| 词汇 | improve |
| 释义 | improve | BrE ɪmˈpruːv, AmE ɪmˈpruv | A. transitive verb ① (qualitatively) 改善 ▸ to improve a service/the soil/the kitchen 改进服务/改良土壤/整修厨房 ▸ to improve one's memory 增强记忆力 ▸ to improve one's German 提高德语水平 ▸ the new arrangements did not improve matters 那些新的安排于事无补 ② (quantitatively) (by increasing) 增加 ‹pay, yield›; (by decreasing) 减少 ‹fuel consumption, unemployment figures›▸ to improve wages 加薪 ▸ to improve efficiency/productivity 提高效率/生产率 ▸ to improve delivery times/the mortality rate 缩短送货时间/降低死亡率 ③ (make better in character, education) 提高…的修养 ; (make better in social status, wealth) 改善…的境况 ▸ young offenders are rarely improved by imprisonment 监禁很少使青少年罪犯改邪归正 ▸ I was anxious to improve myself 我急于提高自己 B. intransitive verb ① (qualitatively) 改善 ▸ her handwriting hasn't improved 她的书写没有长进 ▸ the town improves on closer acquaintance 这座城市熟悉之后给人的感觉更好 ▸ most good wines improve with age 大多数好的葡萄酒愈陈愈香 ▸ she is slowly improving in health, her health is slowly improving 她的健康状况在慢慢好转 ② (quantitatively) (by increasing) «productivity, rate» 增加 ; (by decreasing) «fuel consumption, unemployment figures, delivery times» 减少 ▸ teachers' pay has improved 教师的工资提高了 ▸ the value of the house is improving all the time 房子一直在升值 PHRASAL VERB improve on, improve upon transitive verb [improve on or upon sth] 比…更好 ▸ she has improved on last year's performance 她的业绩超过了去年 |
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