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equalizer

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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e·qual·iz·er (also equaliser British English) /ˈiːkwəlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1 British EnglishDSSCORE a point that you score in a game, that gives you the same number of points as your opponent 扳平比分的得分 England scored the equalizer with only ten minutes to go. 英格兰队在比赛只剩十分钟时进了一球,将比分扳平。2 PMWsomething that makes all people equal because everyone experiences it in the same way 使平等者 Sport is a great equalizer in schools. 体育运动是学校里参与机会人人平等的重要项目。
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equalizerJust before the end Trainer slid in an equalizer to send the game into extra time.One is that great communications equalizer, the Internet.a graphic equalizer
e·qual·iz·er nounChineseSyllable
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equalizer
equalizer (also equaliser British English) /ˈiːkwəlaɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: equalityinequality, equal, equalizer; verb: equalize, equal; adverb: equallyunequally; adjective: equalunequal
1. British English a point that you score in a game, that gives you the same number of points as your opponent:
    England scored the equalizer with only ten minutes to go.
2. something that makes all people equal because everyone experiences it in the same way:
    Sport is a great equalizer in schools.


equal·izer (BrE also equal·iser) BrE /ˈiːkwəlaɪzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːkwəlaɪzər/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (BrE) (especially in football (soccer) 尤指足球) a goal that makes the score of both teams equal 扳平比分的得分Rooney scored the equalizer. 鲁尼进了一球,扳平了比分。🔊🔊