better
- adj.较好的，更好的;（病势）好转的，见轻的;超过一半的，较大的;更合适的;能力更强的，更熟练的;更得体的
- adv.更好地;更妥，更恰当;更大程度地;不那么差
- n.更好的事物，较好者;更有才智者，更重要的人;上司们
- v.胜过，超过;改善，改进
复数： betters 过去式： bettered 现在分词： bettering 过去分词： bettered 第三人称单数： betters
betteradj.
较好的；更好的
of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as sth else
We're hoping for better weather tomorrow.
我们希望明天天气转好。
Her work is getting better and better .
她的工作干得越来越好了。
He is in a much better mood than usual.
他的情绪比平时好多了。
The meal couldn't have been better.
这顿饭再好吃不过了。
There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.
没有什么比好好地泡个热水澡更舒服的了。
If you can only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all) .
即便是一个星期锻炼一次，也比完全不锻炼好。
能力更强的；更熟练的
more able or skilled
She's far better at science than her brother.
她在理科方面比她的弟弟强得多。
更合适的；更得体的
more suitable or appropriate
Can you think of a better word than ‘nice’?
你能找到一个比nice更合适的字眼吗？
It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems.
他把自己的问题同父母谈谈会比较好。
You'd be better going by bus.
你坐公共汽车去会更好些。
（病势）好转的，见轻的；舒畅些的
less ill/sick or unhappy
She's a lot better today.
她今天好多了。
His leg was getting better.
他的腿在渐渐恢复。
You'll feel all the better for a good night's sleep.
你晚上睡个好觉就会感觉好得多。
almost or just the same as; almost or just as bad as
那条小路简直就像是羊肠小道。
The path was no better than a sheep track.
used to say that sth should be as big, small, etc. as possible
就硬盘而言，容量越大越好。
As far as the hard disk is concerned, the bigger the better.
you should avoid danger and not take unnecessary risks
used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone
most of sth, especially a period of time; more than half of sth
旅程花去了她半个多小时。
The journey took her the better part of an hour.
it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened
adv.
更好；更愉快；不那么差
in a more excellent or pleasant way; not as badly
She sings much better than I do.
她的歌唱得比我好得多。
Sound travels better in water than in air.
声音在水中比在空气中传播得快。
People are better educated now.
现在人们教育程度更高了。
更；较大程度地
more; to a greater degree
You'll like her when you know her better.
你对她了解得多一点就会喜欢她。
A cup of tea? There's nothing I'd like better!
一杯茶？那最好不过了！
Fit people are better able to cope with stress.
健康的人较能应付压力。
更妥；更恰当
used to suggest that sth would be a suitable or appropriate thing to do
The money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
这笔钱用于较紧迫的事情也许会好些。
Some things are better left unsaid.
有些事还是不提为好。
You'd do better to tell her everything before she finds out from someone else.
你把一切都告诉她才是上策，免得她从别人口中听到。
to have more money
新法律会使家庭经济宽裕一些。
Families will be better off under the new law.
Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off.
她的晋升意味着她每星期多挣100元。
used to say that sb is/would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thing
没有他，她活得更幸福。
She's better off without him.
The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.
天气非常恶劣，我们还不如待在家里舒服。
used to tell sb what you think they should do
你最好去找医生看看你的咳嗽。
You'd better go to the doctor about your cough.
We'd better leave now or we'll miss the bus.
我们最好现在就走，不然就赶不上公共汽车了。
You'd better not do that again.
你最好别再这样做了。
‘I'll give you back the money tomorrow.’ ‘You'd better!’ (= as a threat)
“我明天会还你钱。”“那样最好！”
noun
更好的事物；较好者
something that is better
the better of the two books
两本书中较好的一本
I expected better of him (= I thought he would have behaved better) .
我本以为他会表现得好一些。
更有才智者；更主要的人
people who are more intelligent or more important than you
used to say that sth cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad
to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage
辩论起来没人能辩过她。
No one can get the better of her in an argument.
She always gets the better of an argument.
她在争辩中总是占上风。
His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn't intend to ask questions, but he wanted to know so badly that he did) .
好奇心使得他不禁要问。
used to say that sth is even better/worse
实际上我们星期二并不需要它，但如果那时能到就更好。
We don't actually need it on Tuesday, but if it arrives by then, so much the better.
a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one
people who are older and wiser than you and whom you should respect
to have a higher opinion of sb
她的行为太恶劣了，看来我过去是高看了她。
She has behaved appallingly─I must say I thought better of her.
verb
胜过；超过
to be better or do sth better than sb/sth else
The work he produced early in his career has never really been bettered.
他后来没出过什么作品能真正比得上他的早期作品。
（通过教育、更好的工作等）改进社会地位，上进
to improve your social position through education, a better job, etc.
Thousands of Victorian workers joined educational associations in an attempt to better themselves.
维多利亚时代成千上万名工人加入了各种教育协会，以求上进。
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ADV-COMPAR 更；更大程度上
If you like one thing better than another, you like it more.I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught...
你的解释比我以前学过的更让我喜欢。
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ADJ-GRADED （病情、伤势）好转的，减轻的
If you are better after an illness or injury, you have recovered from it. If you feel better, you no longer feel so ill.He is much better now, he's fine...
他现在好多了，身体状况不错。
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PHR-MODAL （用于建议、警告、威胁、发表意见等）最好
You use had better or 'd better when you are advising, warning, or threatening someone, or expressing an opinion about what should happen.It's half past two. I think we had better go home...
现在两点半了。我想我们最好还是回家吧。
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PRON 更大成就；更好行为；更好待遇
If you say that you expect or deserve better, you mean that you expect or deserve a higher standard of achievement, behaviour, or treatment from people than they have shown you.We expect better of you in the future...
我们希望将来你有更大的成就。
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N-PLURAL 上司；上级
Your betters are people who have a higher status or rank than you do.Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.
在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。
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VERB 超越；胜过；超出
If someone betters a high achievement or standard, they achieve something higher.He recorded a time of 4 minutes 23, bettering the old record of 4-24...
他用时4分23秒，刷新了4分24秒的原纪录。
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VERB 提高；改善
If you better your situation, you improve your social status or the quality of your life. If you better yourself, you improve your social status.He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa...
他毕生致力于改变南非受压迫人民的命运。
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（用于构成以 good 和 well 开头的复合形容词的比较级，如 well-off 的比较级为 better-off）
Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with 'good' and 'well.' For example, the comparative of 'well-off' is 'better-off.' -
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PHRASE （用于建议）最好，更好
You can say that someone is better doing one thing than another, or it is better doing one thing than another, to advise someone about what they should do.You are better eating just a small snack than hurrying a main meal...
你最好简单吃点快餐，不要着急着慌地吃正餐。
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PHRASE 好转；变好
If something changes for the better, it improves.Dreams of changing the world for the better.
让世界变得更美好的梦想
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PHRASE （嫉妒、好奇心、愤怒等感情）使不能自制
If a feeling such as jealousy, curiosity, or anger gets the better of you, it becomes too strong for you to hide or control.She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
她没有感情用事。
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PHRASE （在比赛、打斗或争论中）战胜，打败
If you get the better of someone, you defeat them in a contest, fight, or argument.He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them.
他习惯了彪悍的后卫，通常都能战而胜之。
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PHRASE （因阅历丰富）不至于…
If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.She knew better than to argue with Adeline...
她不至于和阿德琳发生争执。
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PHRASE 比…更了解（或更渊博、更有经验）
If you know better than someone, you have more information, knowledge, or experience than them.He thought he knew better than I did, though he was much less experienced...
虽然他经验远没有我丰富，但他认为他比我懂行。
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PHRASE （用于建议）不如，最好
If you say that someone would be better off doing something, you are advising them to do it or expressing the opinion that it would benefit them to do it.If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi...
你要是大包小包的，不如打的算了。
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PHRASE 胜过；超过
If you go one better, you do something better than it has been done before or obtain something better than someone else has.Now General Electric have gone one better than nature and made a diamond purer than the best quality natural diamonds.
现在通用电气公司已经制造出了巧夺天工的钻石，其纯度比最好的天然钻石还要高。
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CONVENTION （表示赞成、表扬或鼓励）很好，这就对了
You say 'That's better' in order to express your approval of what someone has said or done, or to praise or encourage them.'I came to ask your advice — no, to ask for your help.' — 'That's better. And how can I help you?'
“我来征求你们的意见——不对，请求你们帮助。”——“这还差不多。我们怎么帮助你？”
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PHRASE 这样更好；那更好
You can say 'so much the better' or 'all the better' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available.Use strong white flour, and if you can get hold of durum wheat flour, then so much the better...
使用高筋白面粉，如果你能弄到硬粒小麦面粉，那就更好了。
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PHRASE 越…越好
You can use expressions like 'The bigger the better' or 'The sooner the better' to say that you would prefer it if something is big or happens soon.The Irish love a party, the bigger the better...
爱尔兰人喜欢聚会，规模越大越好。
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PHRASE 为了更好地…；以便更有效地…
If you do something the better to do something else, you do the first thing in order to be able to do the second thing more effectively.She came on every ride herself, the better to instruct her eager pupils.
每一个骑乘项目她都要亲自试一试，以便更好地指导她那些跃跃欲试的小学生。
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PHRASE 重新考虑后决定不做
If you intend to do something and then think better of it, you decide not to do it because you realize it would not be sensible.Alberg opened his mouth, as if to protest. But he thought better of it.
阿尔伯格张了张嘴，似乎想要申辩，但想想又放弃了。
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PHRASE 不论好坏；不管结果怎样
If you say that something has happened or been done for better or worse, you mean that you are not sure whether the consequences will be good or bad, but they will have to be accepted because the action cannot be changed.I married you for better or worse, knowing all about these problems.
这些问题我都知道，不管怎样我还是嫁给了你。
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better the devil you know→ see:devil
noun
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- something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a change for the better
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- the superior one of two alternatives
- chose the better of the two
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- a superior person having claim to precedence
- the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
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- someone who bets
- Synonym: bettor wagerer punter
verb
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- get better
- The weather improved toward evening
- Synonym: improve ameliorate meliorate
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- to make better
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- Synonym: improve amend ameliorate meliorate
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- surpass in excellence
- She bettered her own record
- break a record
- Synonym: break
adj
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- (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
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- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
- her health is better now
- I feel better
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- more than half
- argued for the better part of an hour
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- 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
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- from a position of superiority or authority
- father knows best
- I know better.
- Synonym: best
数据来源：WordNet
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It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends .
那是她较好的就业前景与搬走并远离朋友的不便之间的矛盾。
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The spade and fork have longer shafts , providing better leverage .
锹和耙的手柄较长，可发挥较好的杠杆作用。
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Well , you can 't have it , so there !
好啦，不给你了，就是这样！
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There wasn 't much traffic so we made good progress .
来往车辆不多，所以我们开得很快。
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We are £ 500 to the good .
我们净赚500英镑。
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She was very good in the part .
她这个角色演得很好。
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The money is much better in my new job .
我的新工作薪水高多了。
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There have been some problems but basically it 's a good system .
虽然出现过一些问题，但这基本上仍不失为一个好系统。
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It 's good to meet people from different parts of the country .
结识来自这个国家不同地区的人是有益的。
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Her work was well below average for the class .
她的功课远在班上的中等水平以下。
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Now is a good time to invest in the property market .
现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。
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Now is a good time to buy a house .
现在买房子正是时候。
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She had the advantage of a good education .
她具有受过良好教育的有利条件。
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No one can get the better of her in an argument .
辩论起来没人能辩过她。
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You 're good for a few years yet .
你还可以活上几年。
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I won 't go until I 'm good and ready .
我要完全准备就绪后才走。
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This job could be done equally well by a computer .
这个工作用计算机同样可以做得很好。
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They are much better off than us .
他们比我们富得多。
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His second book is better than his first .
他的第二部书比第一部好。
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Your work is just not good enough .
你的工作真是不够好。
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The money could be better spent on more urgent cases .
这笔钱用于较紧迫的事情也许会好些。
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She didn 't get paid much but it was all good experience .
她得到的报酬虽然不高，但有极好的体验。
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You 'll feel better after a good night 's sleep .
你晚上睡个好觉就会觉得舒服些。
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I have a good working relationship with my boss .
我和老板的工作关系很好。
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That computer gave us very good service .
我们那台计算机很好用。
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She took it very well , all things considered .
总的说来，她承受得还挺不错。
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The mind needs exercise as well as the body .
大脑同身体一样需要锻炼。
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I think I 'd better go now .
我想我最好现在就走。
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The company recovered well after going through several lean years .
经历了几年的萧条后，这家公司的业务才完全恢复了正常。
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This decision was taken for the common good .
作出这个决定是为了共同的利益。
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