较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的
更好地;更妥;更;
胜过;上进;
更好者;更有才智者;
复数:betters过去式:bettered过去分词:bettered现在分词:bettering第三人称单数:betters
同义词:bettorwagererpunter
"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
"chose the better of the two"
"She bettered her own record"
同义词:break
同义词:improveamendamelioratemeliorate
同义词:improveamelioratemeliorate
"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
"her health is better now"; "I feel better"
"it would be better to speak to him"
同义词:best(p)
"argued for the better part of an hour"
"She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
"I know better."
同义词:best
better than超过;多于;好于…
better than oneself ◎所做的比所答应的好 , ◎超过应尽的责任
had better最好
much better更好;好多了;好得多
you'd better 你最好...(等于you had better)
do better做得更好
get better变得更好;康复
better and better adv. 越来越好
for the better好转,向好的方向发展
feel better感觉好点了
better off adj. 经济状况好的,富裕的;状况好的
better life更美好旳玍活
better quality较好的质量;较好品质
no better没有更好
any better 略好一些 , 较好,好一些
know better有头脑;明事理;不会上当
no better than几乎等于;实际上和…一样
to make better改进;改善
get the better of打败;战胜
all the better反而更好,更加
这组词都有“改进,改善”的意思,其区别是:
better多用于口语,指适当地改善原来并非很差的状态或性质,也指社会地位、经济状况的改善。
improve最常用词,多指状态或性质上的深刻或重要改进,也可指自身能力的提高。
perfect语义强,通常指使方法、技术等达到完善美好的境地。
refine侧重指使语言、仪态等变得文雅、优美,也可指技艺等的提高。