better是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 comparative of good : of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people -- 较好的；更好的

  • He stood near the front to get a better view. 为了看得更清楚，他尽量靠前站。

  • Relations between the two countries have never been better. 两国的关系从来没有像现在这么好过。

  • It's much better to have a small, cosy room than a big, cold one. 拥有一间小而暖的房间要比拥有一间大而冷的房间好得多。

  • The book was better than I expected. 这部电影比我预料的好。

  • She is much better at tennis than I am. 她网球打得比我好很多。

  • It is far (= much) better to save some of your money than to spend it all at once. 把钱存起来一些，总比一下子花完要好得多。

  • Fresh vegetables are better for you (= more beneficial to you) than canned ones. 新鲜蔬菜比罐装蔬菜对健康更有益。

  • The longer you keep this wine, the better it tastes (= it has a better flavour if you keep it for a long time). 这种酒越陈越香。

  • The bed was hard, but it was better than nothing (= than not having a bed). 床有点硬，可有总比没有好。

  • I hope you get better soon. 希望你早日康复。

  • After the ceasefire, the situation in the capital got better. 停火以后，首都的局势有了好转。

  • She's getting much better at pronouncing English words. 她的英语发音现在好多了。

• 1 in a more suitable, pleasing, or satisfactory way, or to a greater degree -- 更好地；较好地

  • The next time he took the test, he was better prepared. 第二次考试，他准备得更充分。

  • They did much better (= were more successful) in the second half of the game. 比赛的下半场他们的表现要出色得多。

  • I like this jacket much better than (= I prefer it to) the other one. 比起另一件夹克，我喜欢这件得多。

  • She knows her way around the college better than I do. 她比我更清楚学院附近的路。

  • She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother. 她比哥哥长得好看。

  • He is much better known for his poetry than his songwriting. 他作的诗比他写的歌更出名。

  • Why don't you give her a call or, better still, go and see her? 你为何不打个电话给她，或者干脆亲自去找她？

  • You'd better (= you should) go home now before the rain starts. 你最好在下雨之前赶回家。

  • He'd better pay me back that money he owes me soon, or else. 他最好赶快把欠我的那笔钱还给我，否则我就对他不客气。

  • You would do better to bring the plants inside when the weather gets colder. 天气转冷时，你最好把盆栽植物搬进屋里。

• 2 something that is of a higher standard than something else -- 更好的事物；较好者

  • He ran the 100 metres in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen better (= a faster result) this year. 他100米跑了9.91秒，我今年没有见过比这更好的成绩。

  • You shouldn't be so mean to your mother - she deserves better. 你不应该对你妈妈如此刻薄——她理应得到更好的对待。

  • I didn't think he would go out without telling me - I expected better of him. 我原以为他不会不跟我说一声就出去的——我对他期望过高了。

  • As children, we were taught not to argue with our elders and betters. 从小大人就教导我们不能与长辈和上级争吵。

• 3 to improve a situation -- 改善；改进

  • The organization was established to better conditions for the disabled. 这一组织是为改善残疾人的生活条件而建立的。

  • He tried to better himself by taking evening classes. 他努力通过学习夜校课程来提高自己。