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uneven adj.不平坦的；不均匀的；奇数的；不规律的 (1) 地面泥泞不平，我们仍吃力地向前走。(2) 汽车在高低不平的砾石路面上颠簸着。(3) 运动员抱怨说网球场的反弹力不均匀。(4) 他的工作质量今年一直不规则。 If your performance as Hamlet is uneven, your "To be or not to be" might be brilliant, but you mumble through "Get thee to a nunnery!" If the economic recovery is uneven, it's not the same in every sector — maybe manufacturing and exports are picking up steam but the housing market is still lagging. If your soccer team of skinny 12-year-olds is up against a team of beefy 16-year-old giants, it's an uneven match and likely to be ugly.

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英 [ʌn'iːvn] 美 [ʌn'iːvn] (1) The ground was muddy and uneven, but we toiled on.(2) The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.(3) Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court.(4) His work has been rather uneven this year. Uneven is the opposite of uniform and predictable. If the road is uneven, it's bumpy and rough, and you’ll have to dodge the potholes. 1[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。unevenlyWinds 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。unevenlyWithin 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。

英语单词	uneven
英美音标	英 [ʌn'iːvn] 美 [ʌn'iːvn]
中文释义	adj.不平坦的；不均匀的；奇数的；不规律的
英语例句	(1) The ground was muddy and uneven, but we toiled on. (2) The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road. (3) Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court. (4) His work has been rather uneven this year.
中文例句	(1) 地面泥泞不平，我们仍吃力地向前走。 (2) 汽车在高低不平的砾石路面上颠簸着。 (3) 运动员抱怨说网球场的反弹力不均匀。 (4) 他的工作质量今年一直不规则。
vocabulary简明	Uneven is the opposite of uniform and predictable. If the road is uneven, it's bumpy and rough, and you’ll have to dodge the potholes.
vocabulary扩展	If your performance as Hamlet is uneven, your "To be or not to be" might be brilliant, but you mumble through "Get thee to a nunnery!" If the economic recovery is uneven, it's not the same in every sector — maybe manufacturing and exports are picking up steam but the housing market is still lagging. If your soccer team of skinny 12-year-olds is up against a team of beefy 16-year-old giants, it's an uneven match and likely to be ugly.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Uneven Ly Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Surface Unevenly Car Team