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| /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ |
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| 1 | C/U the state of being better than before , or the process of making something better than it was before 改进；改善；提高 |
| The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvement. 学校现在运作良好，但我们意识到还需要进一步的改进。 |
| +in There has been an improvement in relations between the two countries. 两国间的关系有了改善。 |
| show an improvement Sales have shown a slight improvement this year. 今年的销售有了一点儿起色。 |
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| 2 | C a change that you make to something in order to make it better 改良办法；改进措施 |
| home improvements 家居装修 |
| PHRASE |
| - | an improvement on sth
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| better than something that existed before |
| 对某物的改进 |
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| The service is definitely an improvement on what we had last time. 这服务肯定比我们上次得到的服务有改进。 |
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