better

n. 长辈；较好者；打赌的人（等于bettor）

adv. 更好的；更多的；较大程度地

adj. 较好的

vt. 改善；胜过

vi. 变得较好

n. (Better)人名；(西、瑞典、德)贝特尔

adj.

较好的；更合适的；能力更强的；好转的

adv.

更好地；更妥；更；

v.

胜过；上进；

n.

更好者；更有才智者；

变形

复数：betters过去式：bettered过去分词：bettered现在分词：bettering第三人称单数：betters

双语释义

较好的,更好的; 更准确的,更合适的 of a more excellent or desirable kind; of a more precise or suitable kind

渐愈或痊愈的 partly or fully recovered from (usually an illness)

更好地 in more excellent manner

更,较大程度地 more; to a greater degree

[S]更好者; 较优越者 sth which is better

[P]前辈; 长者; 上级 elder or wiser; more experienced people; higher authorities

vt. 胜过,超越 do better than; surpass

vt. & vi. 改善; 提高improve

英英释义

better[ betə ]

n.

someone who bets

同义词：bettorwagererpunter

a superior person having claim to precedence

"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

the superior one of two alternatives

"chose the better of the two"

v.

surpass in excellence

"She bettered her own record"

同义词：break

to make better

同义词：improveamendamelioratemeliorate

get better

同义词：improveamelioratemeliorate

adj.

(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

"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"

(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

"her health is better now"; "I feel better"

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

"it would be better to speak to him"

同义词：best(p)

more than half

"argued for the better part of an hour"

adv.

comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

"She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"

from a position of superiority or authority

"I know better."

同义词：best

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

better car更好的汽车

better job更好的工作

better worker更好的工人

副词+～

a little better好一点

complete better完全好了

much better好多了

用作副词 (adv.)

动词+～

fit better更适合

know better更清楚

like better更喜欢

understand better更理解

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

get the better of占上风,胜过…

respect one's betters尊敬上司

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

better oneself提高自己的社会地位

better relations改善关系

better the conditions改善环境

词组短语

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

同近义词辨析

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Her father transferred her to a better school.
她父亲把她转到了一所更好的学校。

The union struck for better work conditions.
工会为争取更好的工作条件而罢工。

You must pay extra for a better seat.
如要较好的座位必须另加钱。

用作副词(adv.)

You would write better if you had a good pen.
要是有枝好笔，就能写得更好。

You'll like it better when you understand it more.
当你对它更了解时，你就会更喜欢它。

用作动词(v.)

His solution of his debt enabled him to better his daily life.
他还清了债，可以过好点儿的日子了。

He had tried hard to better his status, but failed.
他努力设法改善自己的地位,但未能成功。

用作名词(n.)

We had hoped for better.
我们曾希望情况好转。

权威例句

better (adj.)

Old English bettra, earlier betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizo-, from PIE *bhad- "good;" see best. Comparative adjective of good in the older Germanic languages (compare Old Frisian betera, Old Saxon betiro, Old Norse betr, Danish bedre, Old High German bezziro, German besser, Gothic batiza). In English it superseded bet in the adverbial sense by 1600. Better half "wife" is first attested 1570s.

better (v.)

Old English *beterian "improve, amend, make better," from Proto-Germanic *batizojan (cognates: Old Frisian beteria, Dutch beteren, Old Norse betra, Old High German baziron, German bessern), from *batiz- (see better (adj.)). Related: Bettered; bettering.

better (n.)

late 12c., "that which is better," from better (adj.). Specific meaning "one's superior" is from early 14c. To get the better of (someone) is from 1650s, from better in a sense of "superiority, mastery," which is recorded from mid-15c.

1. We can do better than this.

我们可以做得比这更好。

2. No better state than this, go down with interest.

没有比这更好的状态，与兴趣一起下去。

3. Yes, because they can do something better than others.

是的，因为他们可以比别人做的更好。

4. You should have some better plans.

你应该有更好的计划。

5. If only you, would hear me better.

如果只有你，会听见我更好。

6. I have better opportunities in this company.

我在这个公司有更好的机会。

7. Perhaps they like you better than me.

或许他们喜欢你胜过喜欢我。

8. I trust to hear better news from you.

我盼望从你口中听到更好的消息。

9. But I was a better man with you, as a woman… than I ever was with a woman, as a man.

但是比起从前作为一个男人和一个女人在一起，我将会是一个更好的男人和你这个女人在一起。

10. If you have unlimited fortune and time, how would you better your life quality.

假如你有无限的财富和时间，你会如何改善你的生活品质？

11. Do I have a better argument or method of explaining the idea?

我有没有一个更好的论据或方法来说明这个思想？

12. But most of all, we need better management.

但最重要的是，我们需要更好的经营。

13. So which is it this year: Better or worse?

那么今年的选择是更好还是更糟？

14. Under the circumstances, it seemed better not to tell him about the accident.

在这种情况下，不告诉他有关这次事故的情况似乎更好。

15. We might have some better vessels under us.

我们也许能乘一些更好的船。

16. Do you have any better suggestions?

你还有更好的建议吗?。

17. I like you better than (he likes) him.

我喜欢你胜过喜欢他。

18. They could set a better example by asking "why" and "what if" — while asking others to do likewise.

他们可以通过问“为什么”和“如果……怎么办”来树立更好的榜样，同时要求其他人也这么做。

19. AND for grandparents to decline the job because they have better things to do!

而且祖父母们拒绝了工作，因为他们有更好的事情要做。

20. He gives them confidence and hope of a better future.

他给他们信心和希望的一个更好的未来。

21. It is my first on the new patch and although i think this is good i am hoping my next one is better.

这是我在新补丁上的第一个战术，尽管我觉得这个很不错了，但是我还是希望我的下一个战术会更好。

22. Why? I like my job because I want to make sick people better.

为什么？我喜欢我的工作，因为我想要使生病的人更好。

23. Then we feel better.

然后我们感觉更好。

24. We should not say which is better.

我们不应该说哪个更好。

25. I love them in the same way, what they do is for my better future.

我对他们的爱是一样的，他们所做的都是为了我能有更好的将来。

26. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.

我总是比他取得更好的成绩，所以也许我应该更多地帮助他。 ！

27. I wish my country to be a better one.

我希望我的国家能成为一个更好的国家。

28. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.

我们不需要魔法来改变世界，我们已经在我们的内心拥有了足够的力量：那就是把世界想象成更好的力量。

29. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.

我们不需要魔法来改变世界，我们已经在我们的内心拥有了足够的力量：那就是把世界想象成更好的力量。

30. Significant change must be significantly better.

重大改变必须是非常好的改变。

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31. A better, more informative solution is a process dialog box (we’ll discuss an even better solution later in this chapter).

但是进度对话框是一种更好，而且更有信息量的解决方法（我们在本章的后面会讨论更好的解决方法）。

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32. "Better" is the comparative of "good".

“better”为“good”之比较级。

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33. Is it when a new idiom is measurably better?

只有当证明了一个新的习惯用法更好时吗？

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34. For many things, more is better.

在很多情况下，多是好事。

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35. Digital Products Need Better Design Methods

数字产品需要更好的设计方法

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36. The more transient the phone’s interface is, the better.

可以说，电话界面越暂时越好。

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37. Do certain words resonate better than others do?

某些词语是否比其他要好？

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38. Other technologies work as well or better.

其他技术同样可以，或者更好。

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39. To better understand user motivations, you can employ attitude-oriented questions:

为了更好地理解用户的动机，你可以使用一些面向态度的问题。

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