evan gel ize (BrE also -ise) /i'vaend3alaiz/ verb [vn] to try to persuade people to become Christians ft fg
evap orate /1'vaepareit/ verb 1 if a liquid evaporates or if
sth evaporates it, it changes into a gas, especially steam (Afe ) H A, A
: M Heat unt& aU the water has
evaporated. In j&llLM/JcMnP^Ao 0 [VN] The sun is constantly
evaporating the earth’s moisture. APBISilfeJ^ ± 61il HX # M
o 2 [V] to disappear, especially by gradually becoming less and less ( MiS[,
tt M : Her confidence
had now completely evaporated.
noun [U]
e.vapo rated 'milk noun [u] thick sweet milk sold in cans, often
served with fruit instead of cream ( )
mmi
e vaporating dish noun (technical A igj a dish in which scientists heat a liquid,
so that it leaves a solid when it has disappeared M % M. — picture o laboratory
eva-sion /i'vei3n/ noun [C, U] 1 the act
of avoiding sb or of avoiding sth that you are supposed to do ££ ; M
jSH ; ; 0 : His behaviour was an evasion of his
responsibilities as a father. itfe6tffrAJi:iiSA5£;£::So o She’s been charged with tax evasion. M
£5 0
2 a statement that sb makes that avoids dealing with
sth or talking about sth honestly and directly jg is]; ft P
; is] : His speech was full of evasions and half-truths. W M Ji i? M ill It M 61
— see also evade
eva-sive /I'veisiv/ adj. not willing to give
clear answers to a question 0 jg ft 10 61 ; ft ft 61; ft ii 61 B03 cagey : evasive answers/comments/replies tr ^
0
Tessa was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.
►
evasively adv.: T’m
not sure, ’ she replied evasively. “tflcXlfciiSo ” iftfel#l&i*] Wlfe^ if o eva-sive-ness noun [U] fTiTTl take evasive
action to
act in order to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation 3Ufc0$fT^J ( )
eve /i:v/ noun 1 the day or evening before an event,
especially a religious festival or holiday ( %fa^l5c1?fg 0 l$ ) fj A: Christmas Eve (= 24 December) 5
( 12 Jg 24 0 ) 0 a New
Year’s Eve party (= on 31 December) 0
on the eve of the election
2
(old use or literary) evening M #
even 0-w /'i:vn/ adv., adj., verb
m adv. 1 used to emphasize
sth unexpected or surprising &, gp {£ : He never even opened the
letter (= so he certainly didn’t read it), fife ft Af&fTMMIPif'fBo 0
It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in
winter). IPJ L gp {A JL X
even call to say she
wasn’t coming. MtftMf&fT
2 used when you are comparing things, to make the
comparison stronger ( ft] tU in
. fitiiittijm ) nm, ifsan
unattractive building, ugly even. j£j^3i$i3f£Xli55E,
IMnfyiWIo o note at although fTHTI even as (formal) just at the same
time as sb does sth or as sth else happens to
lE • • • Btf {^: Even as he shouted
the warning the car
skidded,
ftfeIEtE &. M Btf, HM it
fIft 7 o even
if/though despite the fact or belief that; no matter whether gpI’ll get there, even
if I have to walk. tf£^Jikt:till?Mf!JlPAAo
o I like her, even though she can be annoying at times. BtfMfgfSMA, o note at although
even 'now/'then 1 despite what has/had happened A
Msjijfi^ (mm); gpf£ji&# (mm>;
( ^ IP # ) : I’ve
shown him the photographs but even now he won’t believe me. f£fEM>HiHlfe#7, gPfSi flfefftM^fBfsffco 0 Even
then she would not admit her mistake, i M M IP H M IS Ji ^
# iA ^ „ 2 (formal) at this
or that exact moment
to‘^^j^N‘ ( iSc IP Rtf ) : The troops are even now preparing to march
into the city. nP .even 'so despite that JE3L ^ In lit; gp^IP#: There
are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it’s quite a good essay, AffBA *£
— more at less adv.
u adj.
►
SMOOTH/LEVEL ; f 1 smooth, level and
flat ft
Stf; : You need an even
surface to work
on. PTO3 uneven
►
NOT CHANGING tfs ^ 2 not changing very
much in amount, speed, etc. ( HJL
61,
MfiPil: cm even temperature all year A A 0 Children do not
learn at an even pace. HntfftntfMo ECQ UNEVEN
►
EQUAL tfg j 3 (of an amount of
sth M) equal or the
same for each person,
team, place, etc. fg # ; #1 ^
:
Our scores are now even, ffe fftf It
jf M A tfg ^ o 0
the even distribution of
food
# -f - ik ft S2 f*T-T3
uneven 4 (of two people or
teams MA^cMPA) equally balanced or of an equal standard i£j # ^ fg
± ~f
6tf;
0—6tf: an even contest ffrfyjrfll(6!^^ 0 The two players were pretty even. rrm uneven
►
NUMBERS fi g 5 that can be
divided exactly by two M.
;
fPII^6tf: 4, 6, 8, 10 are all even numbers. *
4,
6. 8, EGQ odd
►
SAME SIZE Atfvfgl"] 6 equally spaced and
the same size
AlffF&A ]WJ#AA6tf: even
features/teeth fa
033 uneven
►
CALM p aft 7 calm; not changing
or becoming upset fj|
ft ir 6!; fmtfnStf: She has a very even
temperament, fflfe 6fj ttf
'If ff ^ ¥ tffl „ 0 He
spoke in a
steady, even voice, Ptf ftfeift tf Illi.
► even ness /’iivannas/ noun [U] ITiT^l be ’even (informal) to no longer owe sb
money or a favour T Jtfc; flt^R W ft ; Wfft be/get ‘even (with sb) (informal) to cause sb the same
amount of trouble or harm as they have caused you ( 0£A ) fftg; ( «A ) fiM:
I’ll get even with you for this, just you wait. ffp^EPtf, break ‘even to complete a piece
of business, etc.
without either losing money or making a profit i&iMUr; The company just about
broke even last year. have
an even chance (of doing sth) to be equally likely
to do or not do sth (
M IE '14: She has more than an
even chance of winning tomorrow, jltfepg on an even 'keel living,
working or happening in a
calm way, with no sudden changes, especially after a difficult time (•£}§, X#
Balls ) MflT*, II^ S more at honour n.
m verb naai .even the 'score to harm or punish sb
who has harmed or cheated you in the past flX
HTTiTl .even 'out to become level or
steady, usually after varying a lot (
House prices keep rising and falling but they should
eventually even out. Mffr^ifiBtf^Btfii, fSIB!AY-i££#Xfi o .even sth«->'out to spread things
equally over a period of time or among a number of people ify jf Sd; He tried to even out
the distribution of
work among his employees. ftfe^-MfEXf^^itfASS^fi
M o even
sth*-'up to make a situation or a competition more equal
f^fAX; f£tfg#; f£Mtflr
.even-'handed adj. completely fair,
especially when dealing with different groups of people AfJwXf^6tf; &
even-ing O-I* /'iivmq/ noun 1 [C, U] the part of
the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed
tomorrow evening. 0 Come over on
Thursday evening. IlHPiitfjlAo 0 What do you usually do in the evening? o She’s
going to her sister’s for
the evening. iflfeAr^B&XiiJMjtfilt A o 0 the long
winter evenings # ^ ft A: 61 ^ ffa o the evening performance Bfe
± 61 th — see also good evening 2
[C] an event of a particular type happening