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ev.en SURPRISE5i:7v[nadv [not gradable]used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme甚至;即使;连Everyone I know likes the smell of bacon--even Mike does and he's a vegetarian.我认识的每个人都喜欢熏肉的味道----连吃素的麦克也不例外。Everyone was on time for the meeting--even Chris, who's usually a quarter of an hour late for everything.每个人都按时到会了----连克丽斯也不例外，而她通常什么事都要迟到一刻钟。After the accident he couldn't even feed himself without help (never mind walk about on his own).发生事故后，他没人相帮甚至吃不成饭(更不要说自己走路了)。It's a very difficult job--it might even take (= take as much as) a year to finish it.这工作很难----可能甚至要用一年的功夫来完成。"I never cry." "Not even when you hurt yourself really badly?"“我从不哭。”“即使把自己碰得很疼的时候也不哭吗?”Even with (= Whether or not you have) a load of electronic gadgetry, you still need some musical ability to write a successful song.即使有一车精巧的电子装置，你还是需要一些音乐才能才写得出成功的歌曲。I tried to reason with him, but even as (= at exactly the same time as) I started to explain how the mistake happened he stood up to leave.我试图跟他讲道理，可我刚开始解释错误是怎么发生的，他就站起来走了。Even if (= Whether or not) you take a taxi, you'll still miss your train.你即使乘出租车也还是赶不上火车。Even now (= Although it is true and I have had a lot of time to think about it) I can't believe how lucky I was to survive the accident.即使现在我还是不能相信我多么幸运得以逃过那场事故。I had a terrible headache, but even so (= despite that) I went to the concert.我头痛得厉害，但我还是去了音乐会。An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy. Even so (= Despite this), any recovery is likely to be very slow.立刻减少利息可能会稍稍改善经济状况，但即使这样，所有的复苏可能都会很慢。I gave Jim very clear instructions, but even then (= despite the instructions) he managed to make a mess of it.我给吉姆的吩咐说得明明白白，但即使那样，他还是弄得一团糟。Even though (= Despite the fact that) he left school at 16, he still managed to become prime minister.虽然他16岁就离开了学校，他仍然努力成为了首相。
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