| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-improve-something |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to improve somethingto improve somethingThese words refer to getting better, or causing something to get better. One of the more common words for this isimprove. His health has improved dramatically since he started exercising. How can we improve our service? A common alternative toimproveisget better. The first part of the book isn't very good but it gets better. If something improves after a period of doing badly, you can use the verbsrallyandrecover. The team played badly in the first half but rallied in the second. We are still waiting for the economy to recover. The phrasal verbslook upandpick upcan be used informally to say that a situation is improving. Our financial situation is looking up. Business is really beginning to pick up. The phrasal verbwork onmeans to try to improve something. You need to work on your technique. The verbrefinecan be used when someone improves something by making small changes. A team of experts spent several months refining the software. If someone or something improves very quickly, you can say that it is happeningby leaps and boundsorin leaps and bounds. The sport's popularity has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. |
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