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。
• Even up the edges of the two sheets of paper before you cut them.
  先把两张纸取齐了再裁。
• 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。
• These two shares are not equal. Please even them up.
  这两份多少不均，再匀一匀吧。
• 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。
• I buy a hot dog, grab a program and even pick up a bag of peanuts.
  我买了一根热狗，抓起一张赛程表，甚至还抓了一包花生米。
• 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。
• Even up the edges of the paper.
  将纸的两端取齐。
• 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。
• When the doctor came, you didn't even waske up.
  医生来了你也没醒来。