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better

英：['betə]

美： ['bɛtɚ]　
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better 基本解释

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

better 词态变化
复数: betters;第三人称单数: betters;过去式: bettered;过去分词: bettered;现在分词: bettering;

better 中文词源
better 更好
单词boot的比较级，后用作good的比较级。

better 英文词源

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 In English it superseded bet in the adverbial sense by 1600.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.

better 词组搭配

the — the better
used to emphasize the importance or desirability of the quality or thing specified
越…越好
the sooner we're off the better.
我们越早离开越好。

better the devil you know than the devil you don't
(proverb)it's wiser to deal with an undesirable but familiar person or situation than to risk a change that might lead to a situation with worse difficulties or a person whose faults you have yet to discover
(谚)（待人处世）做生不如做熟；宁与熟悉的坏人打交道，不与不知其底细者相处

better off
in a more desirable or advantageous position, especially in financial terms
（尤指经济情况）比以前好，比以前宽裕
the proposals would make her about £40 a year better off.
这些建议可以使她每年比以前多得40英镑。

the better part of
almost all of; most of
几乎所有的；大部分
it is the better part of a mile.
这差不多有一英里。

better safe than sorry
(proverb)it's wiser to be cautious and careful than to be hasty or rash and so do something you may later regret
(谚)谨言慎行不吃亏，轻率莽撞必后悔

better than
(N. Amer.)more than
(北美)多于，超过
he'd lived there for better than twenty years.
他已在那里住了20多年。

the better to —
so as to —— better
为了更好地…
he leaned closer the better to hear her.
他侧身向她挨近以便听得更清楚些。

for better or (for) worse
whether the outcome is good or bad
无论结果是好是坏

get the better of
(of a person) gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability
取得对（某人）的优势；占（某人）的上风；击败（或胜过）…
no one has ever got the better of her yet.
到目前为止还从未有人战胜过她。

go one better
narrowly surpass a previous effort or achievement
稍好，稍有提高
I want to go one better this time and score.
我这次想做得好一些，能够得分。

had better do something
would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something
最好做某事；应该做某事
you had better be careful.
你最好小心些。

have the better of
be more successful in (a contest)
在（比赛）中占上风
Attlee had the better of these exchanges.
阿特利在这些辩论中占了上风。

no (或 little) better than
just (or almost) the same as (something bad); merely
与…如一丘之貉，半斤对八两
viceroys who were often no better than bandits.
往往和盗匪无甚差别的总督大人们。

no better than one should (或 ought to) be
perceived as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character
被认为有多个性伴侣的，乱交的；被认为道德品质有问题的

better 英文释义

1. one having claim to precedence; a superior;
"the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

2. someone who bets

3. the superior one of two alternatives;
"chose the better of the two"

better 同义词解析

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。

better 双语例句

1. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

努力过，失败过，没关系，屡战屡败，屡败屡战，每一次失败都比上一次更好。

来自金山词霸每日一句

2. Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.

有时候要到达谷底，才会慢慢变好。

来自金山词霸每日一句

3. He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better.

他打电话给劳拉看她是不是好些了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever.

她的嗓音非常好，现在的唱功比以往任何时候都要好。

来自柯林斯例句

5. It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

来自柯林斯例句

better 实用场景例句

The fewer things in the room the better.
房间里的东西越少越好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
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
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
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
'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
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
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
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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
She knew better than to argue with Adeline...
她不至于和阿德琳发生争执。
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dreams of changing the world for the better.
让世界变得更美好的梦想
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She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
她没有感情用事。
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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。
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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
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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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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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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
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
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
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
I'd like nothing better than to join you girls...
我最喜欢和你们女孩子在一起了。
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He is much better now, he's fine...
他现在好多了，身体状况不错。
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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。
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