| 单词 | better 1 |
| 释义 | better1['betə]adj.1.■good的比较级,最高级best2.■(品德、技术、质量等)较好的，更好的3.■更确切的，更合适的，更适当的，更称心的，更讨人喜欢的，更使人满意的；更有效的，更有益的4.■大半的，大部分的，(价值、用途等方面)更大的，较大的，更多的5.■健康恢复的，健康状况有所好转的，气色转好的，疾病渐愈的adv.1.■well的比较级,最高级best2.■更好地，好些，更出色地；更合适地，更适当地，更恰当地3.■更；更加；更(或较)高(或大)程度地；更大限度地；更全面地；更透彻地4.■[口语]更多地，多于(than)n.1.■[用复数]上司们；长辈；(地位、智慧、财富等)胜于己者2.■(两者中)较好(或更合适)的事物(或人、条件、环境、行为等)；(人或事物)较佳者，较好者，较优者，较优越者3.■优势；有利条件vt.1.■超过，超越，超出；胜过，优于：They have bettered last month's production record.他们已超过上月生产记录。The pole vaulter bettered the world's record by five inches.这名撑杆跳高运动员以5英寸之多超过了世界纪录。2.■改善，改良，改进；提高(…的质量)：We followed a policy aimed at bettering the lot of the poorest areas.我们奉行一项旨在改善极贫困地区命运的政策。We worked hard to better the lot of the needy.我们努力工作以改善贫困者的命运。3.■【牌戏】提高(叫出的墩数或点数)vi.1.■变得更好，改善：Economic conditions have not bettered.经济状况没有改善。v.aux.1.■[口语]2.■应该,还是…好(= had better):You better wait a little longer.你还是再等一会儿好。You better not say that.那样的话你还是不说为好。3.■但愿近义词improvea better man never trod this earth(或shoe leather)世界上第一大好人；没有见到更好的人a change for the better好转all better[儿语、口语]好啦，不痛啦all the better更加；更好，更妙any better较好，好一些any the better (for)(因…而)更好一些[用于否定句、疑问句、条件句]be better[口语]更好，最好be better off without没有…生活更富裕(或更好)一些，没有…会愉快(或舒适)些be the better for因…反而更好Better a clout than a hole out.[谚语]一个补丁比一个破洞好；笑破不笑补。Better a finger off than always aching.[谚语]指头常作痛，不如截掉好。Better a glorious death than a shameful life.[谚语]与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死，宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。Better a lean jade than an empty halter.[谚语]有劣马强于无马。Better a lean peace than a fat victory.[谚语]宁可委屈求和，不可恃强取胜。Better a litter loss than a long sorrow.[谚语]长痛不如短痛。better all round各方面都更好些Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.[谚语]今天一只蛋，胜过明天一只鸡；千钱赊不如八百现。Better an empty house than an ill tenant.[谚语]宁可让房子空着，不愿招恶房客进住。Better ask twice than lose your way once.[谚语]欲勿迷路宁询二次。Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.与其做愚蠢的智人，不如做聪明的愚人。Better bad now than worse later.[谚语]宁亮丑于今，毋遗患日后。Better be a fool than a knave.[谚语]宁当傻子，不当贼子。Better be alone than in bad (或ill) company.[谚语]交损友不如无友；宁可独处，勿交坏友。Better be envied than pitied.[谚语]遭人嫉妒比受人怜悯强。Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.[谚语]被人说坏话，与其被大众诉诸一人，不如让一人诉诸大众。Better bend than break.[谚语]好死不如恶活。Better be poor than wicked.[谚语]宁过穷日子，不走歪道。Better (be) sure (或safe) than sorry.[谚语]宁求稳，不后悔。Better be unmannerly than troublesome.[谚语]宁可说话粗野，不可啰啰唆唆。Better buy than borrow.[谚语]宁买不借；去借不如去买。Better children weep than old man.[谚语]宁让小孩哭，勿使大人泣。Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot.[谚语]宁截鞋子，不让夹脚。Better early than late.[谚语]宁早勿迟。Better go to bed supperless than (to) rise in debt.[谚语]与其背着债务起床，不如饿着肚子上床；宁可少吃不负债，不愿𪤛口债缠身。Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.[谚语]与其衣锦而入地狱宁可褴褛而入天堂。Better hazard once than be always in fear.[谚语]长期担惊受怕，不如一次走险。Better keep the devil at the door than turn him out of the house.[谚语]把魔鬼拒之门外，强于给魔鬼下逐客令；治恶不如防恶。Better late than never.[谚语]迟做总比不做好。迟来总比不来好。亡羊补牢未为晚也。Better leave than lack.[谚语]宁可剩余，不可不足。Better lose a jest than a friend.[谚语]宁失一谑，不失一友；莫因玩笑伤感情。Better lose the saddle than the horse.[谚语]宁失鞍，不失马。Better luck next time!下次好运(或顺利、成功)!(用以鼓励这次在考试、竞赛等中的失败者)Better marry over the midden than over the moor.[谚语]娶邻女为妻胜于娶自远方。Better my hog dirty home than no hog at all.[谚语]宁可养猪把房子弄脏，胜过完全不养猪。Better no law than law not enforced.[谚语]法而不行，不如无法。better nor like喜出望外better not look a gift-horse in the mouth受人馈赠礼物决不可以计较好歹或加以挑剔better off境况更好，境况好起来，更富有，有更多的收入(或财富等)，生活优裕起来较幸福；较幸运；较自在[the better off]较为富有的人们，境况较好的人们better (off) dead死了反而更好的better part of man's nature一心皈依，虔诚Better poor with honour than rich with shame.[谚语]富而可耻不若贫而可敬。better ride on an ass that carries me than on a horse that throws me.[谚语]宁乘驮我的驴，不骑甩我的马；宁可安全不图快。better safe than sorry见 better (be) sure than sorryBetter small fish than an empty dish.[谚语]盘中有小鱼，总比空盘好。Better spare at the brim than at the bottom.[谚语]宁可囤尖上留，不在囤底下愁；早贮存以备不时之需。Better speak truth rudely than lie correctly.[谚语]粗鲁说真话，胜于周密编谎言。Better suffer ill than do ill.[谚语]宁可受害，不可为害；宁可人负我，不可我负人。Better ten guilty escape than one innocent man suffer.[谚语]宁可放走十个而不欲错整一人。better than比…多(或快)，多于，超过better than nothing (或none)聊胜于无；不更坏就算运气better than oneself所做的比所答应的好超过应尽的责任better than one's word做的比说的多，做的比许诺的还要好，所做的比答应的还要好；超过应尽的责任better that way那样更好，那样更合适Better the feet slip than the tongue.[谚语]宁可失足，不可失言。Better the last smile than the first laughter.[谚语]开头大笑不如最后微笑；别高兴过早。Better to ask the way than go astray.[谚语]与其迷路，不如问路。Better to be blind than to see ill.[谚语]眼视邪恶，不如瞎掉为好；非礼勿视。Better to be half hungry than ill fed.[谚语]宁半饥而不食败物。Better (to be) safe than sorry.[谚语]宁可小心求平安，不可莽撞而后悔。(或：安全至上；注意安全。)Better to have one eye than be blind altogether.[谚语]独眼总比全瞎好。Better unborn than unbred (或untaught).[谚语]与其无教养，还不如不出世；不教不如不生。Better untaught than ill taught.[谚语]宁可没受教育，也强于受坏教育。Better wear out shoes than sheets.[谚语]磨破鞋子强过磨坏床单；宁奔波而健身，勿贪睡而罹病。Better wear out than rust out.与其锈掉不如用坏；与其闲散不如忙碌，闲死不如忙死。Better wed over the mixen than over the moor.[谚语]宁娶邻家女，不娶外乡人。for better of for worse不管(结果)怎样；不论是福是祸，祸福与共；不论好坏，不管是好是歹[亦作 for better for worse或for better or worse]for the better为了得到更好的结果向着较好的情况(转变)，(转)向好的情况(或方面)，好转，改善get the better of胜过；在…中占上风打败，战胜；赢；智胜成功地解决(困难)go (someone) one better超过以前的成绩；更胜一筹[美国英语]胜过(某人)出价超过对手had better还是…好，最好不是；应该，必须(后接不带to的不定式，在口语中有时连had也省略掉)have the better of=get the better ofknow better (than)见 knownever better[口语]再好没有了，从来没这么好(主要指身体健康)no better than仅仅实际上和…一样；简直是；几乎等于；并不比…强no better than she should (或ought to) be[委婉语](女人)淫荡的，行为不正派(或不规矩)的，水性杨花的none the better for it (或something)不因某事而变得更好，并不见得好些；丝毫不受影响；依然如故one's better比自己高明的人one's betters上级；长辈so much the better那就更好了take for better for worse与…结为夫妇，白头到老，苦乐与共，与…同甘共苦The better the day,the better the deed.[谚语]天气好，心情好，万事顺利。think (all) the better of someone对某人有较好印象，对某人有较高的评价，对某人更加钦佩think better of见 think |
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