英语词汇“better”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	better
释义	bet·ter I. \ˈbed.ə(r), -etə-\ adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German bezziro better, Old Norse betri, Gothic batiza; comparative (with the suffix represented by Old English -ra) of the root found in Old English bōt remedy, compensation, batian to get better, Old High German bazzēn, Old Norse batna to get better, Gothic gabatnan to receive as a benefit, Sanskrit bhadra fortunate, good — more at -er 1. : more than half; especially : much more than half < waiting the better part of an hour > 2. : improved in health < the patient is much better after a good night's rest > 3. : of higher quality (as in breeding, style, or workmanship) < a better class of people > < a better line of yard goods > < a better type of car > • bet·ter·ly adverb • bet·ter·ness noun -es II. adverb, comparative of well Etymology: Middle English bettre, from bettre, adj 1. a. : in a superior or more excellent manner < he writes better than I do > b. : more desirably : preferably < things 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 10 miles to the lake > < the book was published better than 50 years ago > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bettre, from bettre, adjective 1. a. : something better < I expected better > < I never looked for better at his hands — Shakespeare > b. : one who has a claim to precedence : a superior especially in merit or rank < the common man has been put and kept in his place by his betters — C.G.Benjamin > < I like novels to be about my betters, in body, wit, energy, breeding, or bank balance — W.H.Auden > 2. : superior position : advantage, victory — usually used with of < have the better of an argument > < get the better of a rival > • - for the better IV. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English bettren, from bettre, adjective *transitive verb* 1. : to make better : improve: as a. : ameliorate < strive toward bettering the condition of the slum dwellers > b. : to advance or make sounder the condition or circumstances of < as time goes by and we better our acquaintance — A.T.Quiller-Couch > < closer proofreading would have bettered the book — M.B.Emeneau > < better his lot > 2. : to surpass in excellence : exceed, excel < ran the mile in four minutes flat, bettering his own previous record by several seconds > < industrial production this year considerably bettered that of last year > 3. : to increase (a previous bet) in certain card games : raise *intransitive verb* : become better : improve < the general condition … must be bettering instead of worsening — Thomas Carlyle > < the cattle …, though they doubled in weight and shortened their horns, but little bettered in temper — P.A.Rollins > Synonyms: see improve V. verbal auxiliary : had better — not often in formal use < the boy felt he better go before the fight started > VI. variant of bettor
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