"even up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使持平
• 使平等

Definition

使事情公正或平等，特別是透過消除差異或平衡數量來達成。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比較口語，常用於體育或財務場合。常見搭配有'even up the score'（扳平比分）。也可用於還清債務，正式場合理少用。

Examples

Let's even up the teams so both sides have the same number of players.

我們來**使持平**隊伍，讓兩邊人數一樣。

He paid for my lunch, so I want to even up by buying him dinner.

他請我喫午餐，我想請他喫晚餐來**使持平**。

The score was 2-2 after they managed to even up in the last minute.

他們在最後一分鐘**扳平**了比分，比分變成2比2。

I forgot to pay for half the bill last time. Let me even up now.

我上次忘了付自己那份，現在讓我來**補齊**吧。

They offered a discount to even up after the mistake with my order.

他們在我的訂單出錯後給了折扣來**補償**。

If you help me move this weekend, that'll really even things up between us.

如果你週末幫我搬家，那我們就**扯平**了。