even up
1. 解詞釋義
Even up是指“使得局勢或競爭盡量公平合理”。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. The nation's electronics industry made important strides this year to even up its balance of trade.
該國的電子產業今年取得了重大進步,平衡了貿易差額。
e.g. I would like to see the championship evened up a little bit more.
我希望冠軍賽更加勢均力敵一點。
3. 視野拓展
相關短語:
1. even up on someone:報復某人 ,報答某人
e.g. We can even up on them by teaching their children English.
我們可以通過教他們的孩子英語來報答他們。
e.g. We can even up on Bill and Alice by looking after their children next week.
我們下周可以給比爾和艾麗斯照看孩子來回報他們。
2. get/be even with sb.:償清債務,報復后與某人兩清
e.g. I'm going to get even with you for this.
我會跟你算這筆賬的。
e.g. He cheated me, but I'll get even with him one day.
他騙了我, 有朝一日我會報復他的。
e.g. It won't be enough even with this sum thrown in.
這筆錢搭上還不夠。