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better
adjective /ˈbetə(r)/
Better is the comparative form of good and well , and can be used in the following ways: better是good和well的比较级形式,它有以下用法
as an adjective: 用作形容词: a better method of teaching languages 教语言更好的方法 The weather is better today. 今天天气好些。
as an adverb: 用作副词: Our opponents played better than we did. 我们的对手比我们打得好。
as a noun: 用作名词: There has been a change for the better. 情况已有好转。 They should show more respect for their betters. 他们应该对上司更加尊敬。
  1. 1
    more satisfactory, suitable, pleasant, effective, or of higher quality etc 更好的

    She's trying to find a better job. 她想找一份更好的工作。

    better than :

    The results were better than we had expected. 结果比我们预料的好。

    get better (=improve) 由于某事物而更好 :

    The situation is unlikely to get better in the foreseeable future. 情况在可以预见的将来不大可能好转。

    much/far/a lot better :

    I can think of far better ways of spending a million pounds. 我可以想出花掉100万英镑的好得多的办法。

    little/no better :

    There was a growing economic crisis in Asia, and things were no better in Europe. 亚洲的经济危机越来越严重,欧洲的情况也好不到哪里去。

     Synonyms and related words
    Better: better, improved, superior...
    1. a.
      more skilful 技术更好的;更熟练的

      Maggie's a better cook than I'll ever be. 玛吉的厨艺我永远也赶不上。

      better at :

      Alec is a lot better at sport than I am. 亚历克在体育方面比我好得多。

       Synonyms and related words
      Skilful and able: able, capable, professional...
  2. 2
    used for saying that someone is not as ill as they were before, or that something is not as painful as it was before 健康状况有所好转的;疼痛减轻的

    She's a little better today, but I think she should stay in bed. 她今天好些了,但是我想她应该卧床休息。

    You'll feel better when you've had something to eat. 你吃点东西后会感觉好些。

    Is your headache any better? 你头痛好些了吗?

    better for something (=healthier as a result of something) 因为…健康状况好转 :

    I had a good rest, and I'm feeling a lot better for it. 我好好休息了一下,现在感觉好多了。

     Synonyms and related words
    Feeling better: restored, rested, renewed...
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better
adverb /ˈbetə(r)/
  1. 1
    in a way that is more satisfactory, suitable, pleasant, effective, successful etc 更好地

    The machine works better if you change the oil regularly. 如果你经常换油的话,机器会运转得更好。

    do better :

    Why was it that everyone else did better than me in the exams? 为什么其他每个人都考得比我好?

     Synonyms and related words
    Better: better, improved, superior...
  2. 2
    used for saying that one person or thing is liked or known more than another (两者比较)更,更加
    like someone/something better :

    I've always liked Susan better than her sister. 比较苏珊和她的姐姐,我总是更喜欢苏珊。

    better known :

    Rachmaninov's second piano concerto is better known than his first. 拉赫玛尼诺夫的第二钢琴协奏曲比他的第一钢琴协奏曲更有名。

    like nothing better than (to do) something (=like something more than anything else) 最喜欢(做)某事 :

    The Duchess likes nothing better than a walk in the park with her dog. 公爵夫人最喜欢带着狗在公园里散步。

     Synonyms and related words
    Loved, liked or wanted very much: dear, desirable, precious...
    1. a.
      used for saying that one person or thing is famous in one way or for one reason rather than another (在某方面或由于某种原因)更(著名)

      Blake is better remembered as a poet than as a painter. 布莱克作为诗人比作为画家更出名。

      better known for/as :

      a city that is better known for its crime record than for its cultural heritage 不以文化遗产而是以犯罪纪录闻名的城市

       Synonyms and related words
      Famous and well-known: famous, well-known, celebrated...
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better
noun /ˈbetə(r)/
singularbetter
pluralbetters
  1. 1
    something that is better
    deserve/expect better :

    She deserved better than the treatment she got from her employers. 她应该得到比雇主所给的更高的待遇。

     Synonyms and related words
    Better: better, improved, superior...
  2. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    someone does not know any better used to say that someone, especially a child, does something they are not supposed to do because they have not been told or taught that it is wrong to do it Submitted by Caleb Judy from United States on 07/05/2018
better
verb [T] /ˈbetə(r)/
present tense
I/you/we/theybetter
he/she/itbetters
present participlebettering
past tensebettered
past participlebettered
  1. 1
    to achieve a better result than someone or something 胜过;超过

    Bradman's average score of 96 has never been bettered. 布拉德曼96分的平均得分从来没有被人超越。

     Synonyms and related words
  2. 2
    to improve something 改善;改进

    an important step towards bettering relations between the two countries 改善两国关系的重要一步

     Synonyms and related words
    To make something better: improve, enhance, remedy...

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