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IELTS BNC: 704 COCA: 452

better

adjective
 
/ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
comparative of goodgood 的比較級Idioms
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  1.  
     of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as something else較好的；更好的
    • We're hoping for better weather tomorrow.我們希望明天天氣轉好。
    • Her work is getting better and better.她的工作幹得越來越好了。
    • He is in a much better mood than usual.他的情緒比平時好多了。
    • The meal couldn't have been better.這頓飯再好吃不過了。
    • There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.沒有什麽比好好地泡個熱水澡更舒服的了。
    • If you can only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all).即便是一個星期鍛煉一次，也比完全不鍛煉好。
    Extra Examples
    • I might not be a brilliant cook, but that meal's a darn sight better than anything you could do.我可能不是一個出色的廚師，但這頓飯比你能做的任何東西都好吃。
    • I think he's a hundred times better as a teacher than Mr White.我認爲他當老師比懷特先生好一百倍。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • considerably
    • even
    • far
    • …
    phrases
    • no better
    • nothing better than
    See full entry
  2.  
     more suitable or appropriate更合適的；更恰當的
    • Can you think of a better word than ‘nice’?你能找到一個比 nice 更合適的字眼嗎？
    • It would be better for him to talk to his parents about his problems.他把自己的問題同父母談談會比較好。
    • You'd be better going by bus.你坐公共汽車去會更好些。
    Extra Examples
    • I thought it better to tackle him outside of business hours.我認爲在工作時間以外找他交涉更好。
    • We must make our inner cities better to live and work in.我們必須把市中心區改造得更適合居住和工作。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • considerably
    • even
    • far
    • …
    phrases
    • no better
    • nothing better than
    See full entry
  3.  
     more able; showing more skill能力更強的；更熟練的
    • She's far better at science than her brother.她在理科方面比她的弟弟強得多。
  4.  
     less ill or unhappy（病勢）好轉的，見輕的；舒暢些的
    • She's a lot better today.她今天好多了。
    • His leg was getting better.他的腿在漸漸恢複。
    • You'll feel all the better for a good night's sleep.你晚上睡個好覺就會感覺好得多。
    Topics Illnessa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • a lot
    • much
    • a good deal
    • …
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  5.  
     fully recovered after an illness; in good health again痊愈；恢複健康
    • Don't go back to work until you are better.身體康複之前，不要回去工作。
    see also well
    Extra Examples
    • Don't worry. The doctor will soon make you better.别擔心，醫生很快就會讓你康複的。
    • I hope you get better soon.我希望你早日恢複健康。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • a lot
    • much
    • a good deal
    • …
    See full entry
    6. Word OriginOld English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best.
Idioms Most idioms containing better are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example better luck next time is at luck. 
the best/better part of something
  1. most of something, especially a period of time; more than half of something（事物、時間的）絕大部分，多半
    • He drank the best part of a bottle of Scotch waiting for her to get home.他喝了一瓶蘇格蘭威士忌，等着她回家。
    • The journey took her the better part of an hour.旅程花去了她半個多小時。
the bigger, smaller, faster, slower, etc. the better
  1. used to say that something should be as big, small, etc. as possible越大（或小、快、慢等）越好
    • I love giving parties, the bigger the better.我喜歡開派對，越盛大越好。
discretion is the better part of valour
  1. (saying) you should avoid danger and not take unnecessary risks謹慎即大勇；慎重爲勇敢之本Topics Dangerc2
little/no better (than somebody/something)
  1. almost or just the same as; almost or just as bad as同…（幾乎）一樣；和…（幾乎）一樣壞
    • The path was no better than a sheep track.那條小路簡直就像是給羊群踏出來的。
    • Charles VII was a bad king and Charles VIII was no better.查理七世是個昏君，查理八世也好不到哪兒去。
prevention is better than cure (British English)
(US English an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure)
  1. (saying) it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened預防優於補救；防患於未然是上策
    • Prevention is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now.防病比治病好，所以從現在開始照顧好你的心髒。
    • Prevention is better than cure, so start taking care of yourself.治病不如防病，所以從現在開始照顧好你自己。
that’s (much) better
  1. used to give support to somebody who has been upset and is trying to become calmer（安慰他人時說）很好，這就對了
    • Dry your eyes now. That's better.把眼淚擦幹。這就對了。
  2. used to praise somebody who has made an effort to improve（稱贊努力加以改進的人）很好
    • That's much better—you played the right notes this time.很好，你這次把音彈準了。
two heads are better than one
  1. (saying) used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone兩人智慧勝一人Topics Successc2

better

adverb
 
/ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
comparative of wellwell 的比較級Idioms
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  1.  
     in a more excellent or pleasant way; not as badly更好；更愉快；不那麽差
    • She sings much better than I do.她唱歌比我好得多。
    • Sound travels better in water than in air.聲音在水中比在空氣中傳播得快。
    • People are better educated now.現在人們教育程度更高了。
  2.  
     more; to a greater degree更；較大程度地
    • You'll like her when you know her better.你對她了解得多一點就會喜歡她。
    • A cup of tea? There's nothing I'd like better!一杯茶嗎？那最好不過了！
    • Fit people are better able to cope with stress.健康的人較能應付壓力。
    • Researchers are hoping to better understand the role of this protein in human disease.研究人員希望更好地理解這種蛋白質在人類疾病中的作用。
  3.  
     used to suggest that something would be a suitable or appropriate thing to do更妥；更恰當
    • The money could be better spent on more urgent cases.這筆錢用於較緊迫的事情也許會好些。
    • Some things are better left unsaid.有些事還是不提爲好。
    • You'd do better to tell her everything before she finds out from someone else.你把一切都告訴她才是上策，免得她從别人口中聽到。
    Topics Suggestions and adviceb1
    4. Word OriginOld English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best.
Idioms Most idioms containing better are at the entries for the nouns, adjectives and verbs in the idioms, for example better the devil you know is at devil. 
be better off
  1. to have more money有較多錢；比較寬裕
    • Families will be better off under the new law.新法律會使家庭經濟寬裕一些。
    • Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off.她的晉升意味着她每星期多掙 100 美元。
    opposite be worse off (than somebody/something)
be better off (doing something)
  1. used to say that somebody is/would be happier or more satisfied because they are/if they were in a particular position or doing a particular thing（在某情況下或因做某事）更幸福，更滿意
    • She's better off without him.沒有他，她活得更幸福。
    • The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.天氣非常惡劣，我們還不如待在家裏舒服。
better yet
  1. used to say that while one thing is good, another thing is even better那就更好了／更糟了
    • You can see and, better yet, hear the effects of these changes on their website.你可以在他們的網站上看到，更好的是，聽到這些變化的影響。
    • I wanted to make my parents proud by becoming a lawyer or, better yet, a doctor.我想成爲一名律師，或者更好的是成爲一名醫生，讓我的父母感到驕傲。
had better/best (do something)
 
  1. used to tell somebody what you think they should do（告訴别人應該做的事）應該，最好
    • You'd better go to the doctor about your cough.你最好去找醫生看看你的咳嗽。
    • We'd better leave now or we'll miss the bus.我們最好現在就走，不然就趕不上公共汽車了。
    • You'd better not do that again.你最好别再這樣做了。
    • ‘I'll give you back the money tomorrow.’ ‘You'd better!’ (= as a threat)“我明天會還你錢。” “那樣最好！”
    • If you think it is going to be easy, you'd best think again.如果你認爲那會很容易，你最好再想想。
    Grammar Point should / ought / had bettershould / ought / had better
    • Should and ought to are both used to say that something is the best thing or the right thing to do, but should is much more common:should 和 ought to 均用以表示應該做某事，不過 should 常用得多：
      • You should take the baby to the doctor’s.你應該把這嬰兒帶去看看醫生。
      • I ought to give up smoking.我應該戒煙。
      In questions, should is usually used instead of ought to:在疑問句中，通常用 should 而不是 ought to：
      • Should we call the doctor?我們叫醫生來好嗎？
    • Had better can also be used to say what is the best thing to do in a situation that is happening now:had better 亦可用以表示在目前狀況下最好做某事：
      • We’d better hurry or we’ll miss the train.我們最好快點，否則就趕不上火車了。
    • You form the past by using should have or ought to have:過去時用 should have 或 ought to have 構成：
      • She should have asked for some help.她本應該請求幫助的。
      • You ought to have been more careful.你本應該更小心一點的。
    • The forms should not or shouldn’t (and ought not to or oughtn’t to, which are rare in North American English and formal in British English) are used to say that something is a bad idea or the wrong thing to do:should not 或 shouldn't（以及在美式英語中很少見，在英式英語中爲正式用法的 ought not to 或 oughtn't to）表示不應該：
      • You shouldn’t drive so fast.你不應該把車開得這麽快。
    • The forms should not have or shouldn’t have and, much less frequently, ought not to have or oughtn’t to have are used to talk about the past:should not have 或 shouldn't have 以及很少用的 ought not to have 或 oughtn't to have 均用於指過去：
      • I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lost my temper.對不起，我不該發脾氣。

better

noun
 
/ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [singular, uncountable] something that is better更好的事物；較好者
    • the better of the two books兩本書中較好的一本
    • I expected better of him (= I thought he would have behaved better).我本以爲他會表現得好一些。
  2. your betters
     [plural] (old-fashioned) people who are more intelligent or more important than you更有才智者；更重要的人
    3. Word OriginOld English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best.
Idioms
a change for the better/worse
  1. a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one變好（或壞）
    • Voters see the new leader as a change for the better.選民們認爲新領導人是一種好轉。
    • I reckon we've all made a big change for the better.我認爲我們大家都向好的方面大大轉變了。
    • His family had detected a change for the worse in his behaviour.他的家人發現他的行爲變得更糟了。
your elders and betters
  1. people who are older and wiser than you and whom you should respect前輩；長者
for better or (for) worse
  1. used to say that something cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad不論好壞；不管是福是禍；不管怎樣
get the better of somebody/something
  1. to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage挫敗…；佔上風
    • No one can get the better of her in an argument.辯論起來沒人能辯過她。
    • She always gets the better of an argument.她在爭辯中總是佔上風。
    • His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn't intend to ask questions, but he wanted to know so badly that he did).好奇心使得他不禁要問。
so much the better/worse
  1. used to say that something is even better/worse那就更好了／更糟了
    • We don't actually need it on Tuesday, but if it arrives by then, so much the better.實際上我們星期二並不需要它，但如果那時能到就更好。
    • If hurricanes become more powerful, as current research suggests, so much the worse.如果飓風變得更強大，就像目前的研究表明的那樣，那就更糟糕了。
think (the) better of somebody
  1. to have a higher opinion of somebody對某人有較高的評價
    • She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.她的行爲太惡劣了，看來我過去是高看了她。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2

better

verb
/ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they better
/ˈbetə(r)/
/ˈbetər/
he / she / it betters
/ˈbetəz/
/ˈbetərz/
past simple bettered
/ˈbetəd/
/ˈbetərd/
past participle bettered
/ˈbetəd/
/ˈbetərd/
-ing form bettering
/ˈbetərɪŋ/
/ˈbetərɪŋ/
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  1. [often passive] better something to be better or do something better than somebody/something else勝過；超過
    • The work he produced early in his career has never really been bettered.他後來沒出過什麽作品能真正比得上他的早期作品。
    • Their success that season could not be bettered.他們那一季的成功再好不過了。
  2. better yourself to improve your social position through education, a better job, etc.（通過教育、更好的工作等）改進社會地位，上進
    • Thousands of Victorian workers joined educational associations in an attempt to better themselves.維多利亞時代成千上萬名工人加入了各種教育協會，以求上進。
    3. Word OriginOld English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best.
IELTS BNC: 704 COCA: 452
better

adjective¹

 1comparative of 'good'更好VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem更好；感覺更好；看起來更好；好像更好▸➤get變得更好◇Cars are getting better all the time.汽車的性能一直在提升。➤make sth使⋯變得更好◇We must make our inner cities better to live and work in.我們必須把市中心區改造得更適合居住和工作。➤consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth認為⋯更好◇I thought it better to tackle him outside of business hours.我認為在工作時間以外找他交涉更好。ADVERB➤considerably, even, far, infinitely, a lot, markedly, much, significantly, still, substantially, vastly好得多；甚至更好；遠遠好於；不知要好多少；好許多；明顯好於；好很多；好出一大截；還要好；實實在在好得多；遠勝過◇His latest book is very much better than the one before.他最新的一本書比上一部好多了。➤a good deal, a great deal好很多➤somewhat好一點兒➤ten times, a thousand times, etc.好 10 倍、好 1,000 倍等▸➤a little, slightly, etc.好一點兒／稍微好點兒▸➤marginally稍微好一點兒➤arguably大概更好➤inherently天生更好PHRASES➤no better實際上一樣差◇The new situation is no better than the old.新形勢和原來一樣糟。➤nothing better than沒有比⋯更好的了◇There's nothing better than a nice juicy peach!沒有什麼能夠勝過一隻美味多汁的桃子了！
better

adjective²

 2recovered from an illness康復VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem好些了；感覺好些了；看上去好些了；好像好些了▸➤get逐漸好起來◇I hope you get better soon.我希望你早日恢復健康。➤get sb, make sb使某人身體好轉◇The doctor will soon make you better.醫生很快就會讓你好轉的。➤kiss sth親親就不疼了◇Did you hurt yourself? Come here and let me kiss it better.你傷到自己了？過來讓我親親就好了。ADVERB➤a lot, much好得多➤a good deal, a great deal好很多▸➤a little, slightly, etc.好一點兒／稍好點兒
IELTS BNC: 704 COCA: 452
better noun
⇨ get the better of sb ⇨ defeat verbbetter adj.
⇨ better (there's nothing better) ⇨ make sb better ⇨ cure verb ⇨ get better ⇨ improve verb 2 (things get better) ⇨ get better ⇨ recover verb 1 (get better after an illness) better

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for good 1 另見good條第1義better ♦︎ superior ♦︎ preferableThese words all describe sb/sth that is better than sb/sth else. 這些詞均表示較好的、更佳的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆superior / preferable to sb / sth◆better than / superior to / preferable to the rest◆far / greatly / vastly / infinitely better / superior / preferable◆slightly better / superior■ better (comparative of good * good的比較級) of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as sb/sth else 較好的；更好的◆The weather should get better towards the end of the week.臨近周末時天氣應該會轉好。◆Her new movie is much better than her last one.她的新影片比上一部好得多。◆Your work is getting better all the time.你的工作越做越好。◆Her work is getting better and better.她的工作幹得越來越好。◆There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.沒有什麽比好好泡個熱水澡更舒服的了。◆If you only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than no exercise at all).即便是一個星期只鍛煉一次，也比完全不鍛煉好。OPP worse ⓘ Things that are worse are of a lower standard or less high quality. * worse表示較差的、更糟的、更壞的◆The weather got worse during the day.日間天氣變得更惡劣了。◆The interview was much worse than he had expected.這次面試比他預想的要糟得多。 ■ superior suːˈpɪəriə(r), sjuːˈpɪəriə(r); NAmE suːˈpɪriər (rather formal) better in quality than sb/sth else; greater than sb/sth else （在品質上）更好的；佔優勢；更勝一籌◆This model is far superior to its competitors.這一款式遠勝於與之競爭的産品。◆Her superior intellect makes her the ideal candidate for the position.她超群的智力使她成爲這一職位的理想人選。◆This computer is technically superior to the others, but it's not as user-friendly.這台計算機在技術上優於其他機器，但操作不如其他機器簡易。◆They won the battle because of their superior numbers.他們由於在人數上佔優而取得了戰鬥的勝利。OPP inferior ⇨ poor 2 ■ preferable ˈprefrəbl more attractive or more suitable than sb/sth else; preferred to sb/sth else 較適合；更可取◆Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.什麽都比家裏的緊張氣氛好。◆It would be preferable to employ two people rather than one.僱兩個人比僱一個人更合適。▸ preferably

adverb

◆We're looking for a new house, preferably near the school.我們正在找新房子，最好是靠近學校的。
IELTS BNC: 704 COCA: 452
better
Better: better, improved, superior...
Skilful and able: able, capable, professional...
Feeling better: restored, rested, renewed...
Loved, liked or wanted very much: dear, desirable, precious...
Famous and well-known: famous, well-known, celebrated...
To be the best or better than someone else: surpass, outdo, rise above...
To make something better: improve, enhance, remedy...

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