better

better1
adjective
  1. more desirable, satisfactory, or effective. good
    更好的；更合意的；更令人满意的；更有效的
    hoping for better weather.
    希望能有更好的天气。
    the new facilities were far better.
    新设备好多了。
    I'm better at doing sums than Alice.
    我比爱丽丝更擅长算术。
    ■more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised
    更合适的；更有利的；更稳妥的
    there couldn't be a better time to take up this job.
    不可能有比现在更合适的时机来接受这份工作了。
    it might be better to borrow the money.
    借钱也许会更有利些。
  2. [predic.or as complement]partly or fully recovered from illness, or injury. well
    康复的，好转的
    his leg was getting better.
    他的腿伤日见好转。
    henry will be completely better after some rest.
    休息一阵以后，亨利就会完全康复了。
    ■fitter and healthier; less unwell
    更健康的；（身体）好受一些的
    we'll feel a lot better after a decent night's sleep.
    晚上好好睡一觉，我们就会感觉好多了。
adverb
  1. more excellently or effectively
    更好地；更有效地
    Jonathon could do better if he tried.
    乔纳森如果努力，他会做得更好。
    sound travels better in water than in air.
    声音在水中比在空气中传导得更快。
    instruments are generally better made these days.
    现在的仪器总体上比以前做得好。
    ■to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions)
    在更大程度上；更（指成功或理想的行动、条件等方面）
    I liked it better when we lived in the country.
    我更喜爱乡村生活。
    you may find alternatives that suit you better.
    你也许会找到更适合你的选择。
    well-fed people are better able to fight off infection.
    营养充足的人能更好地抵抗感染。
    ■more suitably, appropriately, usefully
    更合适地；更有用地
    the money could be better spent on more urgent cases.
    钱用在更紧急的事情上更值得。
noun
  1. [mass noun]the better one; that which is better
    较好者，更好者
    the Natural History Museum book is by far the better of the two.
    这两本书里，自然博物馆这一本要好得多。
    you've a right to expect better than that.
    你有权要求比那更好的。
    a change for the better.
    好转。
  2. (one's betters)(chiefly dated or humorous)one's superiors in social class or ability
    (主 旧 或 幽默)上司们；比自己能力强的人
    educating the young to respect their elders and betters.
    教育年轻人尊重长辈和上司。
verb
  1. [with obj.]improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement)
    提高，超过（现有或以前的水平或成绩）
    his account can hardly be bettered.
    他的阐述几乎完美无瑕。
    bettering his previous time by ten minutes.
    比他上一次快十分钟。
    ■make (something) better; improve
    使更好；改善
    his ideas for bettering the lot of the millhands.
    他改善磨房工人状况的想法。
    ■(better oneself)achieve a higher social position or status
    取得更高社会地位
    the residents are mostly Londoners who have bettered themselves.
    这些居民绝大多数都是取得了一定地位的伦敦人。
    ■overcome or defeat (someone)
    战胜（某人）
    she had almost bettered him at archery.
    在射箭比赛中她几乎击败了他。
常用词组
the — the better
  1. used to emphasize the importance or desirability of the quality or thing specified
    越…越好
    the sooner we're off the better.
    我们越早离开越好。
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
  1. (proverb)it's wiser to deal with an undesirable but familiar person or situation than to risk a change that might lead to a situation with worse difficulties or a person whose faults you have yet to discover
    (谚)（待人处世）做生不如做熟；宁与熟悉的坏人打交道，不与不知其底细者相处
better off
  1. in a more desirable or advantageous position, especially in financial terms
    （尤指经济情况）比以前好，比以前宽裕
    the proposals would make her about £40 a year better off.
    这些建议可以使她每年比以前多得40英镑。
the better part of
  1. almost all of; most of
    几乎所有的；大部分
    it is the better part of a mile.
    这差不多有一英里。
better safe than sorry
  1. (proverb)it's wiser to be cautious and careful than to be hasty or rash and so do something you may later regret
    (谚)谨言慎行不吃亏，轻率莽撞必后悔
better than
  1. (N. Amer.)more than
    (北美)多于，超过
    he'd lived there for better than twenty years.
    他已在那里住了20多年。
the better to —
  1. so as to —— better
    为了更好地…
    he leaned closer the better to hear her.
    他侧身向她挨近以便听得更清楚些。
for better or (for) worse
  1. whether the outcome is good or bad
    无论结果是好是坏
get the better of
  1. (of a person) gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability
    取得对（某人）的优势；占（某人）的上风；击败（或胜过）…
    no one has ever got the better of her yet.
    到目前为止还从未有人战胜过她。
    ■(of a feeling or urge) be too strong to conceal or resist
    （感情或冲动）难以掩饰，难以克制
    curiosity got the better of her.
    她克制不住自己的好奇心。
go one better
  1. narrowly surpass a previous effort or achievement
    稍好，稍有提高
    I want to go one better this time and score.
    我这次想做得好一些，能够得分。
    ■narrowly outdo (another person)
    险胜（某人）
had better do something
  1. would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something
    最好做某事；应该做某事
    you had better be careful.
    你最好小心些。
have the better of
  1. be more successful in (a contest)
    在（比赛）中占上风
    Attlee had the better of these exchanges.
    阿特利在这些辩论中占了上风。
no (或 little) better than
  1. just (or almost) the same as (something bad); merely
    与…如一丘之貉，半斤对八两
    viceroys who were often no better than bandits.
    往往和盗匪无甚差别的总督大人们。
no better than one should (或 ought to) be
  1. perceived as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character
    被认为有多个性伴侣的，乱交的；被认为道德品质有问题的
语源
  1. Old English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best
用法
  1. In the verb phrase had better do something the word had acts like an auxiliary verb and in informal spoken contexts it is often dropped, as in you better not come tonight In writing, the had may be contracted to 'd but it should not be dropped altogether
better2
noun
  1. variant spelling of bettor
    同 bettor
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