英语词汇“even”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	even
释义	even I. \ˈēvən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen; akin to Old Frisian ēvend evening, Old Saxon āƀand, Old High German āband, Old Norse aptann evening, and perhaps to Greek epi on — more at epi- 1. archaic : evening 2. archaic : eve I 2 II. adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English efen; akin to Old Frisian even even, equal, Old Saxon eƀan, Old High German eban, Old Norse jafn, Gothic ibns 1. a. (1) : having a horizontal surface : not sloping : flat, level < toiling up the mountain they at last came to even ground > (2) : being without gross deviation from a geometrical plane < pneumatic hammers … work across the … block, producing a rough but even surface — American Guide Series: Vermont > b. : being without break, indentation, roughness, or other irregularity : smooth, continuous < the coastline was always even and unbroken — Valter Schytt > c. : being in the same plane or line : level, parallel — used chiefly with with < the man came even with the corner — Robert Murphy > < houses even with each other > < that great wind had laid the tree even with the ground > 2. a. (1) : being without variation or fluctuation : regular, smooth, equal, steady, uniform < even distances apart > < the even motion of the airplane > < the even beat of raindrops on the roof > < his straight nose and clear even features went well with his blondness — Louis Auchincloss > (2) : uniform or consistent in character or quality < the darkling sky was of an even slate color > < the texture of his writing is even and finished — Times Literary Supplement > (3) : level 5 b. : not easily disturbed : serene, unruffled, calm, placid < the child … was naturally of an even temper — Samuel Butler †1902 > < the even tenor of his life > < speaks in a thoughtful, even voice — Stuart Keate > 3. a. obsolete : straightforward, plain, direct b. : equal in quality, opportunity, or station < they started out even, since neither had had any playing experience > c. : giving no advantage to either side < an even exchange > < the even balance of its interests — F.L.Paxson > : fair, impartial, just d. (1) : leaving nothing due on either side : square, quits < we shall not be even till you repay my visit > (2) : fully revenged — often used in the phrase get even with < get even with his tormentor > e. : being in equilibrium : balanced < the scales hang even > specifically : being neither loser nor gainer : showing neither profit nor loss < the firm has to do an enormous business in order to stay even — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell > 4. : equal in size, number, or quantity < even shares > 5. a. : being any member of a sequence of positive integers beginning with two and counting by twos : being always exactly divisible by 2 — opposed to odd b. : having an even number as one of a series < an even page in a book > < an even-pinnate leaf > c. : containing an even number of individuals < analyzing a committee chairman's tie-breaking function … we see that … in an even committee he is never pivotal — L.S.Shapley & Martin Shubik > 6. : having neither more nor less than the named or understood amount, extent, or number : exact < an even mile > < an even dollar > 7. : as likely as not : nicely balanced : fifty-fifty < it is at least an even chance that he will prosper > < he stands an even chance of winning > < the chances of success or failure are even > Synonyms: see level, steady • - at even hand - of even date - on even keel III. \ˈēvən or except in sense 1b ˈēv^əm or ˈēb^əm\ adverb Etymology: Middle English evene, even, from Old English efne, from efen, adjective 1. a. obsolete : without disagreement : in accord b. knitting : without change by increasing or decreasing — used chiefly in the phrase work even < work even until armhole measures same as back armhole — National Needlecraft Bureau > 2. a. : as well : precisely, just, exactly < even as you and I, children need warmth and affection > < some can appreciate character even as other men — Nora Waln > b. : to a degree that extends : fully, quite < even to the shedding of some natural tears — William Wordsworth > < to be faithful even unto death > c. : at the very time : already < even as the fish's head fell from the crocodile's munching mouth there was a swoop of white wings — Francis Birtles > < perhaps even now the time has arrived — Walt Whitman > d. archaic : to be sure 3. a. : truly, indeed, nay — used as an intensive that serves to emphasize the identity or character of something < we, even we, henceforth flaunt out masterful — Walt Whitman > < a huge, even monstrous animal > b. — used as an intensive serving to indicate an extreme, hypothetical, or unlikely case or instance of something < corruption is so diffused that no one even protests — Gilbert Seldes > < refused even to look at her > < even if help comes, it will be too late > < ravaged it even to the precious library and family Bible — American Guide Series: North Carolina > c. — used as an intensive serving to stress the comparative degree < did even better under the new coach > < emeralds are even scarcer than rubies > 4. : in an even manner IV. \ˈēvən\ verb (evened ; evened ; evening \ˈēv(ə)niŋ\ ; evens) Etymology: Middle English evenen, from Old English efnan, from efen, adjective *transitive verb* 1. a. : to make (a surface) smooth or even < even out the soil with a spade > b. : to make regular or uniform : free of fluctuations : stabilize — often used with out < giant reservoirs … even out the flow of the river by controlling floods in winter and releasing water in dry periods — G.R.Clapp > < even out the activities of the construction industry … providing a reasonable level of construction throughout the year — Beardsley Ruml > 2. archaic a. : to regard as being on the same level : treat as equal : compare b. : to come up to : match, rival c. : to bring down to a certain level 3. dialect Britain : ascribe, impute 4. : to make even in advantage : make (accounts or some other reckoning) balanced : make quits < things are evened up in this world — Irish Digest > < his mind … is suggestible to suspicious jealousy, and he cannot cease until he is evened with the Moor wife for wife — College English > *intransitive verb* : to be or become even < odds have probably evened somewhat between us and the Russians in the air-atomic field — R.W.Frase >
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