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I0068000 (ĭm-pro͞ov′)v. im·proved, im·prov·ing, im·proves v.tr.1. To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better: Exercise can improve your health.2. To increase the productivity or value of (land or property): improved the house by adding a bathroom.v.intr.1. To become better: Economic conditions are improving.2. To make beneficial additions or changes: You can improve on the translation of that text.

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[Middle English improwen, to enclose land for cultivation, from Anglo-Norman emprouwer, to turn to profit : Old French en-, causative pref. (from Latin in-; see in-²) + Old French prou, profit (from Late Latin prōde, advantageous; see proud).]

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im·prov′a·ble adj.im·prov′a·bly adv.

improve

(ɪmˈpruːv) vb1. to make or become better in quality; ameliorate2. (tr) to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment3. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with): to improve on last year's crop. non the improve informal Austral improving[C16: from Anglo-French emprouer to turn to profit, from en prou into profit, from prou profit, from Late Latin prōde beneficial, from Latin prōdesse to be advantageous, from pro-¹ + esse to be] imˈprovable adj imˌprovaˈbility, imˈprovableness n imˈprovably adv imˈprover n imˈprovingly adv

im•prove

(ɪmˈpruv)

v. -proved, -prov•ing. v.t. 1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition; make better: improving one's health. 2. to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc. 3. to increase the value of (real property) by betterments. v.i. 4. to increase in quality or value; become better. 5. to make improvements. [1425–75; late Middle English improuen, emprouen < Anglo-French emprouer < Late Latin prōde (est), Latin prōdest (it) is beneficial, of use] im•prov′a•ble, adj. im•prov`a•bil′i•ty, im•prov′a•ble•ness, n. im•prov′a•bly, adv. im•prov′ing•ly, adv. syn: improve, ameliorate, better imply bringing to a more desirable state. improve usu. implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process. ameliorate, a formal word, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions. better implies improving conditions that are adequate but could be more satisfactory: to better a previous attempt; to better oneself by study.

improve

- First meant "to make a profit for oneself" or "to employ to advantage; to make profitable use of."See also related terms for profit.

improve

Past participle: improved
Gerund: improving

Imperative
improve
improve

Present
I improve
you improve
he/she/it improves
we improve
you improve
they improve

Preterite
I improved
you improved
he/she/it improved
we improved
you improved
they improved

Present Continuous
I am improving
you are improving
he/she/it is improving
we are improving
you are improving
they are improving

Present Perfect
I have improved
you have improved
he/she/it has improved
we have improved
you have improved
they have improved

Past Continuous
I was improving
you were improving
he/she/it was improving
we were improving
you were improving
they were improving

Past Perfect
I had improved
you had improved
he/she/it had improved
we had improved
you had improved
they had improved

Future
I will improve
you will improve
he/she/it will improve
we will improve
you will improve
they will improve

Future Perfect
I will have improved
you will have improved
he/she/it will have improved
we will have improved
you will have improved
they will have improved

Future Continuous
I will be improving
you will be improving
he/she/it will be improving
we will be improving
you will be improving
they will be improving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been improving
you have been improving
he/she/it has been improving
we have been improving
you have been improving
they have been improving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been improving
you will have been improving
he/she/it will have been improving
we will have been improving
you will have been improving
they will have been improving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been improving
you had been improving
he/she/it had been improving
we had been improving
you had been improving
they had been improving

Conditional
I would improve
you would improve
he/she/it would improve
we would improve
you would improve
they would improve

Past Conditional
I would have improved
you would have improved
he/she/it would have improved
we would have improved
you would have improved
they would have improved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	improve - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"ameliorate, meliorate, amend, betteralleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"aid, help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"revitalize, regenerate - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"build up, develop - change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"turn around - improve dramatically; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"upgrade - to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"condition - put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"emend - make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"iron out, put right, straighten out - settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"enhance - make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautifulbuild - improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"perfect, hone - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"fine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"distill, make pure, purify, sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"fructify - make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"lift, raise - invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"advance - develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
	2.	improve - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"ameliorate, meliorate, betterconvalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"heal - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"surge - see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"turn around, pick up - improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"bounce back, get well, get over - improve in health; "He got well fast"heal, mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"fructify - become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"

improve

verb1. enhance, better, add to, upgrade, amend, mend, augment, embellish, touch up, ameliorate, polish up He improved their house.
enhance damage, harm, mar, worsen, impair2. get better, pick up, look up (informal), develop, advance, perk up, take a turn for the better (informal) The weather is beginning to improve.3. make better, perfect, polish, strengthen, temper, refine, cultivate, elevate, hone He said he wanted to improve his football.4. recuperate, recover, rally, mend, make progress, turn the corner, gain ground, gain strength, convalesce, be on the mend, grow better, make strides, take on a new lease of life (informal) He had improved so much the doctor cut his dosage.improve on something beat, top, better, cap (informal), exceed, trump, surpass, outstrip, outdo We need to improve on our performance against France.

improve

verb1. To advance to a more desirable state:ameliorate, amend, better, help, meliorate, upgrade.2. To regain one's health:come around (or round), convalesce, gain, mend, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate.

Translations

使更好改进

improve

(imˈpruːv) verb to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc. His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car. 改善 使更好imˈprovement noun1. the state or act of improving or being improved. There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement. 改善 进步2. something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc. I've made several improvements to the house. 裝修 经改进的东西improve on to produce something which is better, more useful etc than. I think I can improve on that suggestion. 做出更好的或更有用的東西 作出比...更好的东西

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