| 单词 | bettering |
| 释义 | bettering (once / 9177 pages) adj WORD FAMILY better: bettered, bettering, betterly, betterment, betters+/best: bested, bester, bestest, besting, bests/betterment: betterments/good: best, better, goodish, goodness, goods/goodness: goodnesses USAGE EXAMPLESShe thanked the hospital staff for their dedication and to bettering the lives and health of the patients Cyrus called “the beautiful youngins.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) It would be better to work patiently, in the hope of bettering lives over the long run. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) But some in the scientific community are fearful about funding for basic research, fundamental science aimed at bettering our understanding of natural phenomena. BBC(Nov 10, 2016) adj changing for the better Syn|Ant ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative tending to ameliorate amendatoryeffecting amendment correctivetending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition remedialtending or intended to rectify or improve worsening changing for the worse |
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