in the evening A; IhJ zjfj: a musical
everting at
school (= when music is
performed) ♦ (ft ef ft Bfe A ► even-ings a civ. (especially
NAmE)
: He works evenings. ft0&±Xfto HEEII see other 'evening class noun a course of study
for adults in the evening an
evening class in car maintenance
O
to go to/attend evening classes
(
'evening dress noun 1 [U] elegant clothes
worn for formal occasions in the evening B&ftlsi: Everyone was in
evening dress. A A IP # if ILH 0 2 [C] a woman’s long
formal dress
.evening 'primrose noun [C, U] a plant with
yellow flowers that open in the evening, sometimes used as a medicine hj &1(L ( I♦ftl§ffl
) the
.evening 'star noun [sing.] the planet
Venus, when it is seen in the western sky after the sun has set HM (
gPAraMX*llXMAX$iftAM ) even*ly /'irvnli/ adv.
1 in a smooth, regular or equal way Xlfft; ffe; Make sure the
paint covers the surface
evenly,
ic ft ft A ffe ft % A ®i„ o She was fast asleep, breathing
evenly. ft fl§
T,
ftAtMXIto o evenly spaced at four cm apart Ilk HMAft 2 with equal amounts for each
person or in each place X #1
ft ; ft ^ ft : evenly distributed/divided X ft ft A / ft IE 0 Incidence
of the disease is fairly evenly spread across
.even 'money noun (BrE also evens [pi.]) (in betting It ftf) odds
that give an equal chance of winning or losing and that mean a person has the
chance of winning the same amount of money that he or she has bet |U %${ jit
even-song/’iivnsnr); NAmE -so:rj/ noun [U] the service of evening prayer in the
Anglican Church ( l?:ftA$J )
H — compare matins,
vespers event o-w /i-vent/ noun
1
a thing that happens, especially sth important AX ft ♦ 'If; (
In the light of later events the decision was proved
right. AUsA^XftM, O The
decisions we take now may
influence the course of events (= the way things happen) in the
future. If] 0ll 4 ft X
0 Everyone
was frightened by the
strange sequence of events. A A# 0 In the
normal
course of events (= if things had
happened as expected) she would have gone with him. HJiAl# ftif,
IWJ^ftfe —2 a planned public or social occasion
ftftftgfj; a fund-raising event %
Ifcft^J 0 the social event of
the year XX/AIISI^fttt^C ft rf] 3 one of the races or
competitions in a sports programme ( ft W is ft ft ) @ : The 800 metres
is the fourth event of
the afternoon. * 800 iii ft lif. 0 — see also
field event, track event ITT171 after the e‘vent (BrE) after sth has
happened A1# AXX; ♦ft :■ Anyone can
be wise after the event. l|& Hf] t| lift A o in 'any event | at 'all events used to emphasize or
show that sth is true or will happen in spite of other circumstances AXife&lf5]’ HTfl in any case : I think she’ll agree
to do it but in any event, all she can say is ‘no’. l£;®MAII]iH$ft,
ISXife &&Rfiij!i “X” o in the e'vent when the situation actually happened ££ A
; f ij X A
: I got very nervous about the exam, but in the event, I needn’t have
worried; it was really easy. $c^Aist£tASM, XftXIS AAMl A, in the event of sth
| in the
event that sth happens if sth happens
AX; 7j—*; ftift: In the event of an
accident, call this number. o Sheila will
inherit everything in the
event of his death, ff —-j3
,
&f A
M ft IP & # © M A o in that event
if
that happens #PAJigPUftif; AX: In
that
event, we will have to
reconsider our offer. #PA;H3P#.ft if,
lie ill Wt # It fr All IS ill ft
M 0 — more
at happy, wise adj.
.even-'tempered
adj. not easily made angry
or upset
'IXliXlnft
eventful /I'ventfl/ adj. full of things that happen, especially
exciting, important or dangerous things ft] it A ♦
ft; ♦ ♦ #J; ♦ $ ffc ft: an eventful
dayAife/joumey
even-tide /'iivntaid/ noun
[U] (old use or literary) evening
event-ing /Eventir)/ (also .three-day
e'venting) noun [U] the sport of taking part in
competitions riding horses. These are often held over three days and
include riding across country, jumping and dressage.
tb#,
even-tual /I'ventjuel/ adj. [only before
noun] happening
at the end of a period of time or of a process MfisM-',
:
the eventual winner of the tournament 0 It
is impossible to predict what the eventual outcome will be. o The
village school may face
eventual closure.
even-tu-al-ity /i.ventju'aeleti/ noun
{pi. -ies)
(formal) something that may
possibly happen, especially sth unpleasant (
M A: We were prepared for every eventuality. |£
Uo 0 The money had been saved for just such
an eventuality.
even-tU-aMy 0-w /I'ventJuaU/ adv. at the end of a period of time or a series
of events H fa; ^ A: Our flight eventually left five hours late.
Hc-fH ^ o 0 I’ll get round to mending it eventually. tb N’lalAf^S'EWo
0
She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and
eventually work for ‘The Times’.
ft, *£*-* «HBg±m» Ift0
cma
use
finally for the last in a list of things. M
^ W fkfs—MM
finally0
even-tu-ate /I'ventjueit/ verb [V] (formal) to happen as a result of sth^AM^; ever 0-* /'eva(r)/ adv.
1
used in negative sentences and questions, or sentences with if to mean
‘at any time’ ( ♦
3$q%) fEiiftttm, AA: Nothing ever happens
here.
It J L A Ait X
wt ft M ♦ <> 0 Don’t you ever get tired? iSftyA A A H (% ? O
If you’re
ever in
^ , HAf f i jfl DE o 0 ‘Have
you ever thought of changing your job?’ ‘No, never/No I haven’t.’
—TIftEJ?
” AAffi-il. ”
O‘Have you ever
been to
She hardly ever (= almost never) goes
out.
A
H o o We see them very seldom, if ever, icin)®# JEflJ ft ill o O (informal) I’ll never ever
do that again!
! 2 used for emphasis when you are
comparing things ( ) [Uftftft
011151, ^ ^: It was raining harder than ever.
^ 0| T # rnffi Aft
JSZ
# ^ o O She married the prince
and they lived
happily ever after.
0 0 He said he would love her for ever
(and ever), ft 0 Their debts grew ever larger (= kept
increasing), ft ft] ft) $r A ®f ft 0 0 the
ever-growing problem BMf2fiWl'nS 0 an ever-present danger
4
used after when, why, etc. to show that you are surprised or shocked ( ^ A when, why #AX ) $l$t, i'J/fe: Why
ever did you agree? ft^ ft Aft & 3c II] Jib?,
r»MI all sb ever
does is ... used to emphasize that sb does the same thing very
often, usually in an annoying way ^AR A /