improve

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im·prove /ɪmˈpruːv/ S2 W1 verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]IMPROVE to make something better, or to become better 改善，改进；变得更好

a course for students wishing to improve their English

为想提高英语水平的学生开设的一门课

The doctors say she is improving (=after being ill).

医生说她正在康复。

You could use the money for improving your home.

你可以用这笔钱改善家居。

Many wines improve with age (=get better as they get older).

很多葡萄酒年代越久越香醇。

In everyday English, people often say something gets better rather than improves: 在日常英语中，人们常说get better，而不说improve

Her English is definitely getting better.

她的英语的确是越来越好了。

I hope things get better soon.

我希望情况很快好转。

2 improve on/upon something phrasal verbphr v BETTERto do something better than before or make something better than before 改进，做得比…更好；超过

Bertorelli has scored 165 points, and I don’t think anyone will improve on that.

伯托雷利得了165分，我看没人能超越这个分数。

Examples from the Corpus

improve on/upon • He did some things he will improve on.• Often the drafter will be able to improve on a precedent.• Lakatos developed his picture of science in an attempt to improve on, and overcome the objections to, Popperian falsificationism.• So in terms of looking at myself as a project, we want to improve upon my current attitudes and behaviors.• Everyone tries to improve on past performances and learn from mistakes.• Being conned by the computer into thinking that it can always improve on the data.• But there are now several recognised cooking methods that not only maintain the standards of traditional cooking, but improve on them.• A dual scan display improves on this by dividing the screen in two and refreshing each half separately.

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improve• Changes will be made if the situation doesn't improve.• In the weeks that followed, his health continued to improve.• She was told to go back to the doctor in two weeks if she hadn't improved.• Medical facilities, too, have vastly improved and are more widely available.• Let's hope the weather improves before Saturday.• Conditions in prisons have improved dramatically in the last 20 years.• Susie's improving gradually with this new treatment.• By managing natural resources more effectively, our quality of human life could be improved greatly.• The goal of donor led initiatives should be to improve health care, not to increase private provision.• The only way Marana can improve its image is to improve the way it does business.• I wanted to improve my French, so I got a job in Paris.• The funds will go towards improving road and rail services.• It is librarians and information scientists who can best improve the latter situation.• In some cases, the temporary help company will train employees to improve their skills.• My health finally began to improve when I changed to a less stressful job.• Some wines improve with age.

improve with age• After all, quality improves with age!• Like good wines, data improve with age.• Provided the colours look attractive when the rug is purchased, the overwhelming probability is that they will only improve with age.• The speech was all too unexciting, having travelled the country for the past year, and not noticeably improving with age.• Today's buyer can be assured that the colours, whether from natural or synthetic dyes, will only improve with age.• Whatever the weather, Keymers stay in place looking good, improving with age.• Patchouli is unusual in that it actually improves with age, and a twenty-year-old oil will be extremely mellow and fragrant.

From Longman Business Dictionary

improveim·prove /ɪmˈpruːv/ verb

1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE if shares, prices etc improve by a particular amount, they rise by that amount

Jaguar improved 21p, closing at 665p.

improve by

Hungary’s dollar current account improved by a remarkable 5% of GDP.

2[transitiveT] to make something better

The marketing team will need toimprove communication with the suppliers.

3[intransitiveI] to become better

Business started to improve again in January.

→ improve on/upon something

Origin improve

(1500-1600) emprowe “to improve” ((15-16 centuries)), from Anglo-French emprouer “to make a profit”, from Old French prou “advantage, profit”; probably influenced by approve

im·prove verb →REGISTER1

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