even是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme -- （用來表示令人驚訝、不同尋常、出乎意料或極端的事物）甚至，連，即使

  • I don't even know where it is. 我甚至連它在哪裡都不知道。

  • Everyone I know likes the smell of bacon - even Mike does and he's a vegetarian. 我認識的所有人都喜歡培根的味道——即使麥克也不例外，他可是個素食主義者呀。

  • We were all on time - even Chris and he's usually late for everything. 我們都準時到達——就連平時做事一向拖拖拉拉的克利斯都沒遲到。

  • It's a very difficult job - it might even take a year to finish it. 這是項非常艱巨的工作——甚至可能要花一年時間才能完成。

  • "I never cry." "Not even when you hurt yourself really badly?" 「我從來不哭。」「就連把自己傷得很嚴重的時候也不哭嗎？」

  • Even with a load of electronic gadgetry, you still need some musical ability to write a successful song. 即使你有一大堆精巧的電子裝置，要寫出一首能走紅的歌還是需要一些音樂才能。

  • I tried to reason with him, but even as I started to explain what had happened he stood up to leave. 我試圖和他理論，可是我剛一開口解釋所發生的事情，他就起身要走。

  • Even if you take a taxi, you'll still miss your train. 即使乘計程車去，你還是趕不上火車。

  • I've thought about it so much, but even now I can't believe how lucky I was to survive the accident. 我一直在不停地想，但儘管如此，我還是無法相信自己怎會如此幸運，竟能在事故中死裡逃生。

  • I gave Jim very clear instructions, but even then he managed to make a mess of it. 我非常清楚地告訴了吉姆怎麽做，但儘管如此，他還是把事情弄得一團糟。

  • I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert. 我頭痛得要命，但儘管如此我還是去了音樂會。

  • An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy. Even so, any recovery is likely to be very slow. 立即降低利率或許會對經濟小有促進，但即使如此，經濟復甦無論如何都將是非常緩慢的。

  • Even though he left school at 16, he still managed to become prime minister. 儘管他年僅16歲就輟學了，但最終還是當上了首相。

• 1 used to emphasize a comparison -- （用於強調比較）甚至更，愈加，還

  • The next 36 hours will be even colder with snow showers becoming more widespread. 未來36小時，天氣將更加寒冷，更大範圍地區將出現陣雪。

  • Any devaluation of the pound would make it even more difficult to keep inflation low. 英鎊任何幅度的貶值都將會使得保持低通脹水準更加困難。

• 2 used when you want to be more exact or detailed about something you have just said -- （用於引出更準確或更詳細的說法）甚至可以說，更確切地說，其實

  • I find some of his habits somewhat unpleasant, disgusting even. 我覺得他的一些習慣很是令人不悅，甚至可以說是令人作嘔。

  • She has always been very kind to me, even generous on occasion. 她對我一直都很好，有時甚至還很慷慨。

• 3 flat and smooth, or on the same level -- 平坦的，平滑的；處於同一平面的

  • We resurfaced the floor because it wasn't even. 因爲地板不平，我們重新鋪了一次。

• 4 continuous or regular -- 平穩的；均勻的；變化不大的

  • You should try to work at an even rate instead of taking it easy one day and working flat out the next. 你應該儘量保持平穩的工作速度，而不是一天優哉遊哉，第二天就忙得不可開交。

• 5 equal or equally balanced -- 相等的，均等的；均衡的

  • Both sides played well - it was a very even contest. 雙方打得都很精彩——這是場勢均力敵的比賽。

  • The weather forecast said that there's an even chance of thunderstorms tonight (= that it is equally likely that there will or will not be storms). 天氣預報說今晚發生大雷暴的機率是50%。

  • The chances of her getting the job are about evens. 她獲得這份工作的機會約爲50%。

  • an even bet 同額賭注

  • If I were betting I'd take even money on United. 要是我下注的話，我就以同額賭注押聯隊。

• 6 forming a whole number that can be divided exactly by two -- 偶數的，雙數的

  • 6 is an even number and 7 is an odd number. 六是偶數，七是奇數。

• 7 to make two things equal -- 使相等；使平均；使平衡

  • Sheila was awarded a scholarship in chemistry, and now her brother has evened the score with a scholarship in economics. 席拉得過化學獎學金，現在她弟弟獲得了經濟學獎學金，和她旗鼓相當了。

  • The whisky industry is campaigning for the taxes on different alcoholic drinks to be evened up. 威士卡酒業界現正在積極爭取實施不同酒類按相同標準收稅。