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| 1 | more satisfactory , suitable , pleasant , effective , or of higher quality etc 更好的 |
| He went to London hoping to find a better job. 他去了伦敦，希望找到一份更好的工作。 |
| better than The results were better than we had expected. 结果比我们预料的好。 |
| get better (=improve) The situation is unlikely to get better in the foreseeable future. 由于某事物而更好 |
| much/far/a lot better I can think of far better ways of spending a million pounds. 我可以想出花掉100万英镑的好得多的办法。 |
| little/no better There was a growing economic crisis in Asia, and things were no better in Europe. 亚洲的经济危机越来越严重，欧洲的情况也好不到哪里去。 |
| deserve/expect better (=deserve or expect something better) She was a good worker, and she deserved better than the treatment she got from her employers. 更值得/预期更好 |
| | 1a | more skilful 技术更好的；更熟练的 | | Maggie’ s a better cook than I’ ll ever be. 玛吉的厨艺我永远也赶不上。 | | +at Alec is a lot better at sport than I am. 亚历克在体育方面比我好得多。 | |
| | 1b | in a way that is more satisfactory , suitable , pleasant , effective , successful etc 更好地 | | The machine works better if you change the oil regularly. 如果你经常换油的话，机器会运转得更好。 | | do better Why was it that everyone else did better than me in the exams? 为什么其他每个人都考得比我好？ | |
| | 1c | if something is better for you , it is more likely to make you healthy 更有利于某人健康的 | | Fresh vegetables taste nicer and they’ re better for you. 新鲜蔬菜味道更好，也更有利于你的健康。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that someone has become completely healthy again after an illness 痊愈的；恢复健康的 |
| You shouldn’ t go back to school until you’ re completely better. 在你没有完全康复之前你不应该回学校。 |
| I had a dreadful cold, but I’ m better now. 我得了重感冒，不过现在好些了。 |
| get better (=become healthy again) If you want to get better, you must take your medicine. 恢复健康；痊愈 |
| | 2a | used for saying that someone is not as ill as they were before , or that something is not as painful as it was before 健康状况有所好转的；疼痛减轻的 | | She’ s a little better today, but I think she should stay in bed. 她今天好些了，但是我想她应该卧床休息。 | | You’ ll feel better when you’ ve had something to eat. 你吃点东西后会感觉好些。 | | Is your headache any better? 你头痛好些了吗？ | | better for sth (=healthier as a result of something) I had a good rest, and I’ m feeling a lot better for it. 因为…健康状况好转 | |
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| 3 | used for saying that one person or thing is liked or known more than another （两者比较）更，更加 |
| like sb/sth better I’ ve always liked Susan better than her sister. 比较苏珊和她的姐姐，我总是更喜欢苏珊。 |
| better known Rachmaninov’ s second piano concerto is better known than his first. 拉赫玛尼诺夫的第二钢琴协奏曲比他的第一钢琴协奏曲更有名。 |
| like nothing better than (to do) sth (=like something more than anything else) The Duchess likes nothing better than a walk in the park with her dog. 最喜欢（做）某事 |
| | 3a | famous in one way or for one reason rather than another （在某方面或由于某种原因）更（著名） | | Blake is better remembered as a poet than as a painter. 布莱克作为诗人比作为画家更出名。 | | better known for/as a city that is better known for its crime record than for its cultural heritage 不以文化遗产而是以犯罪纪录闻名的城市 | |
| | 3b | used when someone has two names and you are introducing the more familiar one 更常叫作 | | Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin 弗拉基米尔·伊里奇·乌里扬诺夫，更常称为列宁 | |
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| - | all the better mainly spoken
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| used for saying that if something is true or possible , it will be even nicer |
| （如果…）更好 |
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| It’ ll be so nice to see Ruth again, and if she can bring the children along, all the better. 真高兴可以再次见到鲁思，如果她能把孩子一起带来就更好了。 |
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| - | be (all) the better for sth
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| to improve as a result of something |
| 由于某事物而更好 |
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| Their performance will be all the better for a little extra practice. 多练一练的话，他们的表演会更好。 |
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| - | be better than nothing spoken
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| used for saying that something is not exactly what you wanted or needed but is more useful than having nothing at all |
| 有总比没有强 |
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| - | be no better than
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| to be as bad or as unimportant as a particular type of person or thing |
| 和…一样糟 |
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| People treated me as though I was no better than an animal. 人们对待我好像和对待动物一样糟。 |
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| - | better luck next time spoken
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| used for encouraging someone who has not been successful at something |
| 祝你下次好运 |
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| - | better off
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| 1 | in a better situation 处境更好 | You’ d be better off living on your own than quarrelling all the time with your dad. 你自己一个人住比整天跟你爸爸吵架强。 | |
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| 2 | having more money 更有钱 | As a result of the tax cuts the average family will be £300 a year better off. 税收降低后平均每个家庭收入会增加300英镑。 | |
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| - | better still/yet
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| used when you are adding a new idea that you think is better than a good one already mentioned |
| 更好的是 |
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| Come visit us for a weekend or, better still, why don’ t you come for a whole week? 周末来我们这里作客吧，或者，你来这里呆上一个星期不是更好吗？ |
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| - | sb’ s betters
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| people who have more important jobs or higher social status than someone |
| 比某人地位高的人；某人的上司 |
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| The poor did not envy their betters. 穷人不妒忌比他们更优越的人。 |
| your elders and betters (=people who are older and more important than you) They should show more respect for their elders and betters. 长辈和上级 |
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| - | for the better
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| if something changes for the better , it improves |
| 向着较好的情况（转变） |
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| Since she moved to the new school, her behaviour has certainly changed for the better. 自从她转到新学校，她的表现确实比以前好了。 |
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| - | for better or (for) worse
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| used for showing that you do not know whether an action , situation , or change will have good or bad results |
| 不论好坏；不管怎样 |
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| He’ s the partner I chose, for better or for worse. 不管怎样他是我选择的合伙人。 |
| For better or worse, Britain’ s destiny is closely linked to that of the United States. 英国的命运不管好坏都是与美国紧密相连的。 |
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| - | get the better of sb
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| 1 | if an emotion or feeling gets the better of you , it is too strong for you to control and it makes you do something that you did not intend to do 某人无法控制（某种感情） | Smith’ s anger got the better of him once again, and he started to attack the referee. 史密斯又一次无法控制自己的愤怒，开始抨击裁判。 | |
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| 2 | to defeat someone in a game , argument etc （在比赛、争论等中）打败某人，战胜某人 | Sampras finally got the better of Agassi in a hard-fought match. 桑普拉斯终于在一场艰难的比赛中战胜了阿加西。 | |
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| - | (had) better do sth mainly spoken
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| used for saying that someone should do something |
| 还是做某事好；最好还是做某事 |
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| You’ d better take an umbrella – it’ s going to rain. 你最好带上雨伞，要下雨了。 |
| I’ d better not waste any more of your time. 我最好别再浪费你的时间了。 |
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| - | have the better of sth BRITISH
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| to be more successful than your opponent in a game , fight , or argument |
| 在某事中占上风 |
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| England had the better of the game, but they lacked the fighting spirit that would have secured them victory. 英格兰队在比赛中占据优势，但他们缺少确保他们取得胜利的斗志。 |
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| - | so much the better mainly spoken
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| used for saying that if something is true or possible , it will be even nicer |
| 甚至更好 |
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| He sounds a suitable person, and if he’ s a friend of yours, well, so much the better. 听起来他是个合适的人选，如果他是你的朋友，那就更好了。 |
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| - | the sooner/bigger/quicker etc the better
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| used for saying that you want something to be as soonbigquick etc as possible |
| 越快/越大/越快等越好 |
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| I want you to get rid of those people, and the sooner the better. 我想要你摆脱这些人，越快越好。 |
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| - | would be better doing sth BRITISH spoken
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| used for saying that someone should do something else rather than what they are in fact doing |
| 应该做某事 |
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| Why does he waste his time studying poetry? He’ d be better getting some practical experience of business. 为什么他把时间浪费在学习诗歌上？他应该获取一些做生意的实际经验。 |
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| See also | | - better half | | - devil | | - go 1 | | - luck 1 | | - day | |
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