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 might even set up really fun regular outings.
  你甚至可以制订一个真正有趣的定期外出计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 know that you have even put up with having his wife around, which must have been a strain on you.
  我也知道你甚至还容忍他的妻子守他在身边。这对你一定是个严峻的考验吧。
• 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。
• Even up the edges of the two sheets of paper before you cut them.
  先把两张纸取齐了再裁。
• Even up the edges of the paper.
  将纸的两端取齐。
• You can even set up your own rules.
  甚至可以建立自己的规则。