| 释义 |
improve /im-proovˈ/ transitive verb- To make better
- To make more valuable (esp by cultivating or building)
- To make good use of (archaic)
- To make use of (land, etc), to occupy (US; archaic)
- To increase (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To become better
- To make progress
- To make improvements
- To grow in price or value
- To follow up with something better (with on or upon)
- To increase (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr emprower, from OFr en prou, preu into profit improvabilˈity or improvˈableness noun improvˈable adjective improvˈably adverb improveˈment noun - The act of improving
- A change for the better
- A thing changed, or introduced in changing, for the better
- A better thing substituted for, or following, one not so good (often with on)
improvˈer noun - Someone or something that improves
- An apprentice in the last year of his apprenticeship
improvˈing adjective - Tending to cause improvement
- Instructive
- Edifying
- Uplifting
improvˈingly adverb improve the occasion - To seize an opportunity for edification or other purpose
- To draw a moral from what has happened
on the improve (Aust) Improving |