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improve
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- Conjugation :
past
improved
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ing
improving
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Derivatives :
n
improvability
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n
improver
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adj
improvable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- improve
[ɪm'pruːv]
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1.
vt.
[+quality]
[ conditions]
[ situation]
改进
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2.
vi.
[weather]
[ situation+]
改善
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3.
vi.
[pupil]
[ performance+]
进步
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4.
vi.
[patient]
[ health+]
改善
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- improve
[ɪmˈpruːv]
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1.
vt.
使改善，使改进，使提高
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The editor improved the manuscript with his changes.
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编辑根据他的改变意见修改了手稿。
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2.
vi.
改善，进步，提高
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The weather improved toward evening.
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天气在傍晚时分逐渐变好。
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3.
vt.
提高（房地产）的价值
Collins English-English Dictionary
- improve
[ɪm'pruːv]
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1.
vb
to make or become better in quality; ameliorate
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment
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3.
vi.
[intr; usually foll by on or upon]
to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with)
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to improve on last year's crop
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Anglo-French emprouer to turn to profit, from en prou into profit, from prou profit, from Late Latin prode beneficial, from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro-1 + esse to be
Examples
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She has been spending a lot of energy trying to improve her technique.
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她已经花了很大力气来提高技术了。
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He must eat less junk food if he wants to improve his health.
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他要想改善自己的身体状况，就得少吃些垃圾食品。
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The object of their meeting is to improve company communication.
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他们开会的目的是为了增进同事间的了解和沟通。
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Science can provide valuable research results that help improve medicine today.
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科学在推动医学进步方面提供了很有价值的研究成果。
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It'll cost around one million USD to improve the highway conditions.
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改善高速公路路况，需要花费近一百万美元。
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