betterer\nn.\nbetter1的变形\nbetter1\n['betə]\nadj.\ngood的比较级,最高级best\n(品德、技术、质量等)较好的，更好的\n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\n大半的，大部分的，(价值、用途等方面)更大的，较大的，更多的\n健康恢复的，健康状况有所好转的，气色转好的，疾病渐愈的\nadv.\nwell的比较级,最高级best\n更好地，好些，更出色地；更合适地，更适当地，更恰当地\n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\n[口语]更多地，多于(than)\nn.\n[用复数]上司们；长辈；(地位、智慧、财富等)胜于己者\n(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\n优势；有利条件\nvt.\n超过，超越，超出；胜过，优于：\nThey have bettered last month's production record.\n他们已超过上月生产记录。\nThe pole vaulter bettered the world's record by five inches.\n这名撑杆跳高运动员以5英寸之多超过了世界纪录。\n改善，改良，改进；提高(…的质量)：\nWe followed a policy aimed at bettering the lot of the poorest areas.\n我们奉行一项旨在改善极贫困地区命运的政策。\nWe worked hard to better the lot of the needy.\n我们努力工作以改善贫困者的命运。\n【牌戏】提高(叫出的墩数或点数)\nvi.\n变得更好，改善：\n变得更好，改善：\nEconomic conditions have not bettered.\n经济状况没有改善。\nv.aux.\n[口语]\n应该,还是…好(= had better):\nYou better wait a little longer.\n你还是再等一会儿好。\nYou better not say that.\n那样的话你还是不说为好。\n但愿\n近义词:\nimprove\n短语:\na better man never trod this earth(或shoe leather)\n世界上第一大好人；没有见到更好的人\na change for the better\n好转\nall better\n[儿语、口语]好啦，不痛啦\nall the better\n更加；更好，更妙\nany better\n较好，好一些\nany the better (for)\n(因…而)更好一些[用于否定句、疑问句、条件句]\nbe better\n[口语]更好，最好\nbe better off without\n没有…生活更富裕(或更好)一些，没有…会愉快(或舒适)些\nbe the better for\n因…反而更好\nBetter a clout than a hole out.\n[谚语]一个补丁比一个破洞好；笑破不笑补。\nBetter a finger off than always aching.\n[谚语]指头常作痛，不如截掉好。\nBetter a glorious death than a shameful life.\n[谚语]与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死，宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。\nBetter a lean jade than an empty halter.\n[谚语]有劣马强于无马。\nBetter a lean peace than a fat victory.\n[谚语]宁可委屈求和，不可恃强取胜。\nBetter a litter loss than a long sorrow.\n[谚语]长痛不如短痛。\nbetter all round\n各方面都更好些\nBetter an egg today than a hen tomorrow.\n[谚语]今天一只蛋，胜过明天一只鸡；千钱赊不如八百现。\nBetter an empty house than an ill tenant.\n[谚语]宁可让房子空着，不愿招恶房客进住。\nBetter ask twice than lose your way once.\n[谚语]欲勿迷路宁询二次。\nBetter a witty fool than a foolish wit.\n与其做愚蠢的智人，不如做聪明的愚人。\nBetter bad now than worse later.\n[谚语]宁亮丑于今，毋遗患日后。\nBetter be a fool than a knave.\n[谚语]宁当傻子，不当贼子。\nBetter be alone than in bad (或ill) company.\n[谚语]交损友不如无友；宁可独处，勿交坏友。\nBetter be envied than pitied.\n[谚语]遭人嫉妒比受人怜悯强。\nBetter be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.\n[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。\nBetter bend than break.\n[谚语]好死不如恶活。\nBetter be poor than wicked.\n[谚语]宁过穷日子，不走歪道。\nBetter (be) sure (或safe) than sorry.\n[谚语]宁求稳，不后悔。\nBetter be unmannerly than troublesome.\n[谚语]宁可说话粗野，不可啰啰唆唆。\nBetter buy than borrow.\n[谚语]宁买不借；去借不如去买。\nBetter children weep than old man.\n[谚语]宁让小孩哭，勿使大人泣。\nBetter cut the shoe than pinch the foot.\n[谚语]宁截鞋子，不让夹脚。\nBetter early than late.\n[谚语]宁早勿迟。\nBetter go to bed supperless than (to) rise in debt.\n[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。\nBetter go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.\n[谚语]与其衣锦而入地狱宁可褴褛而入天堂。\nBetter hazard once than be always in fear.\n[谚语]长期担惊受怕，不如一次走险。\nBetter keep the devil at the door than turn him out of the house.\n[谚语]把魔鬼拒之门外，强于给魔鬼下逐客令；治恶不如防恶。\nBetter late than never.\n[谚语]迟做总比不做好。迟来总比不来好。亡羊补牢未为晚也。\nBetter leave than lack.\n[谚语]宁可剩余，不可不足。\nBetter lose a jest than a friend.\n[谚语]宁失一谑，不失一友；莫因玩笑伤感情。\nBetter lose the saddle than the horse.\n[谚语]宁失鞍，不失马。\nBetter luck next time!\n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)\nBetter marry over the midden than over the moor.\n[谚语]娶邻女为妻胜于娶自远方。\nBetter my hog dirty home than no hog at all.\n[谚语]宁可养猪把房子弄脏，胜过完全不养猪。\nBetter no law than law not enforced.\n[谚语]法而不行，不如无法。\nbetter nor like\n喜出望外\nbetter not look a gift-horse in the mouth\n受人馈赠礼物决不可以计较好歹或加以挑剔\nbetter off\n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\n较幸福；较幸运；较自在\n[the better off]较为富有的人们，境况较好的人们\nbetter (off) dead\n死了反而更好的\nbetter part of man's nature\n一心皈依，虔诚\nBetter poor with honour than rich with shame.\n[谚语]富而可耻不若贫而可敬。\nbetter ride on an ass that carries me than on a horse that throws me.\n[谚语]宁乘驮我的驴，不骑甩我的马；宁可安全不图快。\nbetter safe than sorry\n见 better (be) sure than sorry\nBetter small fish than an empty dish.\n[谚语]盘中有小鱼，总比空盘好。\nBetter spare at the brim than at the bottom.\n[谚语]宁可囤尖上留，不在囤底下愁；早贮存以备不时之需。\nBetter speak truth rudely than lie correctly.\n[谚语]粗鲁说真话，胜于周密编谎言。\nBetter suffer ill than do ill.\n[谚语]宁可受害，不可为害；宁可人负我，不可我负人。\nBetter ten guilty escape than one innocent man suffer.\n[谚语]宁可放走十个而不欲错整一人。\nbetter than\n比…多(或快)，多于，超过\nbetter than nothing (或none)\n聊胜于无；不更坏就算运气\nbetter than oneself\n所做的比所答应的好\n超过应尽的责任\nbetter than one's word\n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\nbetter that way\n那样更好，那样更合适\nBetter the feet slip than the tongue.\n[谚语]宁可失足，不可失言。\nBetter the last smile than the first laughter.\n[谚语]开头大笑不如最后微笑；别高兴过早。\nBetter to ask the way than go astray.\n[谚语]与其迷路，不如问路。\nBetter to be blind than to see ill.\n[谚语]眼视邪恶，不如瞎掉为好；非礼勿视。\nBetter to be half hungry than ill fed.\n[谚语]宁半饥而不食败物。\nBetter (to be) safe than sorry.\n[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。)\nBetter to have one eye than be blind altogether.\n[谚语]独眼总比全瞎好。\nBetter unborn than unbred (或untaught).\n[谚语]与其无教养，还不如不出世；不教不如不生。\nBetter untaught than ill taught.\n[谚语]宁可没受教育，也强于受坏教育。\nBetter wear out shoes than sheets.\n[谚语]磨破鞋子强过磨坏床单；宁奔波而健身，勿贪睡而罹病。\nBetter wear out than rust out.\n与其锈掉不如用坏；与其闲散不如忙碌，闲死不如忙死。\nBetter wed over the mixen than over the moor.\n[谚语]宁娶邻家女，不娶外乡人。\nfor better of for worse\n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]\nfor the better\n为了得到更好的结果\n向着较好的情况(转变)，(转)向好的情况(或方面)，好转，改善\nget the better of\n胜过；在…中占上风\n打败，战胜；赢；智胜\n成功地解决(困难)\ngo (someone) one better\n超过以前的成绩；更胜一筹\n[美国英语]胜过(某人)\n出价超过对手\nhad better\n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)\nhave the better of\n=get the better of\nknow better (than)\n见 know\nnever better\n[口语]再好没有了，从来没这么好(主要指身体健康)\nno better than\n仅仅\n实际上和…一样；简直是；几乎等于；并不比…强\nno better than she should (或ought to) be\n[委婉语](女人)淫荡的，行为不正派(或不规矩)的，水性杨花的\nnone the better for it (或something)\n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\none's better\n比自己高明的人\none's betters\n上级；长辈\nso much the better\n那就更好了\ntake for better for worse\n与…结为夫妇，白头到老，苦乐与共，与…同甘共苦\nThe better the day,the better the deed.\n[谚语]天气好，心情好，万事顺利。\nthink (all) the better of someone\n对某人有较好印象，对某人有较高的评价，对某人更加钦佩\nthink better of\n见 think

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