新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

evenIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈiːvən]

[ADJ, ADV]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

1. 保持不变的
An even measurement or rate stays at about the same level.
近义词
constant
双语例句
例：
How important is it to have an even temperature when you're working?
工作时保持恒温有多重要？
例：
The brick-built property keeps the temperature at an even level throughout the year.
这栋砖砌的房屋终年恒温。
2. 平滑的
An even surface is smooth and flat.
近义词
level
双语例句
例：
The tables are fitted with a glass top to provide an even surface.
那些桌子都装有玻璃台面以提供平滑的表面。
3. 均等的
If there is an even distribution or division of something, each person, group, or area involved has an equal amount.
近义词
equal
双语例句
例：
Divide the dough into 12 even pieces and shape each piece into a ball.
把面团分为12等份并把每一块面团揉成球形。
4. 实力相当的
An even contest or competition is equally balanced between the two sides who are taking part.
双语例句
例：
It was an even game.
这是一场势均力敌的比赛。
5. 偶数的
An even number can be divided exactly by the number two.
反义词
odd
双语例句
例：
In each capsule there is an even number of particles coloured black or white.
每个胶囊里都有偶数个白色或黑色颗粒。
6. （机会）各半的
If there is an even chance that something will happen, the chances that it will or will not happen are equal.
近义词
fifty-fifty
双语例句
例：
They have a more than even chance of winning the next election.
他们在下届竞选中获胜的机会超过五成。

ADV. 副词

1. 甚至 , 连
You use even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising.
双语例句
例：
He kept calling me for years, even after he got married.
他多年来一直和我保持电话联系，甚至到他结婚以后。
例：
Even dark-skinned women should use sunscreens.
就连肤色黑的女性也应该用防晒油。
2. （与比较级连用）更加
You use even with comparative adjectives and adverbs to emphasize a quality that someone or something has.
双语例句
例：
On television he made an even stronger impact as an interviewer.
他作为采访者在电视上造成了更大的影响。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

evens , evening , evened
even out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使…持平 , 持平
If something evens out, or if you even it out, the differences between the different parts of it are reduced.
双语例句
例：
The power balance has evened out in the interim government.
临时政府内的权力分配已达到平衡。

PHRASE. 习语

even if , even though
1. 即使
You use even if or even though to indicate that a particular fact does not make the rest of your statement untrue.
双语例句
例：
Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she ends up doing something wrong.
辛西娅并不为她所做的事感到惭愧，即使她最终把事情做错。
even so
1. 即便如此 , 尽管这样
You use even so to introduce a surprising fact that relates to what you have just said.
近义词
nevertheless
双语例句
例：
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，即便如此，一个小伙子还问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。
even then
1. 即便那样
You use even then to say that something is the case in spite of what has just been stated or whatever the circumstances may be.
双语例句
例：
Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps. Even then, it sounds almost impossible to achieve.
和平只能逐步获得，我们每走一步都要小心谨慎，即使那样，实现和平听起来还是不可能。
break even
1. 盈亏平衡
When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
双语例句
例：
The airline hopes to break even next year and return to profit the following year.
该航空公司希望来年盈亏平衡，并在随后一年重新开始盈利。