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

• 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。
• 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。
• They even set up their own news agency to peddle anti-isolationist propaganda.
  他们甚至设立了自己的通讯社来宣扬反孤立主义。
• His grandson seemed to believe that Grandpa could solve any problem; perhaps even climb up and get it.
  他的孙子似乎相信爷爷无所不能，也许他还能爬到树上，把风筝取下来。
• You can even set up your own rules.
  甚至可以建立自己的规则。
• 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。
• We'd never even ended up here.
  我们永远不可能到这里的。
• Sometimes I'd even call up at 4 a.m.
  有时我甚至早上四点都打电话。
• Maybe I can even end up looking good by getting a great return on this investment.
  或许我还能从这个业务中获得一点不错的回报。
• Almost anything that moves and will go into that mouth, even up to half their own body size, is potential prey.
  几乎所有能动的东西都会进到它们口中，即使体型有它们一半大，也是它们潜在的猎物。