improves; improved; improving
improves; improved; improving
Learner's definition of IMPROVE
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[+ object] : to make (something) better改进；改善 2
[no object] : to become better改善；变得更好 -
Maybe we'll buy a house when our financial situation improves.等经济状况改善了，我们或许会买幢房子。
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Her writing has improved since the beginning of the school year.本学年开始以来，她的写作有了进步。
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The company has been having steadily improving sales.公司销售额一直在稳步增长。
improve on/upon
[phrasal verb] improve on/upon (something)
: to do better than (something previously done)提高；超过 -
After months of study, I improved on my original score.经过数月的学习，我的成绩比以前好了。
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It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.要想超越他们去年所取得的成功会很难。
— improved
adjective [more improved; most improved]