better

形容词

1. 1

   更好的、较好的、比较好的good 的比较级

   This new laptop is much better than my old one.

   这台新笔电比我的旧电脑好多了。

2. 2

   好转的、康复的指健康

   She felt better after resting for a couple of days.

   休息了两天之后，她觉得好多了。

3. 3

   大半的、大部分的用于 the better part of

   The meeting took up the better part of the afternoon.

   这场会议占去了大半个下午。

副词

1. 1

   更好地、较好地well 的比较级

   I slept much better once the noise stopped.

   噪音停了之后，我睡得好多了。

2. 2

   更、更加用于 know、like 等动词前

   You know the city better than anyone here.

   你比这里任何人都更熟悉这座城市。

名词

1. 1

   较好者、更佳者常与 the 连用

   Both offers are fair, but this is the better.

   两个提议都算合理，但这个比较好。

2. 2

   上司、长辈旧式、常用复数

   In those days children were told to respect their betters.

   那个年代，孩子被教导要尊敬长辈与上司。

动词

1. 1

   超越、胜过、刷新正式

   She bettered her own record by nearly two seconds.

   她把自己的纪录刷新了将近两秒。

2. 2

   改善、提高正式

   He worked nights to better his family's situation.

   他上夜班工作，以改善家里的处境。

片语

1. 1

   最好、还是…为好用于 had better

   You had better leave now if you want a seat.

   如果想有位子坐，你最好现在就走。

2. 2

   境况较好、更宽裕用于 better off

   Most families are better off than they were ten years ago.

   多数家庭的境况都比十年前好。

3. 3

   战胜、占上风、压过用于 get the better of

   Curiosity finally got the better of me and I asked.

   好奇心终究还是占了上风，我就问了。

相关片语

• better off
• had better
• for better or worse
• get the better of