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bet.ter IMPROVEMENTH5bet7E5, $5bet7Ln [U]something that is of a higher standard than others较好的事物He ran the 100 metres in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen better (= a faster result) this year.他100米只跑了9.91秒，这是我今年见过的最好成绩。I didn't think he would go out without telling me--I expected better of him (= I thought he would have behaved in a more responsible way).我想他不会不跟我说一声就出去的----我对他有更高期望。If you can go there this afternoon, so much/all the better (= it will be more advantageous).你今天下午就能去那儿当然更好。If you do something for better or (for) worse, you accept the bad results of the action as well as the good ones.不论好坏，不管怎样I decided to follow her advice, for better or for worse.不管怎样我都决定采纳她的意见。If something changes for the better, it improves.改善He does not think that things have changed for the better since the new government came to power.他并不觉得新政府上台后情况有所改善。She has helped to transform for the better the country's international position and economic prospects.她帮助改善该国的国际地位和经济前景。He fought fiercely but his opponent was strong and easily got the better of (= defeated) him.他努力搏斗，可对手太强了，轻而易举就击败了他。If a feeling gets the better of you, you cannot stop yourself from letting that feeling make you do something, despite knowing that what you are doing is forbidden or wrong.感情战胜理智Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside.她的好奇心占了上风，于是她打开房门向里窥视。I tried to resist another piece of cake, but my greed got the better of me and I took one.我试图不再吃蛋糕，可是我馋极了，最终还是吃了一块。
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