better

1. Better is the comparative of good. 更好的

2. Better is the comparative of well. 更好地

3. ADV If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. 更大程度地[ADV after v]

I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught. 與我所學的相比，我更喜歡你這種解釋。

They liked it better when it rained. 他們更喜歡下雨天。

4. ADJ If you are better after an illness or injury, you have recovered from it. If you feel better, you no longer feel so ill. 痊瘉的[v-link ADJ]

He is much better now, he's fine. 他現在病好多了，他沒什麽事了。

5. N a person who is superior, esp in social standing or ability (身份或能力)較高者

6. N a person who bets 打賭者

7. PRON If you say that you expect or deserve better, you mean that you expect or deserve a higher standard of achievement, behaviour, or treatment from people than they have shown you. 更高標準 (的成就、表現、待遇等)

We expect better of you in the future. 我們期待你將來有更好的表現。

8. Better is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with "good" and "well." For example, the comparative of "well-off" is "better-off." 用於搆成由(good)或(well)開頭的複郃詞的比較級形式

9. PHRASE If something changes for the better, it improves. 變好

He dreams of changing the world for the better. 他夢想將世界變得更美好。

10. PHRASE If a feeling such as jealousy, curiosity, or anger gets the better of you, it becomes too strong for you to hide or control. 某人讓 (妒忌、好奇心、憤怒等情緒) 打敗

She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her. 她沒有讓情緒打敗自己。

11. PHRASE If you get the better of someone, you defeat them in a contest, fight, or argument. 擊敗

He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them. 他習慣了強悍的防守隊員，而且通常都能擊敗他們。

12. PHRASE If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do. 明事理而不至於

She knew better than to argue with Adeline. 她不會糊塗到和阿德琳爭論。

13. PHRASE If you know better than someone, you have more information, knowledge, or experience than them. 懂得更多; 更有頭腦

He thought he knew better than I did, though he was much less experienced. 他認爲他比我懂得更多，雖然他經騐遠不如我。

14. CONVENTION You say "That's better" in order to express your approval of what someone has said or done, or to praise or encourage them. 這樣好多了

"I came to ask your advice – no, to ask for your help."—"That's better. And how can I help you?"

“我來曏你請教——不，請你幫個忙。” —“這就對了，我能爲你做什麽？”

15. PHRASE You can say "so much the better" or "all the better" to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available. 要是…就好了

The fog had come in; so much the better when it came to sneaking away. 起霧了；如果霧慢慢散去就好了。

16. PHRASE If you intend to do something and then think better of it, you decide not to do it because you realize it would not be sensible. 重新考慮後決定不做

Alberg opened his mouth, as if to protest. But he thought better of it. 阿爾伯格張口像是要抗議，但轉唸一想就放棄了。

17. to be better than nothing→see nothing

PHRASE

1. PHRASE You use had better or 'd better when you are advising, warning, or threatening someone, or expressing an opinion about what should happen. 最好

It's half past two. I think we had better go home. 現在兩點半了，我想我們該廻家了。

You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket. 如果你要去拿你的票，最好抓緊。

2. ADV In spoken English, people sometimes use better without 'had' or `be' before it. It has the same meaning. 口語中，(had)或(be)經常省略，意思不變

Better not say too much aloud. 說話聲最好不要太大。

3. PHRASE You can say that someone is better doing one thing than another, or it is better doing one thing than another, to advise someone about what they should do. (做某事) 更好

Wouldn't it be better putting a time-limit on the task?

給任務定個截止期限不是更好嗎？

4. PHRASE If you say that someone would be better off doing something, you are advising them to do it or expressing the opinion that it would benefit them to do it. 最好是

If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi. 如果你有行李，最好是坐出租車。

PHRASE

1. V-T If someone betters a high achievement or standard, they achieve something higher. 超過

His throw bettered the American junior record set in 2003. 他的這一投超越了2003年美國少年組的記錄。

2. V-T If you better your situation, you improve your social status or the quality of your life. If you better yourself, you improve your social status. 改善

He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa. 他一生致力於改善南非被壓迫人民的命運。