| 词汇 | better |
| 释义 | better1 | BrE ˈbɛtə, AmE ˈbɛdər | A. adjective ① (more pleasing, superior) 更好的 ; (more appealing) 更吸引人的 ; (happier) 更愉快的 ▸ nothing could be better! 再好不过了！ ▸ the weather's no better 天气根本没有好转 ▸ playing is better than watching 参与运动比观看更有意思 ▸ to be (all) the better for sth; 从某事中获益 ▸ to taste all the better for a dash of cream 加少许奶油味道会好得多 ▸ to feel better for sth/doing sth 某事物过后/做某事后感觉好一些 ▸ little/no better than sth (almost or just the same as) 同某事物差不多 (almost or just as bad as) 比某事物好不到哪里去 ▸ to be a better man/woman than sb 比某人更完美 ② (with reference to illness) «person, body part» 好转的 ; (affecting sb less) 缓解的 ; (not affecting sb at all) 痊愈的 ▸ to be/get better 康复/正在康复 ▸ to make sb/sth better 治好某人/某种疾病 ▸ the doctor will make you better 医生会治好你的病 ③ (more competent) 更能干的 ▸ to be a better swimmer than sb 比某人更会游泳 ▸ to be a better actor than a dancer 更擅长演戏而不是跳舞 ▸ to be better at sth/doing sth; 更擅长于某事/做某事 ▸ to be better with words/children 更擅长于文字表达/带孩子 ④ (more appropriate, suitable) 更合适的 ▸ have you got a better suggestion? 你有更高明的建议吗？ ▸ to be better for sth/doing sth; 更适合某事/做某事 ▸ to be better (for sb) to do sth; （某人）做某事更可取 ▸ it's better that she should live with her parents 她和父母住在一起更好 ▸ to be better doing sth; 做某事更好些 ▸ shall I make some coffee? — haven't you got anything better to do? 我来弄点咖啡吧？──你就没有更好的事可做了吗？ ▸ better than nothing 聊胜于无 ▸ the less said about sb/sth the better 最好别提某人/某事物 ▸ who/where better to do sth (than …)? （除了…）还有谁/什么地方更适合做某事？ → devil 2, → prevention, → safe A6, → never A1⑤ (more beneficial, advantageous) 更有益的 ▸ to be better for sb/sth; «food, exercise» 对某人/某事物更有益 ▸ swimming is better for you than jogging 对你来说，游泳比慢跑更好 ⑥ (more accurate) 更准确的 ▸ to be a better likeness/match 更像/更相配 ▸ to keep better time 走时更准 ⑦ (larger in amount) 更多的 ‹selection›; 更大的 ‹size, range›; 更高的 ‹price, salary›→ discretionB. adverb ① (to higher standard/degree, more favourably) 更好地 ▸ to fit/behave better than … 比…更合适/更有礼貌 ▸ to be better tempered/mannered 脾气更好/更有礼貌 ▸ the better to do sth formal 以便更好地做某事 ▸ I leant forward the better to hear him 我俯身向前以便听清楚他说话 ▸ to do better (in career, life) 更成功 (in exam, essay) 有进步 (in health) 病情好转 ▸ ‘could do better’ (in school report) “有待提高” ▸ to go better 更加出色 ▸ to go one better (than sb) informal （比某人）更胜一筹 ▸ it could not have been better received 它非常受欢迎 ② (more appropriately) 更恰当地 ▸ you would be better advised to leave now 你最好现在离开 ▸ he is better left alone 还是别打扰他 ▸ you'd better do sth (advising, warning, threatening) 你最好做某事 ▸ will she come? — she'd better! informal 她会来吗？──她得来！ ▸ more cake? — I'd better not 还要蛋糕吗？──我还是不要了 ▸ turn that radio down or, better still, turn it off altogether! 把收音机开小点声，关掉更好！ C. noun ① ▸ (sth preferable, more excellent) the better 较好者 ▸ much or by far the better of the two 二者中的佼佼者 ② (more desirable state of affairs) 更好的状况 ▸ to deserve/expect/hope for better 应该/期望/希望更好 ▸ a change or turn for the better 好转 ▸ to change or take a turn for the better 好转 ▸ for better or (for) worse 无论怎样 ▸ for better for worse, for richer for poorer (in wedding vow) 不论祸福贫富 ▸ so much the better, all the better 那就更好了 ③ (superiority) 优越地位 ▸ to get the better of sb/sth 占某人/某事物的上风 ▸ curiosity/the problem got the better of her 她抑制不住好奇心/这个问题把她难倒了 ▸ to have the better of sb formal 比某人占优势 D. betters plural noun (dated or humorous) ▸ one's betters (in rank, status) 上司 (in experience, ability, etc.) 更高明的人 E. transitive verb ① (surpass) 超越 ‹achievement›; 超过 ‹result, score›; 打破 ‹record›▸ to better one's rival's performance/offer 表现/出价超过对手 ② (improve) 改善 ‹condition›; 提高 ‹quality, standard, status›F. to better oneself reflexive verb 自我提高 |
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