect there too. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) And some were hoping to see Mars and even Neptune if the skies remained clear. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with) an even application of varnish an even floor the road was not very even the picture is even with the window Syn|Ant flat, level, plane having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another flatbottom, flatbottomedhaving a flat bottom flushof a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane justifiedhaving words so spaced that lines have straight even margins lap-jointedjointed so as to produce a flush surface straight-grainedof timber; having fibers that run in parallel leveloriented at right angles to the plumb straight, trueaccurately fitted; level smoothhaving a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities steadynot subject to change or variation especially in behavior uneven not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike, wavyuneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves cross-grained, curly-grained, wavy-grainedof timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel irregular(of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical jagged, jaggy, scraggyhaving a sharply uneven surface or outline lumpyhaving lumps; not smooth and even in texture out of true, untruenot accurately fitted; not level patchyirregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. pebble-grained(of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller raggedhaving an irregular outline unparallelnot straight or parallel rough, unsmoothhaving or caused by an irregular surface unsteadysubject to change or variation 2adj equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced even amounts of butter and sugar on even terms it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance an even fight Syn fifty-fifty equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another 3adj symmetrically arranged even features Syn regular symmetric, symmetrical having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts 4adj occurring at fixed intervals the even rhythm of his breathing Syn regular steady not subject to change or variation especially in behavior 5adj of the score in a contest Syn level, tied equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another 6v make level or straight Syn|Hypo|Hyper even out, flush, level grade level to the right gradient strickle, strikesmooth with a strickle stricklelevel off with a strickle in a measuring container aggradebuild up to a level by depositing sediment change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface 7v make even or more even Syn|Hyper even out regularise, regularize make regular or more regular 8v become even or more even 2even out the surface Syn|Hyper even out alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation adj divisible by two 3Ant odd, uneven not divisible by two 1adv used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected even an idiot knows that declined even to consider the idea I don't have even a dollar! 2adv in spite of; notwithstanding 4even when he is sick, he works even with his head start she caught up with him 1adv to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons looked sick and felt even worse an even (or still) more interesting problem Syn still, yet 2adv to the full extent 5loyal even unto death n the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) Syn|Hypo|Hyper eve, evening, eventide guest night an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests day, daylight, daytime the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside |
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