| 词汇 | better |
| 释义 | better adjective uk/ˈbet.ər/ us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/ A1 较好的；更好的 comparative of good : of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people He stood near the front to get a better view. 为了看得更清楚，他尽量靠前站。 Relations between the two countries have never been better. 两国的关系从来没有像现在这么好过。 It's much better to have a small, cosy room than a big, cold one. 拥有一间小而暖的房间要比拥有一间大而冷的房间好得多。 The book was better than I expected. 这部电影比我预料的好。 She is much better at tennis than I am. 她网球打得比我好很多。 It is far (= much) better to save some of your money than to spend it all at once. 把钱存起来一些，总比一下子花完要好得多。 Fresh vegetables are better for you (= more beneficial to you) than canned ones. 新鲜蔬菜比罐装蔬菜对健康更有益。 The longer you keep this wine, the better it tastes (= it has a better flavour if you keep it for a long time). 这种酒越陈越香。 The bed was hard, but it was better than nothing (= than not having a bed). 床有点硬，可有总比没有好。 A1 （伤病）好转的，康复的 If you are or get better after an illness or injury, you are healthy again. I hope you get better soon. 希望你早日康复。 get better 改善 to improve After the ceasefire, the situation in the capital got better. 停火以后，首都的局势有了好转。 She's getting much better at pronouncing English words. 她的英语发音现在好多了。 The technology is getting better all the time. The situation will probably get worse before it gets better. As time went on, things gradually got better. As a team, we very much want to get better.
Idioms be better than sexidiom informal 感觉比做爱还棒;极其刺激 to be extremely enjoyable or exciting For me, nothing compares with the thrill of surfing - it's better than sex. 对我而言，没有什么比冲浪更刺激了——感觉简直比做爱还棒。 better late than neveridiom saying 晚来总比不来强;迟做总比不做好 said when you think that it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen better luck next timeidiom 下次好运 said to tell someone that you hope they will succeed when they try again I'm sorry to hear that you failed your driving test. Better luck next time! 听说你没通过驾驶考试我很遗憾，不过祝你下次成功！ better safe than sorryidiom saying 有备无患。 said when you think it is best not to take risks even when it seems boring or difficult to be careful better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)idiom saying 宁可跟熟悉的魔鬼打交道；明枪易躲，暗箭难防 said when you think it is wiser to deal with someone or something familiar, although you do not like him, her, or it, than to deal with someone or something you do not know that might be worse go one betteridiom 更胜一筹，胜过 to do something that is more advanced or more generous than someone else I gave her a card, but my brother went one better and bought her a present. 我送了她一张贺卡，可我哥哥更大方，给她买了礼物。 be no better than (a) somethingidiom 和…几乎一样，比…好不到哪儿去 If you say that someone is no better than a person who is unpleasant or unkind, you mean that they have behaved in a similar way to this type of person. People who don't pay for a bus ticket are no better than common criminals. 乘车逃票的人无异于作奸犯科。 better adverb uk/ˈbet.ər/ us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/ A2 更好地；较好地 in a more suitable, pleasing, or satisfactory way, or to a greater degree The next time he took the test, he was better prepared. 第二次考试，他准备得更充分。 They did much better (= were more successful) in the second half of the game. 比赛的下半场他们的表现要出色得多。 I like this jacket much better than (= I prefer it to) the other one. 比起另一件夹克，我喜欢这件得多。 She knows her way around the college better than I do. 她比我更清楚学院附近的路。 （表示以 good 或 well 开头的形容词的比较级）更，更大程度地 to a greater degree, when used as the comparative of adjectives beginning with "good" or "well" She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother. 她比哥哥长得好看。 He is much better known for his poetry than his songwriting. 他作的诗比他写的歌更出名。 better still (also even better) 干脆，何不 used to say that a particular choice would be more satisfactory Why don't you give her a call or, better still, go and see her? 你为何不打个电话给她，或者干脆亲自去找她？ Try a bean burger instead of a regular burger. Better still, choose a grilled mushroom. Provide a bowl of water or, even better, a pond for visiting wildlife. someone had better do somethingA2 （某人）最好做… used to give advice or to make a threat You'd better (= you should) go home now before the rain starts. 你最好在下雨之前赶回家。 He'd better pay me back that money he owes me soon, or else. 他最好赶快把欠我的那笔钱还给我，否则我就对他不客气。 It's late - we'd better get going. You'd better warn her not to be late. You'd better not be lying to me! someone would do better UK （某人）做…更明智 it would be wiser You would do better to bring the plants inside when the weather gets colder. 天气转冷时，你最好把盆栽植物搬进屋里。 They would do better to invest in a new system rather than paying all this money to maintain the old one. He would do better to listen to the words of a former prime minister.
better noun uk/ˈbet.ər/ us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/ [ U ]更好的事物；较好者 something that is of a higher standard than something else He ran the 100 metres in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen better (= a faster result) this year. 他100米跑了9.91秒，我今年没有见过比这更好的成绩。 [ U ]更合适的举止；较令人满意的工作；更好的待遇 behaviour, work, or treatment that is more suitable, pleasing, or satisfactory You shouldn't be so mean to your mother - she deserves better. 你不应该对你妈妈如此刻薄——她理应得到更好的对待。 I didn't think he would go out without telling me - I expected better of him. 我原以为他不会不跟我说一声就出去的——我对他期望过高了。 betters [ plural ] old-fashioned 较优者;上司 people of a higher rank or social position than you As children, we were taught not to argue with our elders and betters. 从小大人就教导我们不能与长辈和上级争吵。 We look to our betters to show us the way. They felt they should follow the lead given by their betters. Idioms for better or (for) worseidiom 无论好坏，不管怎样 If you do something for better or (for) worse, you accept the bad results of the action as well as the good ones. Anyway, for better or for worse, I followed her advice. 不管结果会怎样，我还是听从了她的建议。 for the betteridiom 改善 If something changes for the better, it improves. Most people think that things have changed for the better since the new government came to power. 大多数人觉得新政府上台后，情况已有所改善。 get the better of someoneidiom 击败… to defeat someone in a competition He fought fiercely, but his opponent easily got the better of him. 他奋力搏斗，可还是被对手轻而易举地击败了。 感情战胜…的理智 If a feeling gets the better of you, you cannot stop yourself from allowing that feeling to make you do something, despite knowing that what you are doing is wrong. Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside. 她的好奇心占了上风，于是她打开房门，向里窥视。 so much the betteridiom informal (also all the better) 那样会更好 used to say that a particular action or situation would be even more successful If you can go there this afternoon, so much the better. 如果你今天下午去那儿会更好。 better verb [ T ] uk/ˈbet.ər/ us/ˈbet̬.ɚ/ 改善；改进 to improve a situation The organization was established to better conditions for the disabled. 这一组织是为改善残疾人的生活条件而建立的。 better yourself 提高自身的水平；改善自身的社会地位 to improve your social position, often by getting a better job or education He tried to better himself by taking evening classes. 他努力通过学习夜校课程来提高自己。 She'd spent most of her adult life trying to better herself. He was keen to better himself and make something of his life. better yourself phrase 提高自身的水平；改善自身的社会地位 to improve your social position, often by getting a better job or education He tried to better himself by taking evening classes. 他努力通过学习夜校课程来提高自己。 She'd spent most of her adult life trying to better herself. He was keen to better himself and make something of his life. See also: better verb
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