詞彙精選：even的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
平的，平滑的，平坦的
例句：
A billiard-table must be perfectly even.
檯球桌必須十分平.
例句：
The water in the pool is as even as a mirror.
池中的水面象鏡子一樣平滑。
均勻的，有規律的，穩定的
例句：
Skin tone appears more even and vibrant.
肌膚色調更均勻更有活力。
例句：
The resulting system has an even heat loading.
這樣的系統有均勻的熱負荷。
（指數量、距離、價值等）相等的；（指兩個人或物）均衡的，不相上下的
例句：
Our scores are now even.
我們的分數現在相等了。
例句：
They had even shares of the money.
他們分得相等的錢數。
（指數目）偶數的
例句：
The sum of all the degree is 24, an even number, which is twice the number of edges.
所有次數的和是24，是個偶數，它是邊數的兩倍。
例句：
The sum of any two elements has an even number of prime factors.
其中任何兩個元素之和有偶數個素因子。
（指性情等）穩定的，溫和的
例句：
The child' s pulse is now even.
孩子的脈搏現在穩定了。
例句：
It take him a long time to get back on an even keel after his wife die.
他妻子死後很久他情緒才穩定下來。
adv.
（用以加強出乎意料的語氣或進而比較可能發生的事）甚至，連，都，即使
例句：
She's Bone-idle. She's even tired of washing her own socks.
她懶透了，連自己的襪子都不愛洗。
例句：
Her room is always at sixes and sevens, even without room to swing a cat.
她的房間總是亂七八糟的，連個下腳的地方都沒有。
（用以加強比較級的語氣）甚至，還
例句：
She was a little wistful or sad, and even a little bitter.
她有點悵惘和哀傷，甚至有點痛苦。
例句：
Even though he was tired, he helped me with my work.
儘管他累了，還幫我幹活。
（用以強調某詞語的更精確的說法）甚至可以說，其實
例句：
Even Hurstwood was doing well enough, and she was anxious that his small real estate adventures should prosper.
其實赫斯渥本人幹得也不賴。她盼望他的那樁房地產小投機生意能成功。
例句：
He had looked at it out of his window even when he appeared to be most detached from it.
哪怕他表面上裝得遠離它，其實他始終站在窗口，把眼睛盯住了它。
例句：
He inveigled them into buying a new car, even though they didn't really want one.
他誘惑他們買了一輛新汽車，其實他們並不真正需要。
例句：
He is ready, even eager to go.
他樂意甚至可以說渴望前去。
二、詞義辨析：
even,flat,level,smooth
這些形容詞都有“平的，平坦的”之意。even通常指平面上的各點或一條直線的各點處在同一平面或直線上。flat指光滑平整的表面，但不一定是水平的。level強調沒有高低之處，且在同一水平面，可引申指才能相等或與相鄰某物平行。smooth側重指表面十分平滑，無任何粗糙的感覺。引申作圓滑解。
三、相關短語：
break even
收支平衡；不賠不賺
even as
conj.正巧在...的時候,正如
even out
v.1.變平 2.（使）平穩；（使）均衡
even so
conj.雖然如此，即使如此，雖然是這樣
even up
使平坦,使相等
even-toed ungulate
偶蹄類
odd-even check
奇-偶檢驗，奇偶校驗
even chance
成敗機會相等
四、參考例句：
That hurt even worse!
這一次更痛了！
They even dressed alike.
他們甚至連穿戴都相似。
Not even kittens.
可愛的小貓咪也無感。
There's even worse.
還有更糟糕的。
Even friends sometimes disagree.
即便是朋友也有時意見不一。
The chances are even.
機會是均等的。
She doesn't even try.
她連試試都不肯。
You can even swing it.
甚至可以讓它搖擺。
He looked happy, even gay.
他看起來很高興，甚至可以說歡欣雀躍。
Secure order even sacrifice margin.
即使犧牲利潤，也須保住訂單。
