搜尋結果
better
- IPA[ˈbɛtə]
英式
- more desirable, satisfactory, or effective;more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised
- more excellently or effectively;to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions)
- the better one; that which is better;one's superiors in social class or ability
- improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement);make (something) better; improve
noun: better, plural noun: betters
- 釋義
- 片語
形容詞
- 1. more desirable, satisfactory, or effective we're hoping for better weather tomorrow the new facilities were far better 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised there couldn't be a better time to take up this job it might be better to borrow the money 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress his leg was getting better 同義詞 反義詞
副詞
- 1. more excellently or effectively Jonathon could do better if he tried sound travels better in water than in air 同義詞
- ▪ to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions) I liked it better when we lived in the country well-fed people are better able to fight off infection 同義詞
- ▪ more suitably, appropriately, or usefully the money could be better spent on more urgent cases 同義詞
名詞
- 1. the better one; that which is better the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two you've a right to expect better than that
- 2. dated, humorous one's superiors in social class or ability I'm not one to speak ill of my betters educating the young to respect their elders and betters
動詞
- 1. improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement) his account can hardly be bettered bettering his previous time by ten minutes 同義詞
- ▪ make (something) better; improve his ideas for bettering the lot of the millhands 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ achieve a higher social position or status the residents are mostly Londoners who have bettered themselves
- ▪ overcome or defeat (someone) she had almost bettered him at archery
片語
- the — the better
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
- better off
- the better part of
- better safe than sorry
- better than
- be better than nothing
- the better to —
- for better or worse
- get the better of
- go one better
- had better do something
- have the better of
- no better than
- no better than one should be