(1) ①even常与动词、副词、介词短语、形容词或名词一起用，意思是“还；甚至；连……；即使”。
- She even told me to get out of the house.
她甚至叫我从屋里滚出去。 - He's done everything — he's even been a racing driver.
他什么都干过——甚至做过赛车手。 - He was here, even now. (当时)
他在这里，甚至现在还在。 - Even the slightest offence would make him fly into a rage/temper/passion.
即使是极轻微的冒犯也会使他勃然大怒。
②even应靠近它所强调的词或词组，位置不同，意思也不同。
- Even I am not disturbed by John's threats. (let alone anybody else)
连我也没有被约翰的威吓所惊扰。(更不用说别人了) - I am not even disturbed by John's threats. (let alone annoyed, alarmed)
面对约翰的威吓，我连一点不安都没有。(更不用说烦恼、吃惊等的了) - I am not disturbed even by John's threats.
就连约翰的威吓都没有使我不安。
③even有时作“甚至是”解。
- He is ready, even eager, to help you.
他乐于，甚至是急切地希望帮助你。
④even用于强调比较级，意为“甚至(比)……更(还)”。
- You could have done it even better, if you had tried hard.
你本来可以做得更好一些，如果你当时努力的话。
⑤even与not连用。
- He can't even write his own name.
他甚至不会写自己的名字。 - I haven't even seen one flower yet this year — not even a snowflake.
我今年甚至还没有看见一朵花呢——甚至是一片雪花。
(2) even if, even though两个短语中，even为副词，分别强调if和though，意为“即使，纵使，尽管”。
①even if所引导的从句表示把握不大或假设的情况，even though引导的从句表示的是事实。
- Even though I didn't know anybody at the party, I had a good time.
尽管晚会上我谁也不认识，但我过得很愉快。 - Even if I become a millionaire, I shall always be a socialist.
即使成了百万富翁，我也将永远是一个社会主义者。
＊但有时两者也可以换用：
- It would not matter even if/though he should refuse.
即使他拒绝，那也没有什么关系。
②even if, even though作“尽管”解时，均可以引出事实。
- Jack is an honest man; I say it, even though/if I have opposed him.
杰克是个诚实的人，尽管我反对他，我也会这样说。 - They all came at once to his help even though/if many of them were not on speaking terms with him.
他们全都立刻前来帮助他，尽管有许多人没跟他说过话。
(3)短语even as意为“恰恰在……的时候；甚至就在……的时候” (just at the moment, at the same time as...)，引出从句。
- Even as the sun was shining brightly, it began to rain.
恰恰在艳阳高照的时候，下起雨来。 - He fell even as I stretched out my hand to help him.
就在我伸出手要帮他时，他跌倒了。
(4)even so为一副词短语，意为“然而(however)，尽管那样(in spite of that)”。
- He is a very nice person. Even so , I don't really trust him.
他为人很好。尽管如此，我并不真正信任他。
