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单词 equalize
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Definition of equalize in English:

equalize

(British equalise)
verb ˈiːkwəlʌɪzˈikwəˌlaɪz
  • 1with object Make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group.

    the purpose is to equalize the workload among tutors
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For more than two decades, lawsuits to equalize school funding have been wending their way through the courts in 44 states.
    • The amounts of chromophore (that correspond to amounts of matured protein) were equalized among samples, absorption spectra for the native proteins were collected.
    • Harvey could have done more, for Florida legislators had to take local assessors out of their tricky political situation before the state could equalize its educational funding in 1973.
    • Vassilev said that the purpose is to equalise customs duty rates rather than protect domestic producers.
    • Democrats tend to try to equalize things through the instrumentality of government.
    • Empty cages were lifted up out of the water three times per week to equalize disturbance among treatments.
    • There should be a push to equalize the funding of inner city schools with that of schools in the suburban areas.
    • In this, the commune system sought to do what had been tried within the original collectives through the attempt to equalize the assets of the constituent brigades.
    • After two years, Chancellor Klein has ended a key initiative to equalize funding of city schools.
    • Next time around here in Ohio, it would be nice to have a ballot initiative on something like equalizing public school funding, reforming health care, or delivering more services to veterans.
    • In a reply to a correspondent you further elaborate that the rate of profit is being equalized throughout the entire economy.
    • If a town was too poor to fund schools on a par with more affluent communities, it was up to the state to equalize the funding, which in turn was supposed to close the gap in achievement.
    • A widespread uprising against the coalition forces has resulted in hundreds of casualties and the targeting of civilians in a desperate attempt to equalize strength through asymmetrical warfare.
    • In a recent case in New York, a judge ruled that New York City schools were underfunded, and he ordered the state to equalize funding.
    • It was promoted as a way to relieve homeowners of high property taxes and equalize funding for schools in rich and poor communities.
    • The new supervisors are needed to assess the rounds and make sure the workload is equalised, to ensure the rounds are completed on time and to improve the performance of the crews.
    • If policymakers are truly interested in colorblind college admissions, states must take steps to equalize funding between rich and poor districts.
    • This is extremely good value for money as the budget is used to equalise wealth throughout the EU with a higher share going to develop the poorer nations of Europe.
    • Mean heights of transplanted seedlings were equalized among transplant areas.
    • In New Jersey, which has been struggling to equalize school funding for three decades, the schools in Elizabeth spend 70 per cent more per pupil than do the schools in Toms River.
    1. 1.1 Make uniform in application or effect.
      Britain is required to equalize pension rights between men and women
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It equalized public life through the common access it established for all members of society - and it is worth noting that initially in nearly every case the broadcasters had a hard fight to assert that right on behalf of their audiences.
      • Third, after the pension age for men and women is equalised in 2020, it should be raised in line with growing longevity, say by one year every 10 years.
      • Moreover, it does so in a way that neither conceives domination in single-axis terms nor falsely equalizes the effects of these relations on subjects.
      • Thus this researcher shows by implication that strong and sensitive teachers might try to equalize their status with learners in order to maximize conditions conducive to language acquisition.
      • The possible equalizing effect of public education would be lost.
      • She agreed, however, that it was an EU requirement to equalise prices for all regardless of nationality.
      • He certainly would not agree with Steinbruner that all national militaries must be equalized in capabilities and force structure.
      • Norden notes contention over the scale of counties: whether this should show their relative size or equalise them.
      • The company also refused to discuss equalising hours, travel concessions and pension rights across the workforce.
      • This ceremony also equalizes the status of the students, irrespective of their background.
      • The Ministry of the Interior released its proposal of equalizing the status of county and city governments and the special municipality last week in an attempt to divide the administrative and financial resources more equally.
      • The colonies were transported to an apiary and arranged in 3 circles of 12 colonies each to equalize some of the effect apiary layouts may have on drifting.
      • Determination of weights that best equalized the variance across the entire range of response required iteration.
      • Working wives change the power structure of the family by equalizing the resources of husband and wife.
      • The second column in table 1 contains the results with a weighting scheme that equalizes the total effect of direct and second-order interactions.
      • Suppose we ask whether there is a likely alliance structure that can equalize the number of neighbours among all seven countries.
      • So the effect of rent is to equalize the profitability of all bare sites, reducing profit margins to those obtainable on marginal sites, i.e. sites with zero rental value.
      • Legislation to equalise the pension age at 65 for both men and women has been passed.
      • That suggests that selection for recombination properties was sufficiently strong to overcome equalizing effects of migration even for such mobile organisms as fruit flies.
      • The agreement also capitalized and equalized the husband's pension and stated that for the purposes of any future variation of support, only half the husband's pension income would be treated as income.
      Synonyms
      make equal, make even, even out/up/off, make level, level (up/off), make uniform, make the same, make consistent, regularize, standardize, bring into line, balance, square, match
  • 2British no object Level the score in a match by scoring a goal.

    Morgan equalized ten minutes into the second half
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stranraer's one outstanding chance to equalise fell to Shaw but from close range the experienced forward could only direct the ball straight at Henry Smith.
    • Three chances to equalise were missed before Colm McCrickard sent over a point with his left foot six minutes in.
    • Michael McGinn scored and they had a chance to equalise but Shipley scored again minutes from full time.
    • Dumbarton equalised two minutes later through Andy Brown.
    • Midway through he half after Darren Strong had equalised Sheehan cut through the St. Josephs defence and shot a stunning goal to put his side firmly in the driving seat.
    • Slingsby had equalised three times through Darren Dyer and Jamie Ward.
    • Ten minutes later they equalised when James Dunne scored from a corner kick.
    • New signing Eamon Devins equalised mid way through the second half and was unlucky not to score with a header near the end of the match.
    • Although equalising seemed to pour life back into the team, Queens held on for a deserved point.
    • Dundee's efforts to equalise were being hampered by Claudio Caniggia being caught offside all too often, but again Main had to be at his most alert to save a Giorgi Nemsadze free kick.
    • Town fought back well with Chris Alderson scoring two goals to equalise.
    Synonyms
    level the score, even up the score, draw

Derivatives

  • equalization

  • noun iːkwəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
    • It's the producer's job to set up the sound on tape, record and mix that sound with the right equalization.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ms. Bauer has asked that the balance of her equalization be satisfied by the court ordering the husband to assume her share of certain joint debts.
      • As shown above, complete income equalization does not produce complete equality!
      • If equalization in education, seen in elementary, middle and high schools, is extended to the universities, we have no future.
      • The long avoided move was made after strong criticism from German tourist operators, who insisted on price equalization.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'be equal to'): from equal + -ize, partly suggested by French égaliser.

 
 

Definition of equalize in US English:

equalize

(British equalise)
verbˈikwəˌlaɪzˈēkwəˌlīz
[with object]
  • 1Make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group.

    incentives to equalize funding for school districts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Harvey could have done more, for Florida legislators had to take local assessors out of their tricky political situation before the state could equalize its educational funding in 1973.
    • In a reply to a correspondent you further elaborate that the rate of profit is being equalized throughout the entire economy.
    • There should be a push to equalize the funding of inner city schools with that of schools in the suburban areas.
    • In New Jersey, which has been struggling to equalize school funding for three decades, the schools in Elizabeth spend 70 per cent more per pupil than do the schools in Toms River.
    • A widespread uprising against the coalition forces has resulted in hundreds of casualties and the targeting of civilians in a desperate attempt to equalize strength through asymmetrical warfare.
    • Next time around here in Ohio, it would be nice to have a ballot initiative on something like equalizing public school funding, reforming health care, or delivering more services to veterans.
    • It was promoted as a way to relieve homeowners of high property taxes and equalize funding for schools in rich and poor communities.
    • Democrats tend to try to equalize things through the instrumentality of government.
    • The amounts of chromophore (that correspond to amounts of matured protein) were equalized among samples, absorption spectra for the native proteins were collected.
    • If policymakers are truly interested in colorblind college admissions, states must take steps to equalize funding between rich and poor districts.
    • The new supervisors are needed to assess the rounds and make sure the workload is equalised, to ensure the rounds are completed on time and to improve the performance of the crews.
    • Empty cages were lifted up out of the water three times per week to equalize disturbance among treatments.
    • For more than two decades, lawsuits to equalize school funding have been wending their way through the courts in 44 states.
    • Mean heights of transplanted seedlings were equalized among transplant areas.
    • Vassilev said that the purpose is to equalise customs duty rates rather than protect domestic producers.
    • If a town was too poor to fund schools on a par with more affluent communities, it was up to the state to equalize the funding, which in turn was supposed to close the gap in achievement.
    • In this, the commune system sought to do what had been tried within the original collectives through the attempt to equalize the assets of the constituent brigades.
    • In a recent case in New York, a judge ruled that New York City schools were underfunded, and he ordered the state to equalize funding.
    • After two years, Chancellor Klein has ended a key initiative to equalize funding of city schools.
    • This is extremely good value for money as the budget is used to equalise wealth throughout the EU with a higher share going to develop the poorer nations of Europe.
    1. 1.1no object Become equal to a specified or standard level.
      equal volumes tend to equalize in temperature
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Incidentally, you can minimize condensation by keeping your camera in its case or camera bag when you bring it inside, and giving the camera enough time for the temperatures to equalize before removing it.
      • Clay seeks to equalize, levelling out advantages, especially the big serve and the big ground stroke, and is a contest essentially of not losing rather than winning.
      • ‘International standards have equalized to FAS 133 but they are filled with compromises,’ said Tweedie.
      • I think it is likely that prices would, to a large extent, equalize between the two countries over the medium term.
      • The Democratic Party has always been able to equalize only with massive soft money contributions from the very wealthy, such as celebrities.
      • As the air pressure equalized, the crater became a jagged mouth, sucking down cars and corpses and swallowing two million gallons of sewage and air-conditioning fluid.
      • As a result, oil prices equalize around the globe (adjusting for differences in quality and transportation costs).
      • For example, the GOP committees will continue to raise more money than the Dems' committees, but Democrats will still essentially equalize by raising huge amounts from the super rich.
      • Allow them to sit in their bag in the pond water, until the temperatures equalise, before releasing them.
      • As the barometric pressure outside shifts, caves equalize by breathing either in or out.
      • The air moves because it is equalizing with something else farther along.
      • As political pricing expands, standards of living equalize.
    2. 1.2with object Make uniform in application or effect.
      the act was structured to equalize the status of a defendant
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Third, after the pension age for men and women is equalised in 2020, it should be raised in line with growing longevity, say by one year every 10 years.
      • So the effect of rent is to equalize the profitability of all bare sites, reducing profit margins to those obtainable on marginal sites, i.e. sites with zero rental value.
      • Suppose we ask whether there is a likely alliance structure that can equalize the number of neighbours among all seven countries.
      • She agreed, however, that it was an EU requirement to equalise prices for all regardless of nationality.
      • Legislation to equalise the pension age at 65 for both men and women has been passed.
      • The possible equalizing effect of public education would be lost.
      • That suggests that selection for recombination properties was sufficiently strong to overcome equalizing effects of migration even for such mobile organisms as fruit flies.
      • The Ministry of the Interior released its proposal of equalizing the status of county and city governments and the special municipality last week in an attempt to divide the administrative and financial resources more equally.
      • This ceremony also equalizes the status of the students, irrespective of their background.
      • Thus this researcher shows by implication that strong and sensitive teachers might try to equalize their status with learners in order to maximize conditions conducive to language acquisition.
      • Working wives change the power structure of the family by equalizing the resources of husband and wife.
      • Determination of weights that best equalized the variance across the entire range of response required iteration.
      • Moreover, it does so in a way that neither conceives domination in single-axis terms nor falsely equalizes the effects of these relations on subjects.
      • The company also refused to discuss equalising hours, travel concessions and pension rights across the workforce.
      • It equalized public life through the common access it established for all members of society - and it is worth noting that initially in nearly every case the broadcasters had a hard fight to assert that right on behalf of their audiences.
      • He certainly would not agree with Steinbruner that all national militaries must be equalized in capabilities and force structure.
      • The agreement also capitalized and equalized the husband's pension and stated that for the purposes of any future variation of support, only half the husband's pension income would be treated as income.
      • The second column in table 1 contains the results with a weighting scheme that equalizes the total effect of direct and second-order interactions.
      • Norden notes contention over the scale of counties: whether this should show their relative size or equalise them.
      • The colonies were transported to an apiary and arranged in 3 circles of 12 colonies each to equalize some of the effect apiary layouts may have on drifting.
      Synonyms
      make equal, make even, even off, even out, even up, make level, level, level off, level up, make uniform, make the same, make consistent, regularize, standardize, bring into line, balance, square, match

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘be equal to’): from equal + -ize, partly suggested by French égaliser.

 
 
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