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

• Sometimes I'd even call up at 4 a.m.
  有时我甚至早上四点都打电话。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Even up till now, TOYOTA main type Camry is considered as very vapidity and not "Cool" enough type.
  即使到现在，丰田的主要车型Camry（凯美瑞），还被认为是太乏味，不够“酷”。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。