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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

甚至 [shènzhì]
  1. 1. adverb even
    父亲去世后,他痛苦得甚至无法工作。
    After his father passed away, he was so distressed he couldn't even work.
  2. 2. conjunction
    对职员们的相继辞职,老板感到遗憾甚至痛苦。
    The boss felt regret, even distress, about the spate of resignations.
    在巴西,不但年轻人,甚至老年人都喜欢足球。
    In Brazil everybody loves football, not just the young, but older people too.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

甚至 [shènzhì]
  1. 1. even to the extent that; even
    他忙得甚至好几夜没睡觉。
    He was so busy that he didn't even go to bed for several nights.
  2. 2. (go) so far as to; so much so that
    他对同志们的批评置若罔闻,甚至反唇相讥。
    He not only ignored the criticism of his comrades but went so far as to be sarcastic.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

甚至 [shènzhì]
  1. 1. 强调突出的事例,后面常与"都""也"配合
    天热得甚至连觉都睡不好
    这个道理,甚至三岁小孩也懂得。
  2. 2. 用在几个并列词语的最后一项之前,表示这一项更加突出
    不认真学习就要落后、倒退,甚至犯错误。
  3. 3. 用在复句的后一分句之前,表示强调后面的情况,前一分句用"不但"
    这个地方从前不但没有中学,甚至连小学都很少。
  4. 4. 参见"乃至"的提示。

Examples

他对同志们的批评置若罔闻,甚至反唇相讥。
He not only ignored the criticism of his comrades but went so far as to be sarcastic.
那些罪犯的辩护士甚至可以帮助杀人犯逃脱罪责。
Criminal defense lawyers can help convicts escape punishment for their crimes.
播散谣言是不道德的,甚至是违法的。
It is immoral, and even illegal to spread rumors.
被警察带走的时候,他甚至没有面露惭色。
There wasn't even a look of shame on his face when he was taken away by the police.
有的植物初花比较晚,甚至不会开花。
Some plants are late in their first bloom, or will not bloom at all.
他们的文章佶屈聱牙,甚至文理不通,既缺思想性,又无艺术性。
Their articles read awkwardly and don't even have unity and coherence, lacking in both ideas and art.
这种混合物很易燃烧,甚至爆炸,属于危险品。
This mixture is dangerous, flammable and explosive.
对职员们的相继辞职,老板感到遗憾甚至痛苦。
The boss felt regret, even distress, about the spate of resignations.

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