bettering

1. 较好的,更好的; 更准确的,更合适的 of a more excellent or desirable kind; of a more precise or suitable kind
2. 渐愈或痊愈的 partly or fully recovered from (usually an illness)

1. 更好地 in more excellent manner
2. 更,较大程度地 more; to a greater degree

1. [S]更好者; 较优越者 sth which is better
2. [P]前辈; 长者; 上级 elder or wiser; more experienced people; higher authorities

1. vt. 胜过,超越 do better than; surpass
2. vt. & vi. 改善; 提高improve

• better car更好的汽车
• better job更好的工作
• better worker更好的工人

• a little better好一点
• complete better完全好了
• much better好多了

• fit better更适合
• know better更清楚
• like better更喜欢
• understand better更理解

• get the better of占上风,胜过…
• respect one's betters尊敬上司

• better oneself提高自己的社会地位
• better relations改善关系
• better the conditions改善环境

better than超过；多于；好于…

better than oneself ◎所做的比所答应的好 , ◎超过应尽的责任

had better最好

much better更好；好多了；好得多

you'd better 你最好...（等于you had better）

do better做得更好

get better变得更好；康复

better and better adv. 越来越好

for the better好转，向好的方向发展

feel better感觉好点了

better off adj. 经济状况好的，富裕的；状况好的

better life更美好旳玍活

better quality较好的质量；较好品质

no better没有更好

any better 略好一些 , 较好，好一些

know better有头脑；明事理；不会上当

no better than几乎等于；实际上和…一样

to make better改进；改善

get the better of打败；战胜

all the better反而更好，更加

1. Her father transferred her to a better school.
   她父亲把她转到了一所更好的学校。
2. The union struck for better work conditions.
   工会为争取更好的工作条件而罢工。
3. You must pay extra for a better seat.
   如要较好的座位必须另加钱。

1. You would write better if you had a good pen.
   要是有枝好笔，就能写得更好。
2. You'll like it better when you understand it more.
   当你对它更了解时，你就会更喜欢它。

1. His solution of his debt enabled him to better his daily life.
   他还清了债，可以过好点儿的日子了。
2. He had tried hard to better his status, but failed.
   他努力设法改善自己的地位,但未能成功。

1. We had hoped for better.
   我们曾希望情况好转。