even up

英 [ˈiːvn ʌp]

美 [ˈiːvn ʌp]

使平衡; 使势均力敌

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 使平衡;使势均力敌
  Toeven upa contest or game means to make it more equally balanced than it was.
  1. The nation's electronics industry made important strides this year to even up its balance of trade...
     该国的电子产业今年取得了重大进步，平衡了贸易差额。
  2. I would like to see the championship evened up a little bit more.
     我希望冠军赛更加势均力敌一点。

英英释义

verb

• even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
  Synonym:square upjog
• adjust for
  1. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
  Synonym:compensatecounterbalancecorrectmake upeven outeven off

双语例句

• He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
  他自己动手能力太差，甚至连搭个架子都不会。
• You may even end up with a beautiful gift for your love, or something you made together!
  也许结束时你已为你的恋人做了一件漂亮的礼物，也许你们一起创造了某件陶器！
• Despite the financial crisis Chinese butterfly farmers said that business had even picked up during the financial crisis.
  尽管处于金融危机中，但养殖蝴蝶的中国农户说，他们的生意在金融危机期间甚至比以前更好。
• The nation's electronics industry made important strides this year to even up its balance of trade
  该国的电子产业今年取得了重大进步，平衡了贸易差额。
• The Wild Wooders ran in terror, escaping through the doors and windows, and even up the chimneys& anywhere to get away from those terrible sticks.
  这些野树林动物吓得到处跑，从门那儿，从窗户那儿，有的甚至从烟囱那儿&任何能躲开那些可怕的棍子的地方。
• I would not be surprised if they had even drawn up an emergency plan.
  即使他们已经就此起草了一份紧急计划，我也丝毫不会感到意外。
• I feel he has even counted up the hours he has left.
  我想他连还能活几个小时都计算过了。
• I loved it at first – I had a job that paid well, and some of my designs even ended up on store shelves.
  最初，我很喜欢那份工作&工资优厚，而且我的一些设计还登上了商店货架。
• He did not even look up when I took my seat beside him.
  当我在他身旁坐下来的时候，他甚至连头都没有抬一下。
• I was totally frustrated. I could not even get up and go to the living room by myself.
  我甚至不能独自站起来走到起居室。