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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- better
['bεtər]
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1.
adjective
(comparative of good) 更好的
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The results were better than expected.
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结果比预期的更好。
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2.
adjective
(after an illness or injury) 好转的
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Are you better now?
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你现在好点了吗？
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3.
adverb
(comparative of well) 更好地
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Some people can ski better than others.
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一些人比其他人滑雪滑得好。
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4.
adverb
[like+]
(more) 更
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I always liked you better than Sandra.
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与桑德拉相比，我总是更喜欢你。
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5.
vt.
[+score]
[ record]
提高
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We have bettered last year's figures.
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我们比去年的数字又有了提高。
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6.
noun
[curiosity etc+]
to get the better of 占…的上风
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My curiosity got the better of me.
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我的好奇心占了上风。
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to get better
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变得更好
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7.
noun
[sick person+]
渐愈
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to feel better
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感觉好一些
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that's better!
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那就好多了！
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it would be better to ...
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不如…
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you're better waiting till tomorrow
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你最好等到明天
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I'd better go {or} I had better go
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我得走了
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you'd better do it {or} you had better do it
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你最好做这件事
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he thought better of it
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他重新考虑后决定不做
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to better oneself
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提高自己
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to change for the better
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有好转
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- better
[ˈbetər]
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1.
adjective
更好的，更优秀的
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Generally, the east was richer, with a better developed infrastructure.
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一般来说，东部更富有，因为那里有更发达的基础设施。
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You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
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你比我好，冈噶·丁。
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She's better in math than in history.
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她的数学比历史好。
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2.
adjective
比以前健康的，健康有好转的
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If you take the medicine you'll feel better.
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如果你吃药，就会感觉好一些。
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Her health is better now.
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她的健康状况变好了。
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I feel better.
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我感觉好些了。
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3.
adjective
更聪明的，更明智的
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I think it would be better if you called her yourself.
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我认为你亲自打电话给她更好。
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It would be better to speak to him.
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最好还是跟他说一说。
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4.
adjective
多于一半的
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We had been shipwrecked for the better part of a month.
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我们的船只失事已经有半个多月了。
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5.
adverb
更好地，较大程度地
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He had never looked better than he did today.
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他看起来从没有像今天这么好。
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She had never sung better.
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她从没唱得更好过。
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6.
adverb
更高程度，更合适
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Do you think you are better than me?
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你认为自己比我优越吗？
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I know better..
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我更了解。
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7.
n.[c]
更好的事物
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We could all change for the better if we had to.
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如果那样做了，我们都能变得更好。
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8.
n.[c]
打赌者
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The betters have been waging money on this game for months.
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这几个月里，打赌的人们不断地在这个游戏里加注。
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9.
n.[c]
上司，上级
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You have been found guilty by a jury of your betters.
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你的上级评审团发现你有罪。
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The common man has been kept in his place by his betters.
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这个普通人的职位一直没变，他的上级一直没有提拔他。
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10.
n.[c]
[Singular]
两者之间较好的一个，较优越者
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She sleeps on the better side of the bed.
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她睡在床上更舒适的一侧。
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11.
vt.
超过，胜过
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I think we probably bettered last year time by about 3 minutes.
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我想我们可能会比去年的的时间提前大约3分钟。
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She bettered her own record.
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她打破了她自己保持的记录。
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12.
vt.
使改善；使提高
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I know my family is helping to better the lives of people in need.
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我知道我的家庭正在帮助那些需要帮助的人过得更好。
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13.
vi.
改善；提高
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His health bettered after a few days.
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几天后，他的健康得到了改善。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- better
['bεtə]
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1.
adj
the comparative of good
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2.
adj
more excellent than other members of a particular group, category, etc
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3.
adj
more suitable, advantageous, attractive, etc
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4.
adj
improved in health
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5.
adj
fully recovered in health
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6.
adj
in more favourable circumstances, esp financially
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7.
adv
the comparative of well
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8.
adv
in a more excellent manner; more advantageously, attractively, etc
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9.
adv
in or to a greater degree or extent; more
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she is better loved than her sister
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10.
n
[usually plural]
a person who is superior, esp in social standing or ability
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11.
vb
to make or become better
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to improve upon; surpass
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13.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English betera; related to Old Norse betri, Gothic batiza, Old High German beziro
- better
['bεtə]
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1.
n
a person who bets
Examples
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better and better
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越来越好
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you'd better do it {or} you had better do it
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你最好做这件事
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But gradually better and better ideas took the place of the old ones.
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但渐渐地，越来越好的想法取代了旧宪想法。
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better and better
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Is he any better this morning?
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他今天上午感到稍好些了吗？
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It took better than an hour.
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花了一个多钟头。
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