even作副词时用法解析

even是一个有多种词性的词，但是常用的是副词，作副词用法较广,位置较活.现将其作副词的用法简单归纳如下：

一、用在比较级前,加强语气,表示程度.具有still,yet,much的意义,汉语意思为“(比……)更,还要”。如：

Stan was speaking even more slowly than usual.

斯坦说得比平常还要慢。

During his second day Edward looked even more pale and quiet than on his first.

第二天，爱德华看起来比前一天更加苍白，也更加安静了。

The problem became even more complicated.

问题更复杂了。

This dictionary is even more useful than that one.这本词典比那本更为有用。

This time he did it even better.这次他做得还要好。

You know even less about it than I do.

你对此事的了解甚至还不如我。

She's even more intelligent than her sister.

她甚至比她姐姐还聪明。

二、放在它所强调的词、短语或从句前,用来加强语气,表示“即使,甚至连……都”之意

1.强调名词

Even a child can understand the book.即使小孩也能看懂那本书。

Even a child can understand it .

就连小孩子也能理解。

Even the movements of the heart and lungs are greatly reduced.(冬眠动物)甚至连心脏和肺部的运动也大大减少了。

2.强调形容词

Bamboo is so strong that people use it to build houses and even high bridges over rivers.竹子很结实,人们用它建造房屋,甚至在河上架大桥。

The chain was even worthy of the gold watch.这条表链甚至配得上那只金表。

It's an unattractive building, ugly even.

这栋建筑毫不美观，甚至可以说难看。

3.强调副词

I have explained everything,but even now she doesn′t understand.我已做了全面的解释,甚至到现在她还不明白。

Even then he would not admit his mistake.甚至那时他还不承认错误。

Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps. Even then, itsounds almost impossible to achieve

和平只会逐渐到来，而且每一步都走得小心翼翼。即使那样，要实现和平听起来仍几乎不可能。

4.强调数词

Then the need to turn to a dictionary or a reference book,perhaps ten or even twenty times a page,tires him out.后来,每读一页需要查阅词典或参考书10次甚至20次,这就使他疲惫不堪。

5.强调动词.

She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.

她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。

I even forget what my mother said.我连母亲的话都忘了。

I can′t even remember the name of that old friend of mine.我甚至连那位老朋友的名字都记不起来。

6.强调介词短语

It was cold there even in summer .

那儿即使夏天也很冷。

He was afraid to go out,even for food.他不敢出门,甚至连食物都不敢去找。

With that man′s permission and even with his help,he seized her and took her away.在那个人的许可下,甚至在他的帮助下,他把她抓走了。

7.强调从句.

He kept calling me for years, even after he got married

多年来他一直打电话给我，甚至是在他结婚以后。

It happened even as we expected.事情正如我们所预料的那样发生了。

从以上各例可以看出,even的用法不仅广泛而且位置也较灵活，大体上说,它可位于句首,也可位于句中或句末；但是,even在句中的位置不同,全句的意思或重点也有所不同。一般来说,even的位置应靠近它所强调的词语和短语.例如：

Even John doesn′t go out in the summer(so certainly nobody else does).即使约翰夏天也不外出(所以别人也不一定外出) 。

John even doesn′t go out in the summer(so he certainly does nothing else).约翰夏天甚至连家门都不出(所以他一定不做别的什么事情) 。

三、even和if,even和though可分别组成连词,引导让步状语从句,意思是“即使”； even if一般引导的是把握不大或假设的事情,可以译为“即使、哪怕; 虽然; 即使，纵然; 即若”

even though引出的是事实，可译为“即使、尽管、虽然、纵然; 即若; 即令”：

Even if we achieve great success in our work, we should not be proud.

即使我们在工作中取得了巨大成绩，也不应该自满。

Go after what you want, even though you may not believe that it is possible.

去追求你想要的，即使你可能并不相信它是能做到的。

I'll get there, even if I have to walk.

我就是走也要走到那儿去。

I like her, even though she can be annoying at times.

尽管她有时可能很烦人，我还是喜欢她。

Even though he was late, he was not criticized by the teacher．

虽然他晚了, 可他并没有受到老师的批评。

Even though he knows it, he'll not let out the secret.尽管他知道这个秘密，他也不会泄露的。

（他知道这个秘密）.

Even if he knows it, he'll not let out the secret.即使他知道这个秘密，他也不会泄露的。

（不确定他是否知道这个秘密）.

Nothing could have saved him even if he had been tended without delay.即使当时他得到了及时的救护,也无法挽救他的生命。

It would not matter even though he should refuse.即使他拒绝,那也没有什么关系。

Bill went on even though no one was listening.

虽然没有人在听，比尔还是继续往下讲。

四、even as连用,表示“恰恰在……的时候(just at the same moment as)”的意思：

Even as she said this, she knew it was not quite true

就在她说这个的时候，她知道自己说的并非全是真的。

Even as I started,it began to rain.正当我出发时,天下起雨来了。

She went away even as you came.就在你来的时候,她走了。