e·qual·ize
verb/ˈiːkwəlaɪz/
/ˈiːkwəlaɪz/
(British English also equalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they equalize | /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it equalizes | /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple equalized | /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle equalized | /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form equalizing | /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] equalize something to make things equal in size, quantity, value, etc. in the whole of a place or group
使平等；使均等；使相等 - a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country
使资源在全国分配均衡的政策 - We need to equalize the workload among the teaching staff.
我们需要均衡教学人员的工作量。
- a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country
- [intransitive] (British English) (especially in football (soccer)) to score a goal that makes the score of both teams equal
扳平比分 - Kane equalized early in the second half.
凯恩在下半场开始后不久扳平了比分。
- Kane equalized early in the second half.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be equal to’): from equal + -ize, partly suggested by French égaliser.