better
better
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better¹
◙ adjective
1. more desirable, satisfactory, or effective. good
• 更好的；更合意的；更令人满意的；更有效的
»hoping for better weather.
希望能有更好的天气。
»the new facilities were far better.
新设备好多了。
»I'm better at doing sums than Alice.
我比爱丽丝更擅长算术。
more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised
• 更合适的；更有利的；更稳妥的
»there couldn't be a better time to take up this job.
不可能有比现在更合适的时机来接受这份工作了。
»it might be better to borrow the money.
借钱也许会更有利些。
2. [predic.or as complement] partly or fully recovered from illness, or injury. well
• 康复的，好转的
»his leg was getting better.
他的腿伤日见好转。
»henry will be completely better after some rest.
休息一阵以后，亨利就会完全康复了。
fitter and healthier; less unwell
• 更健康的；（身体）好受一些的
»we'll feel a lot better after a decent night's sleep.
晚上好好睡一觉，我们就会感觉好多了。
◙ adverb
1. more excellently or effectively
• 更好地；更有效地
»Jonathon could do better if he tried.
乔纳森如果努力，他会做得更好。
»sound travels better in water than in air.
声音在水中比在空气中传导得更快。
»instruments are generally better made these days.
现在的仪器总体上比以前做得好。
to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions)
• 在更大程度上；更（指成功或理想的行动、条件等方面）
»I liked it better when we lived in the country.
我更喜爱乡村生活。
»you may find alternatives that suit you better.
你也许会找到更适合你的选择。
»well-fed people are better able to fight off infection.
营养充足的人能更好地抵抗感染。
more suitably, appropriately, usefully
• 更合适地；更有用地
»the money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
钱用在更紧急的事情上更值得。
◙ noun
1. [mass noun] the better one; that which is better
• 较好者，更好者
»the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two.
这两本书里，自然博物馆这一本要好得多。
»you've a right to expect better than that.
你有权要求比那更好的。
»a change for the better.
好转。
2. (one's betters)(chiefly dated or humorous)one's superiors in social class or ability
• [主旧 或幽默] 上司们；比自己能力强的人
»educating the young to respect their elders and betters.
教育年轻人尊重长辈和上司。
◙ verb
1. [with obj.] improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement)
• 提高，超过（现有或以前的水平或成绩）
»his account can hardly be bettered.
他的阐述几乎完美无瑕。
»bettering his previous time by ten minutes.
比他上一次快十分钟。
make (something) better; improve
• 使更好；改善
»his ideas for bettering the lot of the millhands.
他改善磨房工人状况的想法。
(better oneself)achieve a higher social position or status
• 取得更高社会地位
»the residents are mostly Londoners who have bettered themselves.
这些居民绝大多数都是取得了一定地位的伦敦人。
overcome or defeat (someone)
• 战胜（某人）
»she had almost bettered him at archery.
在射箭比赛中她几乎击败了他。
1. used to emphasize the importance or desirability of the quality or thing specified
• 越…越好
»the sooner we're off the better.
我们越早离开越好。
◘ better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
1. (proverb)it's wiser to deal with an undesirable but familiar person or situation than to risk a change that might lead to a situation with worse difficulties or a person whose faults you have yet to discover
• [谚] （待人处世）做生不如做熟；宁与熟悉的坏人打交道，不与不知其底细者相处
◘ better off
1. in a more desirable or advantageous position, especially in financial terms
• （尤指经济情况）比以前好，比以前宽裕
»the proposals would make her about £40 a year better off.
这些建议可以使她每年比以前多得40英镑。
◘ the better part of
1. almost all of; most of
• 几乎所有的；大部分
»it is the better part of a mile.
这差不多有一英里。
◘ better safe than sorry
1. (proverb)it's wiser to be cautious and careful than to be hasty or rash and so do something you may later regret
• [谚] 谨言慎行不吃亏，轻率莽撞必后悔
◘ better than
1. [N. Amer.] more than
• [北美] 多于，超过
»he'd lived there for better than twenty years.
他已在那里住了20多年。
◘ the better to —
1. so as to —— better
• 为了更好地…
»he leaned closer the better to hear her.
他侧身向她挨近以便听得更清楚些。
◘ for better or (for) worse
1. whether the outcome is good or bad
• 无论结果是好是坏
◘ get the better of
1. (of a person) gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability
• 取得对（某人）的优势；占（某人）的上风；击败（或胜过）…
»no one has ever got the better of her yet.
到目前为止还从未有人战胜过她。
(of a feeling or urge) be too strong to conceal or resist
• （感情或冲动）难以掩饰，难以克制
»curiosity got the better of her.
她克制不住自己的好奇心。
◘ go one better
1. narrowly surpass a previous effort or achievement
• 稍好，稍有提高
»I want to go one better this time and score.
我这次想做得好一些，能够得分。
narrowly outdo (another person)
• 险胜（某人）
◘ had better do something
1. would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something
• 最好做某事；应该做某事
»you had better be careful.
你最好小心些。
◘ have the better of
1. be more successful in (a contest)
• 在（比赛）中占上风
»Attlee had the better of these exchanges.
阿特利在这些辩论中占了上风。
◘ no (或 little) better than
1. just (or almost) the same as (something bad); merely
• 与…如一丘之貉，半斤对八两
»viceroys who were often no better than bandits.
往往和盗匪无甚差别的总督大人们。
◘ no better than one should (或 ought to) be
1. perceived as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character
• 被认为有多个性伴侣的，乱交的；被认为道德品质有问题的
better²
◙ noun
1. variant spelling of bettor
• 同 bettor
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