| 释义 |
Examples:seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others—Democratic alliance for the betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong pro-Beijing party—To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse—If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible—accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)—better have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option—better just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony—make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better—exceeds expectations (idiom); much better than anticipated—give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one—relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)—fall short of the best but be better than the worst—it's better make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)—lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); gossip about the neighbors—recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly—the notion in society that it's better get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty—better than nothing [idiom.]—seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others—fig. get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions—the right approach saves effort and leads better results—half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads better results—pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome—It is better squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)—write no more because others write so much better [idiom.]—it's better hurry at the start than to rush later [idiom.]—If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better [idiom.]—better go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish [idiom.]— |