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bet.ter COMPARATIVE OF WELLH5bet7E5, $5bet7Ladvin a more suitable, pleasing or satisfactory way, or to a greater degree更好地，较好地The next time he did the test, he was better prepared.第二次考试时他准备得更加充分。She did much better (= She was more successful) in the second part of the exam.考试的第二部分她做得好得多。Nothing demonstrates the need for immediate international aid better (= more) than this crisis.没有什么比这次危机更能证明获得国际紧急援助的迫切性。There is nothing I like better than (= I very much like) lying in bed on Sunday morning, listening to the radio.没有什么比在星期天上午躺在床上听收音机更舒服的了。I like this jacket much better than (= I prefer it to) the one I saw in the other shop.比起在另一家商店看到的夹克衫来，我更喜欢这一件。She knows her way around the college better than I do.她比我更清楚学院附近的路。Some questions are better left unanswered (= It is wise not to answer them).有些问题不回答更好。Better can also mean "to a greater degree" when it is used as the comparative of adjectives beginning with "good"or "well".更…的She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.她比她哥哥更漂亮。He is much better-known for his poetry than his song-writing.他作的诗比他写的歌更出名。Why don't you give her a call, or better still/even better (= it would be more satisfactory to) go and see her in person?你为何不打个电话给她，或者干脆亲自去找她?If someone is better-off, they have more money than they used to have or more money than most other people.经济状况较一般好She was much better-off when she got promoted, and even had enough money to buy a new car.她升职以后经济上更宽裕了，甚至有钱买一辆新车。When his parents died, he found himself $ 100 000 better-off (= he had $100 000 more than he used to).父母死后他发现自己一下子多了100 000美元。Better-off people usually live in bigger, more luxurious homes.经济宽裕的人通常住更大更豪华的房子。The tax on domestic fuel will not have a very serious impact on the better-off (= people who are richer than most others).征收家用燃料税对经济宽裕的人影响不会很大。If someone is better-off after something has happened, they are in a more satisfactory or acceptable situation.境况较好This house is much too small for all of you-- you'll be much better-off when you move into a larger place.这幢房子对你们来说太小了----找一幢大点的会使你们住得更舒服。You would do better (= It would be wiser) to bring the plants inside when the weather gets colder. [+ to infinitive]天气转冷时你最好把盆栽植物搬进屋里。Had better is sometimes used to give advice or to make a threat.最好You'd better (= You should) go home now before the rain starts. [+ infinitive without to]你最好在下雨之前赶回家。
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