"he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
"even amounts of butter and sugar" "on even terms" "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split" "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance" "an even fight"
"an even application of varnish" "an even floor" "the road was not very even" "the picture is even with the window"
"even features" "regular features" "a regular polygon"
"a regular beat" "the even rhythm of his breathing"
"the score is tied"
"even an idiot knows that" "declined even to consider the idea" "I don't have even a dollar!"
"even when he is sick, he works" "even with his head start she caught up with him"
"looked sick and felt even worse" "an even (or still) more interesting problem" "still another problem must be solved" "a yet sadder tale"
"loyal even unto death"
"level the ground"
"even out the surface"
误 Even he comes in person,I won't lend him my car.
正 Even if〔though〕 he comes in person,I won't lend him my car.
析 作“即使”解时, even常与if〔though〕连用,引导让步状语从句。
尽管他不会游泳,但他毫不迟疑地跳入水中。误 Even although he couldn't swim, he jumped straight into the water.
正 Even though he couldn't swim, he jumped straight into the water.
析even后可跟though,不可跟although。
所有赛车中2号车跑得最快。误 Of all the racing cars, the No. 2 is running even fastest.
正 Of all the racing cars, the No. 2 is running fastest by far.
析even是修饰比较级的程度副词,不可用作最高级的修饰语。
就算那是真的,也没有关系。误 Even if that's true, but it doesn't make any difference.
正 Even if that's true, it doesn't make any difference.
析even if引导状语从句时,不可受汉语影响而赘用连词but。
他的妹妹把所有的玩具都弄坏了,甚至把自行车也弄坏了。误 His sister broke all her toys. She even has broken her bike.
正 His sister broke all her toys. She has even broken her bike.
他对大家都不礼貌,甚至对他父亲也不礼貌。误 He's rude to everybody. He even is rude to his father.
正 He's rude to everybody. He's even rude to his father.
析even在句中应位于be或助动词、情态动词之后,实义动词之前。
误 Her breathing even told us that she was fast asleep.
正 Her even breathing told us that she was fast asleep.
析even作形容词应该放在所修饰的名词前面。