Uneven Ly Regular Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Unevenly ʌnˈiːvn Opp
The word "uneven" describes surfaces or shapes that are not smooth, flat, or regular. It can also refer to things that are inconsistent, of varying quality, or not equally distributed.
Word: uneven
Definitions:
1. Not smooth, flat, or level; not straight or regular in shape.
2. Not regular or consistent.
3. Not of a consistent quality.
4. Not equal or balanced in distribution or amount.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不平坦的；不平滑的；凹凸不平的；参差不齐的 An uneven surface or edge is not smooth, flat, or straight.
He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park...
他摇摇晃晃地行走在停车场凹凸不平的地面上。
She gazed round the church at the grey uneven walls and the vivid stained glass windows.
她四下打量了一番教堂凹凸不平的灰色墙壁和色彩鲜艳的彩色玻璃窗。
...uneven teeth.
参差不齐的牙齿
unevenly
...wearing dresses that pinched at the armholes, that hung as unevenly as flags...
穿着的长裙袖口处是收紧的，就像旗子一样不服帖地挂在身上
My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.
我指甲根部的表皮龟裂粗糙，指甲被咬得参差不齐。
2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不规则的；不一致的 Something that is uneven is not regular or consistent.
He could hear that her breathing was uneven...
他能听到她的呼吸不均匀。
What kids experience now is an uneven rate of development. They are forced to be older than their years.
小孩子现在的问题是成长速度不均衡。他们被迫变得比自己的实际年龄老成。
unevenly
Winds are generated by the sun as it unevenly heats the earth's surface...
当地球表面在阳光的照射下受热不均时就产生了风。
The steaks were unevenly cooked.
牛排烤得不均匀。
3
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（质量）不稳定的，时好时坏的 If you describe something as uneven, you think it is not very good because it is not consistent in quality.
This was, for him, an oddly uneven performance...
对他而言，这场演出时好时坏，很是奇怪。
The acting is wildly uneven.
演技起伏极大。
4
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不公平的；不均衡的 An uneven system or situation is unfairly arranged or organized.
[usu ADJ n]
Some of the victims are complaining loudly about the uneven distribution of emergency aid...
其中一些灾民大声地抱怨紧急援助物资分配不公。
It was an uneven contest.
这是一场不公平的竞赛。
unevenly
Within a free enterprise capitalist society, resources are very unevenly distributed.
在自由企业式的资本主义社会里，资源分配极不均衡。
Oxford
un·even/ʌnˈiːvn; NAmEʌnˈiːvn/adjective1not level, smooth or flat 凹凸不平的；不平坦的◆The floor felt uneven under his feet.他觉得脚下的地板高低不平。OPP
even
2not following a regular pattern; not having a regular size and shape 无定型的；不规则的；无规律的SYN
irregular
◆Her breathing was quick and uneven.她的呼吸急促不匀。◆uneven teeth不整齐的牙齿OPP
even
3not having the same quality in all parts 质量不稳定的◆an uneven performance (= with some good parts and some bad parts)时好时坏的表现4(of a contest or match 竞争或比赛)in which one group, team or player is much better than the other 实力悬殊的；一边倒的；不在同一水平的SYN
unequal
OPP
even
5organized in a way that is not regular and/or fair 不均衡的；不公平的；不规则的SYN
1not smooth, flat, or level: She walked back carefully over the uneven ground.► see thesaurus at
rough
2not regular: His breathing had become uneven. uneven rates of development3not equal or equally balanced: an uneven distribution of resources4good in some parts and bad in others: an uneven performance—unevenly adverb—unevenness noun [uncountable]
WDF
uneven
[ʌnˈi:vn]
TEM4IELTS
j8235
2310
105
638
514
403
650
ADJ8585
72108
Spoken:
13486926
不平坦的(43%)，不均匀的(41%)，奇数的(11%)，不规律的(5%)
adj.不均匀的；不平坦的；[数] 奇数的
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