单词 | better |
释义 | better1 of 5adjective bet·ter ˈbe-tər comparative of good 1 : greater than half for the better part of an hour 2 : improved in health or mental attitude feeling better 3 : more attractive, favorable, or commendable in better circumstances 4 : more advantageous or effective a better solution 5 : improved in accuracy or performance building a better engine better 2 of 5verb bettered; bettering; betters transitive verb 1 : to make better (see better entry 1): such as a : to make more tolerable or acceptable trying to better the lot of slum dwellers b : to make more complete or perfect looked forward to bettering her acquaintance with the new neighbors 2 : to surpass in excellence : excel bettered his personal record by nearly three seconds intransitive verb : to become better … must be bettering instead of worsening.—Thomas Carlyle better 3 of 5adverbcomparative of well 1 a : in a more excellent manner sings better than I do b : to greater advantage : preferably some things are better left unsaid 2 a : to a higher or greater degree he knows the story better than you do b : more it is better than nine miles to the next town better 4 of 5noun1 a : something better (see better entry 1) I expected better from them b : a superior especially in merit or rank was respectful of his betters 2 : advantage, victory get the better of her better 5 of 5auxiliary verb : had better (see better entry 3 sense 1b) you better hurry better 1 of 4 adjectiveas in special Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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better 2 of 4adverbas in more to a greater or higher extent he knows property law better than anyone else Synonyms & Similar Words
better 3 of 4noun1 as in superior one who is above another in rank, station, or office be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in advantage the more favorable condition or position in a competition she got the better of her opponents very early in the race Synonyms & Similar Words
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better 4 of 4verb1 as in to surpass to be greater, better, or stronger than this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in to improve to make better social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents Synonyms & Similar Words
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