even (something) out
phrasal verb with even verb [ T ] uk/ˈiː.vən/ us/ˈiː.vən/
使平;(使)均等,拉平
to become equal, or to make something equal
The league is divided into two skill levels in order to even out the competition. 联合会按能力分成两个级别,旨在均衡竞争。
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- Her brother also won a scholarship, which evened things out nicely.
- A last-minute goal by Spain evened out the score to 2-2.
- There are far more flowers in that vase than in this one - we'd better even them out a bit.
- It's not fair if Carl has a lot more jobs to do than you, so let's even things out a bit.
- Instead of having six interviews one day and just one the next day, can't we even them out?