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单词 uneven
释义 un·even
\|ən+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English unefen, from un- (I) + efen even
1.
 a. archaic : not equal in size, number, or quantity : unequal 1a
  < two pipes of glass very uneven in length — Robert Boyle >
 b. : not divisible by two without a remainder : odd 3
2.
 a. : not even : not level or flat : rugged
  < 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. : varying from the straight or parallel
  < a building with uneven vertical lines >
 c. : varying or inconsistent : not uniform : spotty, irregular
  < 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. : varying markedly in quality
  < an uneven performance >
  < an uneven achievement … its writing ranges from the human and impassioned to the dully academic — David Hall >
3. obsolete : unjust, inequitable
 < complains of the bishops' uneven hand over these pamphlets — John Milton >
4. : unequal 3a
 < vaudeville troupes … waged an uneven battle against the church — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
Synonyms: see rough
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