level sth
level 作及物动词，表示使某物变平或与地面垂直；过去式和过去分词可用 levelled 或 leveled。
They levelled the ground before laying the foundation.
他们在打地基之前把地面弄平了。
升级；提升等级；把…夷为平地；拆毁；瞄准；指向；针对；扳平；把比分拉平；对…处以（罚款）；向…下达（处罚）
to make something flat, smooth, or even with the surface around it
调整以尽可能使其平坦或垂直于地面
To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
通过降至地面水平来摧毁；夷为平地
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
晋级到下一个级别
To progress to the next level.
瞄准或指向(武器、凝视、指责等)
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
对(某人)施加或强加(处罚、罚款等)[与on、against或at连用]
To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone) [with on or against or at].
使比赛得分相等
To make the score of a game equal.
在等级、条件、特权等方面达到共同水平或平面
To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
调整或适应到某一水平
To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
坦诚公开地说话[与某人](参见:level with)
To speak honestly and openly [with with ‘someone’] (see: level with).
用更常见的形式替换(不规则形式)；去除不规则或复杂性,如在范式中；使规范化
To replace (an irregular form) with a more common form; to remove irregularities or complexities, such as within a paradigm; to regularize.
一般现在时
He levels the ground before building.
他在建造前平整地面。
一般过去时
They levelled the old house yesterday.
他们昨天拆平了老房子。
现在进行时
The workers are levelling the field right now.
工人们现在正在平整田地。
The bulldozer levelled the old building to make way for a new park.
推土机将旧建筑夷为平地，以便为新公园腾出空间。
用法提示：动词'level'在此表示'将...夷为平地'，与tear down含义一致。
He levelled his gun at the target.
他把枪瞄准了目标。
用法提示：动词'level'在此表示'瞄准'，与aim at含义一致。
She levelled the soil with a rake before planting seeds.
她在播种前用耙子把土耙平。
用法提示：动词'level'在此表示'使平整'，与make level含义一致。
level 作及物动词，表示使某物变平或与地面垂直；过去式和过去分词可用 levelled 或 leveled。
They levelled the ground before laying the foundation.
他们在打地基之前把地面弄平了。
level 可接批评、指责、罚款、武器、目光等宾语，介词常用 at/against/on 引出对象。
The newspaper levelled serious criticism at the mayor.
报纸对市长提出了严厉批评。
level with sb 意为对某人坦诚相告，with 后接人。
Please level with me about what really happened.
请跟我说实话，到底发生了什么。
level sth to the ground 强调彻底摧毁、夷为平地，常用于建筑物或城镇。
The earthquake levelled the old town to the ground.
地震把这座老城夷为平地。
与 level（弄平）最直接对应的常用词，强调使表面平整；在多数语境下可互相替换。
侧重使表面或程度均匀一致，常与 out/up 连用；语气比 flatten 稍弱，强调消除高低差异。
强调去除凸凹或粗糙，使表面光滑；不一定要求完全水平，更侧重手感与质感。
grammar · medium
易错句子Let me level to you about what really happened.
正确表达Let me level with you about what really happened.
level 表示“对某人坦诚相待、开诚布公”时，固定搭配介词 with（level with sb），不能用 to。这里要表达的是“跟你说实话”，所以须用 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The newspaper levelled heavy criticism to the government.
正确表达The newspaper levelled heavy criticism at the government.
level 表示“把（批评、指责、惩罚、罚款等）指向或施加于某人”时，后面跟 at / against / on，构成 level sth at sb，不能用 to。本句是“把猛烈批评指向政府”，故用 at。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers level the old factory last week.
正确表达The workers levelled the old factory last week.
句中有明确的过去时间 last week，谓语必须用过去式；level 的过去式为 levelled（美式拼写 leveled），不能保留动词原形 level，否则时态错误。
仅针对“使变平/使平整”的动词义项。roughen 强调使表面变粗糙，与使表面平滑/水平相对。
同上义项。tilt 表示使物体偏离水平状态，与“使成水平”相对。
同上义项。slope 强调使形成坡度，与“使变平/使水平”相对。
把……夷为平地
The bombing leveled entire neighborhoods to the ground.
轰炸将整个街区夷为平地。
对某人提出指控
They leveled accusations of fraud against the company.
他们对公司提出了欺诈指控。
对某人坦诚相待
I'll level with you: this plan needs more work.
我跟你说实话：这个计划还需要完善。
升级；提升等级
You can level up your character by completing quests.
你可以通过完成任务来提升角色的等级。
创造公平的竞争环境
The new policy aims to level the playing field for small businesses.
新政策旨在为小企业创造公平的竞争环境。
与level搭配表示'夷平地面'，体现其使平坦的含义。
与level搭配表示'提出指控'，体现其'施加、指向'的引申义。
与level搭配表示'扳平比分'，体现其'使相等'的含义。
游戏中'提升角色等级'，体现其'晋级'的含义。
与level搭配表示'瞄准武器'，体现其'瞄准、指向'的含义。
对某人坦诚相告；向某人说实话
I'll level with you: we're not going to make the deadline.
我跟你说实话：我们赶不上截止日期了。
创造公平的竞争环境；使条件均等
The new rules help level the playing field for smaller companies.
新规定有助于为较小的公司创造公平的竞争环境。
趋于平稳；不再上升或下降
House prices have finally leveled off after years of rapid growth.
房价在多年快速增长后终于趋于平稳。
我一直很努力，我就要升级了。
From Ciara's 2018 hit song 'Level Up,' this line became a viral anthem for self-improvement and success. The verb 'level up' here means to progress to the next level or improve yourself.
这句话出自席亚拉2018年的热门歌曲《Level Up》，成为自我提升和成功的病毒式流行语。动词“level up”在这里意为晋级到下一个级别或提升自我。
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扳平比分
Her late goal leveled the score at 2–2.
她在最后时刻的进球将比分扳成2比2。