better

[ˈbetə(r)]
  • 释义
  • adv.

    更;更好;更恰当;

  • adj.

    更好的;能力更强的;更合适的;(病情)好转的;

  • v.

    超越;改善;

  • n.

    更好的事物;上司;

  • pron.

    更大成就;

  • 大小写变形: Better
  • 词义辨析
  • no better than, not better than, not any better than
  • 这三个短语都可用于两者之间的比较,但含义各不相同。no better往往表示“两者都一样(不好)”; not better一般按字面意思来翻译,即“不比…好”; not any better则表示前者还不如后者,即“一点也不比…好”。试比较以下几个句子:
    He is no better than an idiot.
    他愚蠢得像白痴一样。
    I'm not better than you in this respect.
    在这方面我并不比你更高明。
    I think she is not any better than me in this respect.
    我认为她在这方面一点也不比我强。
  • better, improve
  • improve与better意思相近,都指在原有基础上改进得更好。它们的区别是:
    1.在提高的速度和水平上, improve比better更快更高。
    2.better比improve更有生气和亲切感。
    3.better和improve都可接反身代词再接介词in,前者指某人的社会经济地位向好的方面发展,后者指本身向更好的方面变化。例如:
    He has bettered himself in living condition.他的生活条件已大有改善。
    I wish to improve myself in drawing.但愿我在绘画方面有所长进。
  • improve,better,perfect,refine
  • 这些动词均有“改进、改善”之意。
    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。
    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。
    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
  • 1、

    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。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    As an account of adolescence it could hardly be bettered.

    作为描写青春期的书,它已几臻完美。

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    My sister still claims she cheated on us at cards, but I know better.

    我妹妹仍然说她和我们玩牌的时候捣了鬼,其实我心知肚明。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this.

    我们长期受苦受难的采矿群体应该得到比这更好的待遇。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    The fewer things in the room the better.

    房间里的东西越少越好。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    Their stance seems to be that a baby or child is better off in its country of birth.

    他们似乎认为婴儿或者小孩还是呆在自己出生的国家为好。

    柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    She knew better than to argue with Adeline...

    她不至于和阿德琳发生争执。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 9、

    Dreams of changing the world for the better.

    让世界变得更美好的梦想

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 10、

    I'd like nothing better than to join you girls...

    我最喜欢和你们女孩子在一起了。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 11、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 12、

    '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?”

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 13、

    He is much better now, he's fine...

    他现在好多了,身体状况不错。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 14、

    Wouldn't it be better putting a time-limit on the task?...

    是不是给这项任务规定一个时限比较好?

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 15、

    The Irish love a party, the bigger the better...

    爱尔兰人喜欢聚会,规模越大越好。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 16、

    The doctors were saying there wasn't much hope of me getting better.

    医生们说我好转的希望不大。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 17、

    You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket...

    想买到票的话,你最好跑几步。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 18、

    Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves.

    我们的父母选择来到这里,希望能够改善自己的生活。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 19、

    If there's good skiing, breathtaking scenery and you don't need to catch a plane, all the better!

    如果有好的滑雪场、令人叹为观止的美景,又不用赶飞机,那就再好不过了。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 20、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 21、

    She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.

    她没有感情用事。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 22、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 23、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 24、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 25、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 26、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 27、

    It's bad enough to have anyone joke about such a serious matter but a member of the police force should know better.

    拿这么严肃的事情开玩笑已经够糟的了,身为一名警察更不应该这样做。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 28、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 29、

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    We expect better of you in the future...

    我们希望将来你有更大的成就。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典