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单词 uneven
释义
uneven
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈiː.vən/us
/ʌnˈiː.vən/

unevenadjective(NOT EVEN)

C2
notlevel,equal,flat, orcontinuous:
不平整的；参差不齐的；不平等的；不平坦的；不连续的
Becarefulon thatpath- thepavingstonesare uneven.走那条路时要小心——铺路石很不平。
There is an unevendistributionofwealthacrossthecountryfrom thenorthto thesouth.全国的财富分配南北很不均衡。
Thecontestwas very uneven - the otherteamwas muchstrongerthan us.比赛很不平等——对方参赛队的实力比我们强很多。
More examples
  • The patient'sbreathingwasquickand uneven.
  • The unevenfloorboardscreakedwhen youwalkedacrossthem.
  • Histeethwereyellowand uneven.
  • an unevendistributionoffinancialresources
  • Theirratesofdevelopmentare uneven.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rough, irregular and uneven
  • abrasion
  • abrasive
  • abrasiveness
  • bumpy
  • coarsely
  • jag
  • jagged
  • jaggedly
  • jaggy
  • jerky
  • pebbled
  • pockmarked
  • ragged
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • raggedy
  • scratchy
  • unsteadily
  • unsteady
  • wonky
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
Different and difference

unevenadjective(NOT GOOD)

different inquality; often used toavoidsayingbad:
（质量）不稳定的，时好时坏的
Yourworkhas been a little uneven thisterm, Matthew.马修，你的功课这学期很不稳定。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quite good, or not very good
  • acceptable
  • adequacy
  • adequate
  • adequately
  • agreeable
  • fair
  • iffy
  • impure
  • indifferent
  • indifferently
  • kind
  • pass
  • patchiness
  • patchy
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • reasonable
  • rose
  • rough
  • scratch
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Related words

unevenly
unevenness
(Definition ofunevenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

uneven| American Dictionary

uneven
adjective
us
/ʌnˈi·vən/

unevenadjective(NOT EQUAL)

noteven:
Thecontestwas uneven because oneteamwas muchstrongerthan the other.

unevenadjective(NOT FLAT)

noteven:
an unevensurface

unevenadjective(NOT GOOD)

varyinginquality; not always good:
It’s an unevenmovie, but some of thescenesarehilariouslyfunny.
(Definition ofunevenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

uneven| Business English

uneven
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈiːvən/us
notfollowingaregularorsteadypattern, or not the same in everypart:
Theregionalimpactof thefallinhousepricesis uneven, withmodestdeclinespredictedin the south-east, whilevaluesare set tofallmuch moresharplyin the south-west.
Politicians should betryingtotackleissuesofeconomicfairness, such as theunevendistributionofbenefitsin theglobalfinancialsystem.
unevenprogress/recovery/expansion
an uneven playing field
asituationthat isunfairbecause not everyone has the samechanceofsucceeding:
Unionofficialsareworriedthatnegotiatingseparatedealswith eachsitewillcreatean unevenplayingfield.

unevenness

noun[U]/ʌnˈIːvənnəs/
The unevenness inlicensingstandardsshowsthevalueof having thestateinterpretasingleset ofregulations.
(Definition ofunevenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuneven

uneven
A heavy-duty mobile manipulator while carrying a load, experiencing a force, or operating onuneventerrain needs to maintain its balance.
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At any level of bargaining, the smaller the number of bargaining agents, and the moreuneventheir size, the higher the degree of centralization.
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The collection's main drawback is theunevendegree of contextualisation among its chapters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The term ' landscapes of power ' also suggests theunevennature of the terrain that men and women traversed in order to accomplish their goals.
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In a landscape characterized byunevenresources and seasonal scarcity, access to specific locations - especially access to water - was particularly important.
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In promising emerging democracies, progress has beenuneven, fragile and all too often reversible.
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Each province decides what community services will be available in their province, and therefore accessibility isuneven.
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The third aspect of the legacy was simply the very low andunevenlevels of provision that existed by the mid-1990s.
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The result is a curiouslyunevenbook, which is better the less the author is ambitious or pretentious.
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In other words, litigation has a veryunevenreach and does not always address some of the most serious corporate wrongdoings in society.
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In addition to medical factors, there are extrinsic environmental factors such asunevenor slippery surfaces, poor lighting and unfamiliar environments.
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Moreover, the quality of individual chapters isuneven.
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All in all, this is anunevencollection.
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Therefore, one can often forgive theunevennature of this undertaking.
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Theunevennature of this section does, however, add a certain charm.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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