单词 | uneven |
释义 | un·even 1. a. archaic < two pipes of glass very uneven in length — Robert Boyle > b. 2. a. < proceeding slowly over the uneven ground > < miles of uneven country — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > : having irregularities of surface (as breaks, indentations, or roughnesses) : ragged < large, uneven teeth > < uneven ranks > < uneven handwriting > b. < a building with uneven vertical lines > c. < uneven earnings > < uneven combustion > < uneven subway traffic — New York Times > < a stove at one end … gave very uneven heat — American Guide Series: California > < germination may be uneven or poor — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) > d. < an uneven performance > < an uneven achievement … its writing ranges from the human and impassioned to the dully academic — David Hall > 3. obsolete < complains of the bishops' uneven hand over these pamphlets — John Milton > 4. < vaudeville troupes … waged an uneven battle against the church — American Guide Series: New Jersey > Synonyms: see rough |
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