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evenly

/ee-vuhn/US // ˈi vən //UK // (ˈiːvən) //

均匀地,均匀的,均匀地说,均匀而言

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : level; flat; without surface irregularities; smooth: an even road.
    • : on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel: even with the ground.
    • : free from variations or fluctuations; regular: even motion.
    • : uniform in action, character, or quality: to hold an even course.
    • : equal in measure or quantity: Add even amounts of oil and vinegar.
    • : divisible by two, as a number.
    • : denoted by such a number: the even pages of a book.
    • : exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: an even seven miles.
    • : Mathematics. having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.
    • : equally balanced or divided; equal: Check to see if the scales are even.
    • : leaving no balance of debt on either side; square: We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life.
    • : calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: an even temper.
    • : equitable, impartial, or fair: an even bargain.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : evenly: The road ran even over the fields.
    • : still; yet: even more suitable.
    • : : Even the slightest noise disturbs him. Even if he attends, he may not participate.
    • : just: Even as he lay dying, they argued over his estate.
    • : fully or quite: even to death.
    • : indeed: He is willing, even eager, to do it.
    • : exactly or precisely: It was even so.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make even; level; smooth: to even a board with a plane.
    • : to place in an even state as to claim or obligation; balance: to even up accounts.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become even: The odds evened before the race.
  1. 1
    • : even out, to make or become even, smooth, or flat: The wrinkles will even out when the suit dries.to become equal, balanced, stable, etc.: optimistic that the situation would even out eventually.

Phrases

  • even money
  • even so
  • break even
  • never give a sucker an even break
  • on an even keel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Divide the mixture evenly among the crème brûlée dishes, including any juices that collect.

  • The group would be almost evenly split between men and women, for one thing.

  • This has been roughly evenly divided between groups supporting Tillis and Hagan.

  • The American public is more or less evenly split on the question of physician-assisted death in the case of terminal illness.

  • And although the dust has far from cleared, it appears to be an evenly fought match down to the end.

  • Lessard uttered the command evenly, without a jarring note, his tone almost a duplicate of MacRae's.

  • Light-colored cigars usually burn freer and more evenly than dark ones.

  • Every evenly numbered hole is kept on the lower row, and the oddly numbered holes are raised up to form a second row.

  • Perhaps they thought them so nearly divided, and so almost evenly balanced, that the one neutralised the other.

  • They were tangled, too, and Jess cut them off evenly by a string, with Violet's little scissors.