话语用法(DISCOURSE USES)
1.甚至;连;即使
You useeven to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising.
e.g. He kept calling me for years,even after he got married...
多年来他一直打电话给我,甚至是在他结婚以后。
e.g. even dark-skinned women should use sunscreens...
即使黑皮肤的女性也应该涂抹防晒霜。
2.(与形容词、副词的比较级连用)更加,愈发
You useeven with comparative adjectives and adverbs to emphasize a quality that someone or something has.
e.g. It was on television that he made aneven stronger impact as an interviewer...
作为采访者,是电视让他产生了更大的影响。
e.g. During his second day Edward lookedeven more pale and quiet than on his first...
第二天,爱德华看起来比前一天更加苍白,也更加安静了。
3.即使;尽管;纵然
You useeven if oreven though to indicate that a particular fact does not make the rest of your statement untrue.
e.g. Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does,even if she ends up doing something wrong...
辛西娅不为自己的所作所为感到羞愧,即使最终证明她所做的是错误的。
e.g. even though I'm supposed to be working by myself, there are other people who I can interact with.
即便是需要我一个人工作,我还是可以和别人进行交流的。
4.恰巧在…时候;正当
If one thing happenseven as something else happens, they both happen at exactly the same time.
even的意思
e.g. even as she said this, she knew it was not quite true...
就在她说这个的时候,她知道自己说的并非全是真的。
e.g. He had been aware,even as he slept, of the noise of the engine.
即使在睡觉的时候,他也一直听得到发动机的噪音。
5.即便如此;尽管这样
You useeven so to introduce a surprising fact which relates to what you have just said.
e.g. The bus was only half full.even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken...
公共汽车上只坐满了一半。尽管如此,一个年轻男子还是问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。
e.g. She has never given up her nationality.even so, her opponents argue that she is not a true Burmese.
她从未放弃过她的国籍。即便如此,反对者仍然说她不是真正的缅甸人。
6.尽管那样;即使那样
You useeven then to say that something is the case in spite of what has just been stated or whatever the circumstances may be.
e.g. Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps.even then, it sounds almost impossible to achieve...
和平只会逐渐到来,而且每一步都走得小心翼翼。即使那样,要实现和平听起来仍几乎不可能。
e.g. She was at her prettiest in her late teens, buteven then she always had somebody who was prettier.
她在十八九岁的时候最漂亮,但是即使在那时,也总有人比她更漂亮。
形容词用法(ADJECTIVE USES)
1.不变的;恒定的
Aneven measurement or rate stays at about the same level.
e.g. How important is it to have aneven temperature when you're working?...
工作时周围环境温度恒定有多么重要呢?
e.g. The brick-built property keeps the temperature at aneven level throughout the year.
那栋砖砌的房子里全年温度恒定。
evenlyStock is added
evenly during the first 18 minutes while the mixture cooks...
在将混合在一起的食物进行烹煮的前18分钟内,均匀地加入高汤。
He looked at Ellen, breathing
evenly in her sleep.
他看着埃伦,她正呼吸均匀地睡着。
2.平坦的;光滑的
Aneven surface is smooth and flat.
e.g. The tables are fitted with a glass top to provide aneven surface.
桌子装了玻璃表面,因此十分平滑。
3.平均的;均等的
If there is aneven distribution or division of something, each person, group, or area involved has an equal amount.
e.g. Divide the dough into 12even pieces and shape each piece into a ball...
将面团分成12等份,每份揉成球状。
e.g. Many are tired of being unpopular because of their wealth and would encourage moreeven distribution of it.
很多人厌倦了因为自己的财富而不受欢迎,从而会鼓励更加均匀地分配财富。
evenlyThe meat is divided
evenly and boiled in a stew...
那块肉被均匀切成小块放到炖菜里煮熟。
Within manufacturing, the loss of jobs has been far more
evenly spread across the regions...
在制造业,就业机会减少的现象已经在整个地区更加均匀地蔓延。
The blood vessels in the skin are not
evenly distributed around the face and neck.
皮肤下的血管在脸部和颈部分布不均匀。
4.(比赛、竞争等)平衡的,不相上下的,势均力敌的
Aneven contest or competition is equally balanced between the two sides who are taking part.
e.g. It was aneven game.
这是一场势均力敌的比赛。
e.g. ...aneven match between eight nations.
8个国家间一场不相上下的竞赛
evenlyThey must choose between two
evenly matched candidates for governor.
他们必须在两位不相上下的州长候选人之间作出选择。
5.扯平的;互不相欠的
If you areeven with someone, you do not owe them anything, such as money or a favour.
e.g. You don't owe me. I don't owe you. We'reeven.
你不欠我,我也不欠你,我们扯平了。
6.心平气和的;平静的
If your voice iseven, you are speaking in a very controlled way which makes it difficult for people to tell what your feelings are.
e.g. My voice surprised me; it waseven and emotionless.
我的声音听起来心平气和、不露一丝感情,这让我自己颇感惊讶。
evenly'Is Mary Ann O.K?' — 'She's fine,' she said
evenly.
“玛丽·安还好么?”——“她很好,”她平静地说。
7.偶数的;双数的
Aneven number can be divided exactly by the number two.
8.(成败机会)各半的,对半的,相等的
If there is aneven chance that something will happen, it is no more likely that it will happen than it will not happen.
e.g. They have a more thaneven chance of winning the next election...
他们赢得下届选举的机会在五成以上。
9.收支相抵;不赔不赚
When a company or a persn running a businessbreaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
e.g. The airline hopes to breakeven next year and return to profit the following year...
那家航空公司希望明年实现收支相抵,在随后一年重新盈利。
e.g. The theatre needs to fill over ninety per cent of its seats every night just to breakeven.
那家剧院每天晚上需要有90%以上的上座率才刚刚能够收支相抵。
10.跟…算账;与…扯平;向…报复
If you say that you are going toget even with someone, you mean that you are going to cause them the same amount of harm or annoyance as they have caused you.
e.g. I'm going to geteven with you for this...
我会跟你算这笔账的。
e.g. Don't get angry, geteven.
与其生闷气,不如出口气。
11. to be on aneven keel -> see keel
短语动词用法(PHRASAL VERB USES)
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