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bet·ter1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj  
1  [comparative of good]BETTER more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc 更好的，较好的 OPP worse
 Your stereo is better than mine.
你的音响比我的好。
 There must be a better way to do this.
一定还有更好的办法来做这件事。
 a better-quality car
质量更好的汽车
much/a lot/far better
 We now have a much better understanding of the disease.
现在我们对这种疾病有了更深的了解。
better still/even better
 It was even better than last year.
这甚至比去年更好。
Better is a comparative form. Don’t say ‘more better’.
Better 是比较级。不要说 ‘more better’。
2  [comparative of well]
a) BETTERmore healthy or less ill or painful than before 〔健康状况〕好转的；〔疼痛、伤势等〕减轻的 OPP worse
 She is a little better today, the doctor says.
医生说她今天有些好转。
 I’m feeling much better, thank you.
我觉得好多了，谢谢你。
b) MIHEALTHYcompletely well again after an illness 痊愈的，康复的
 When you’re better we can see about planning a trip.
等你病好了，我们可以计划去旅行。
 I hope he gets better (=recovers from an illness) soon.
我希望他早日康复。
► see thesaurus at healthy
3  it is better/it would be better used to give your opinion or make a suggestion about what you think should be done or happen 最好是〔用于表明自己的看法或提出建议〕
it is better to do something
 It’s much better to get a proper written agreement.
最好是取得一份正规的书面协议。
it is better/it would be better if
 It might be better if you stayed here.
你留在这里也许比较好。
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it is better to do something• In this connection it is better to ask the person to collect the goods, rather than deliver them.• Nowhere should the coat be tight, so it is better to buy a size too large rather than too small.• In effect, then, chapter 11 says it is better to keep a firm running than to honour debt agreements.• Sometimes it is better to let the children have free time when they just run around in the garden or hall.• When materials finally degrade, resources are lost for ever, so it is better to reuse them.• Perhaps it is better to say that the direction of her interest turns from outward to inward.• The third rule is that in general it is better to tax than to borrow.• There is also the question of whether it is better to treat on-site or to transport contaminated soil to a specialist plant.
4  get better IMPROVEto improve 改善，变好，进步
 Her English isn’t really getting any better.
她的英语其实没什么进步。
5 You can do better than that!
你还可以做得更好！
 Things can only get better.
情况只会越来越好。
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get better• When you've been blown to bits, as Zimmerman had, you either train hard or you don't get better.• Living conditions may get worse before they get better.• I don't mind training hard, because you get better and better all the time.• So the Giants do have to get better, and history suggests rather strongly that better means not staying the same.• Braden's teams always get better as the season goes on.• The first part of the book is pretty boring, but it gets a lot better as the story goes on.• He was getting better every day, so much better, and yet business got worse and worse.• At school I sometimes used to get better marks than him, but that was when he chose not to exert himself.• I didn't remember anything about the accident, but little by little, as I got better, memories started coming back to me.• Get some rest and get better, okay?• And has it got better or worse?• Even Quayle is getting better press than me.• Four decades ago in Britain girls were getting better results than boys in the 11-plus exam.• My back has been quite bad recently, but it's getting better slowly.• I hope the weather gets better soon.• I hope you get better soon.• If things don't get better, we may end up having to sell the house.• To keep getting better, you must improve.
5  no better 
a) not better than something else or something before 一样不好，不比别的好
 The following day the weather was no better.
第二天的天气还是不好。
b) used to say that something is the best 没有更好的
there is no better way/example/place etc
 There’s no better way of exploring the region.
这是考察那个地区的最好办法。
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no better• If you turned to domestic politics, the news was no better.• In fact, it was no better and no worse than other Air Force major commands.• Conditions were no better in the cities.• Nearly a decade later, our educational system was no better off than it had been when the commission issued its report.• Caffeine received no better press in the twentieth century.• Experts agree that in reality, the company looked after the workforce no better than most other employers of that time.• Havvie Blaine, for all his name and lineage, was no better than Terry Rourke.• The problem with network computers is that they are no better than the networks they are connected to.
6  nothing better 
a) used to say that you really like something or think that something is very good 什么都比不上，莫过于
like/love/enjoy nothing better (than)
 She likes nothing better than a nice long walk along the beach.
她最喜欢的莫过于在沙滩上好好地散个步。
 There’s nothing better than beating someone who’s playing well.
没有什么比打败高手更畅快的了。
b) used to say that a thing or situation is not very good, but is the only thing possible or available 没有更好的
have nothing better to do
 Have you got nothing better to do than sit there playing that silly game?
你光坐着玩那个破游戏，就找不到更好的事情来做吗？
 I only picked it up because there was nothing better to read.
没有别的好书，我就捡了这本来看。
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nothing better• Learn to tie it and you will realise there is nothing better.• For sleeping there is nothing better than cotton.• I should have remembered: our new management likes nothing better than doing things on the cheap.• Analysts in Harare believe Mr Mugabe would like nothing better than the chance to declare a nationwide state of emergency.• Rowland moves outside the establishment - in fact, he likes nothing better than upsetting it.• With nothing better to do, Billy shuffled in their direction.• He had nothing better to do.• The reporters, oddly enough, just happen to be sitting there in the line of fire with nothing better to do.
7  that’s better spoken used to say that something has improved, that you are happier or more comfortable, or to encourage someone 这样好一些，这就对了〔用以表示高兴、舒服或鼓励某人〕
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that’s better• Try keeping your arm straight when you hit the ball. That's better!• She had half drained her mug when she said, ` Ah, that's better!• Come on, give me a hug. There, that's better, isn't it?• Surely that's better than fading away in a hospital bed somewhere?• Well, that's better than finding half a worm!• But that's better than none.• So let's try: That's better. the pages now contain both words.• That's better, the waist is accentuated now.
8. better late than never spoken used to say that it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or happen at all 晚做总比不做好；迟到总比不到好
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better late than never• "The pictures have finally arrived.'' "Well, better late than never.''• While ongoing self-monitoring is urged, it is always better late than never.
→ your better half/other half at half2(8), → the best/better part of something at part1(9), → against your better judgment at judgment(1), → somebody’s better nature at nature(2), → better luck next time at luck1(14), → better the devil you know at devil(11), → have seen better days at see1(29)
 THESAURUS
better the comparative of good 更好的，较好的〔good的比较级〕
She wants a better job.
她想要一份更好的工作。
The sales figures were far better than expected.
销售数字远远高于预期。
nLucy’s better at French than I am.
superior better, especially in quality 〔尤指质量〕更佳的，更优的
German cars are far superior.
德国汽车好得多。
a superior product
优质产品
He thinks men are superior to women.
他认为男人比女人优秀。
preferable formal more suitable or useful – used when saying which one you prefer 更合适的，更可取的〔用于选择〕
Cash would be preferable.
最好是付现金。
nAnything would be preferable to the system we have now.
be an improvement on something to be better than something that existed before 对某事物的改进
The engine is a huge improvement on previous diesel engines.
这种引擎比先前的柴油引擎有了很大改进。
have the edge to be slightly better than another person or thing – used especially when saying which one will win in a game or competition 具有优势，略胜一筹〔尤用于比赛或竞争中〕
Federer is likely to have the edge in Sunday’s game.
星期日的比赛费德勒的赢面更大。
For me, this film has the edge over the others.
我觉得这部影片比其他影片好。
be miles ahead (of somebody/something) (also be streets ahead (of somebody/something) British EnglishBrE) informal to be very much better than someone or something that you are competing against （比某人/某物）要好得多〔用于比较竞争对手〕
The company is streets ahead of its rivals.
这家公司远远领先于其竞争对手。
there’s no comparison spoken used to emphasize that one person or thing is clearly much better than someone or something else 那是不能比的〔强调某人或某物明显优于其他人或物〕
There’s no comparison between the two teams.
这两个队根本就无法相提并论。
n‘Which apartment do you prefer?’ ‘Well, there’s no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.’
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better• Angie spent last week painting her bedroom -- it looks much better.• We could either go to Florida or California -- which do you think is better?• Your Spanish is definitely getting better.• I don't think you should go swimming until you're better.• Lucy's better at mathematics than I am.• She bought a better car.• You'll get a better deal from a mail-order company.• He turned down what any of his peers would have called a much better deal today.• Still, he is impressive as the surly, enigmatic intellectual who offers Jane a glimmer of hope for a better life.• Women are little better, only weaker in carrying out their ill intentions.• Caffeine received no better press in the twentieth century.• Consumers are demanding lower prices, better quality, and a larger selection of goods.• My sister is a better student than me.• His latest novel is far better than anything he's written before.• Your job is better than mine.• Tell the students that you are going to conduct an activity to find out if two ears are better than one.• She's a little better than she was yesterday.• The sales figures were better than we expected.• People's general health is a lot better these days than it used to be.• Here, this one is better - try it.
much/a lot/far better• We certainly felt a lot better.• I feel a lot better about things.• Planted in the garden and potted with cactuses, they have found a far better home their second time around.• But otherwise it really helped the child focus and do a lot better in school.• There-I feel a lot better now.• I do go for designer clothes most of the time, because they last longer and are a far better quality.• But frankly when people marry it's often a far better thing if they don't love each other.• Magnus has a far better time than I do.
feeling ... better• He offered to stop some one, but I was feeling a bit better.• She stalked off to her trailer, but he could see by her walk that she was feeling better.• You leave the theater feeling better about everything.• We had a very happy, relaxed time, and came home feeling much better for the rest and change.• When you've faced a serious illness, feeling better is the best feeling there is in the world.
better2 ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv [comparative of well]  
1  BETTERto a higher standard or quality 更好地 OPP worse
2  BETTERto a higher degree 更，更加；更多地 SYN more
3  had better 
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had better• I'd better not go out tonight; I'm really tired.• You'd better phone Julie to say you'll be late.• I did not want to go, but Dana said we had better do as they asked.• But Walter is a poor shade of what we have had better done.• They told Weary that he and Billy had better find somebody to surrender to.• I realized I had better hustle him out of there before he was asked about his acting career.• Any organisation dismissing that vision as science-fiction had better look out.• In April 1911, he seemingly had better luck.• He thought he had better reread that part of the book.• After what he has now said about a referendum, he had better watch out.
4  do better BETTERto perform better or reach a higher standard 做得更好
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do better• The British champion has completed the course in three minutes -- let's see if his Canadian rival can do better.• Alamaro and Patrick think they can do better.• Surely we can do better for people with mental problems and their families?• I was convinced that many of the students could have done better if they'd tried.• Some roses do better in different types of soil.• Incumbents who vote against new regulations, paperwork and taxes -- usually conservatives -- do better on the scorecard.• Harris argued that the economy is doing better than it was five years ago.• If you are saving 5 percent of your income each year, you're doing better than most people.• Some may do better than our scenario represents.• We need to do better than that, and we can.• We can do better than that now.• The index did better than the broader market.• We did better than we expected.• Mark ran the distance in 30 minutes in the fall, but we're hoping he'll do better this season.• It leads to a lethargy I think we do better without.
5  the sooner the better/the bigger the better etc PREFERused to emphasize that you would prefer something to happen as soon as possible, want something to be as big as possible etc 越快越好/越大越好等
6  go one better (than somebody) informalSUCCESSFUL to do something more successfully than someone else （比某人）做得更好
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go one better (than somebody)• Beth Wolff, president of her own residential real estate company, likes to go one better.• Like an aphid, then, the caterpillar employs ants as bodyguards, but it goes one better.• They have followed each other up the ladder, but whenever he has reached the same rung she has gone one better.• Ford went one better and put 60 two-stroke Fiestas on the roads.• But even if Forbes loses his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, he may still go one better than his father.• She goes one better than last year.• The Bristol & West have now gone one better than the standard endowment mortgage.• Laker's return of 9 for 37 was outstanding, but he was to go one better when the Aussies followed on.
→ better off
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better• I liked his last movie better.• This country's people are wealthier, healthier, and better educated than ever before.• Hospitals are much better equipped now.• You can see much better from up here.• I thought we played much better in the third period.• Vidal is better known as a novelist.• Apparently the networks-feeling that minorities were better served elsewhere-decided they themselves had no obligation to show minority faces.• The car is running much better since I put in new spark plugs.• Ralph would be able to explain this a lot better than I can.• Relief agencies are hoping to cope better with the famine than they did in 1990.
better known• The little-known cast is unlikely to become better known.• Some of these statutes were brought forward, like the better known acts of state, by the Crown.• Gutierrez, better known as Alberto Korda, is delighted his photograph has inspired socialist revolutionaries for more than three decades.• His manner is both warm and friendly, with not a hint of the pretentiousness of some of his better known colleagues.• But La Paca was better known for her claim to a higher, unearthly power.• Cochran is by far the better known of the two.• No believer in so-called reportorial objectivity, he has also become far better known than most of his subjects.
better3 ●●○ noun  
1  the better BETTERthe one that is higher in quality, more suitable etc when you are comparing two similar people or things 更好的人[事物]
2  get the better of somebody 
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get the better of somebody• Alison Leigh refuses to let circumstances get the better of her.• I run my fingers over this invisible object, and little by little curiosity gets the better of me.• Bored in the isolation of his taxi, curiosity and perhaps hunger got the better of him.• But kids have a long tradition of getting the better of adults, going back to the Famous Five and beyond.• We killed him, but that really got the better of us.• Kramer's temper sometimes gets the better of him.• I allowed my feelings to get the better of me.• So mortals learned that it is not possible to get the better of Zeus or ever deceive him.• At the same time he said he had had to select his shots wisely to get the better of Chesnokov.• Blaise Cendrars witnessed a fight in which she was getting the better of Modigliani.
3  for the better IMPROVEin a way that improves the situation 有所好转
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for the better• Cloud changed things, all right, and not all for the better.• That may be for the better.• The way was set for much-needed change, but would things change for the better?• Anything they can do to improve children's health is for the better.• This change has not necessarily been one for the better.• The formal dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 did not automatically change any of that for the better.• What about learning how to change things for the better rather than merely learning to adapt to the way things are now?• Besides, in some ways the change was for the better.
4  so much the better BETTERused to say that something would be even better or bring even more advantages 这样更好
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so much the better• If they are alive so much the better, but they can be persuaded to take dead ones.• If it makes illegal drug use even more difficult, so much the better.• You can use dried parsley, but if you have fresh, so much the better.• If love eventually grows, so much the better.• And if I am Peter, so much the better.• So a single fluorescent tube will be adequate, and if you have used floating plants, so much the better.• But if I can manage with fewer trips to the store, so much the better.• If they can fit in with the room's general style, so much the better.• And if that can change things, so much the better Female speaker He's the little man having a kick.• If we can improve the team another way, so much the better.
5  be all the better for something IMPROVEto be improved by a particular action, change etc 因为…而更好
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be all the better for something• And it was all the better for being hosted by real-deal Alice Cooper rather than fat phoney Phill Jupitus.• And the piece was all the better for it.• My grandmother therefore moulded my life, and I believe I am all the better for it.• Spa towns, though, are all the better for looking somewhat passé and Eaux-Bonnes is more passé than most.• The game at Twickenham today will be all the better for the inclusion of the National Anthem.• Well, a statement like that is all the better for proof, but go on, anyway.
6  for better or (for) worse ACCEPTused to say that something must be accepted, whether it is good or bad, because it cannot be changed 不管是好是歹
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for better or (for) worse• And for better or worse, the new interactivity brings enormous political leverage to ordinary citizens at relatively little cost.• He has toted the ball and the expectations, for better or worse.• All five, for better or worse, have received recent votes of confidence from their respective general managers or team presidents.• He was her husband ... for better or worse, he was her husband.• Medical students in prolonged contact with junior doctors learn attitudes by example, for better or for worse.• Today we know for better or for worse that cops, like doctors and priests, are merely human.• Decisions made in any of these places can hit our pocketbooks and our peace of mind, for better or for worse.• And the consequences could be even more startling, for better or for worse.• The reality is that, for better or worse, the world of publishing has changed.
7. your betters ADMIRE old-fashioned people who are more important than you or deserve more respect 上司；比自己地位高的人
→ worse3, → elders and betters at elder2(2)
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better• Bored in the isolation of his taxi, curiosity and perhaps hunger got the better of him.• On many other issues where he and Mr Bush differ we similarly believe Mr Gore has the better of the argument.
better4 verb [transitiveT]  
1  BETTERto be higher in quality, amount etc than someone or something else 〔在质量、数量等方面〕胜过，超过，优于
2. better yourself IMPROVEto improve your position in society by getting a better education or earning more money 提高自己的社会地位
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better yourself• A lot of people are trying to better themselves.• He doesn't criticize the vice-president marketing's expert judgement nor pretend he could do better himself.• I couldn't have done better myself.• I teach them to better themselves.• It is a way in which diversity and the desire to better oneself can be accommodated.• She would do anything to better herself.• And she feels better herself - after two weeks, her headaches and tiredness have gone.• Wilson speeches often praise the gumption of illegal immigrants who take risks and endure hardships to better themselves and their families.
3  formalIMPROVE to improve something 改善，改进
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better• In my view nothing betters a good ferret box.• Rockefeller believed society could be bettered by public spending and public architecture.• new laws aimed at bettering economic conditions• I think you can always better programs.
Origin better1
Old English betera
bet·ter1 adjectiveadj →THESAURUS1better2 adverbadvbetter3 nounbetter4 verb
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better
1  → comparative of good at good
2  → comparative of well at well
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See also: good

See also: well

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