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leveled

UK //ˈlev.əld//US //ˈlev.əld//

词源

源自中古英语 'levelen',来自古法语 'livel'(意为水平仪),最终源自拉丁语 'libella'(小天平),与 'libra'(天平、磅)相关。

verb

❶ 使某物变得平坦或均匀,通常指通过移除高出的部分或填补低洼处来实现表面平整。

“They leveled the ground before building the house.”

(他们在建房前平整了地面。)

“The bulldozer leveled the old building in minutes.”

(推土机几分钟内就把旧建筑夷为平地。)

❶ 使某事物达到相同程度或标准,消除差异或不平等。

“The new policy leveled the playing field for small businesses.”

(新政策为小企业创造了公平竞争环境。)

“Technology has leveled many barriers to education.”

(技术消除了许多教育障碍。)

同义词:flattened, evened, equalized, balanced, smoothed

adjective

❶ 描述某物表面平坦、没有高低起伏的状态。

“The leveled surface was perfect for the new tennis court.”

(平整的表面非常适合新建网球场。)

“We need a leveled area to set up the camping tents.”

(我们需要一块平整的区域来搭露营帐篷。)

同义词:flat, even, horizontal, uniform, plane

常见短语

leveled up — 指在游戏或技能方面提升到更高等级,也可比喻个人能力或地位的提高。

“After months of practice, she finally leveled up her cooking skills.”

(经过数月练习,她终于提升了烹饪技能。)

leveled off — 描述增长或变化达到稳定状态,不再继续上升或下降。

“After rapid growth, the company's profits have leveled off.”

(经过快速增长后,公司利润趋于平稳。)