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1. Oxford Dictionary

   better

   • IPA[ˈbɛtə]

   英式

   • adj.
     more desirable, satisfactory, or effective；more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised
   • adv.
     more excellently or effectively；to a greater degree; more (used in connection with success or with desirable actions or conditions)
   • n.
     the better one; that which is better；one's superiors in social class or ability
   • v.
     improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement)；make (something) better; improve

   • noun: better, plural noun: betters

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   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 superior, finer, of higher quality, greater, in a different class, ... 更多one step ahead, more acceptable, preferable, recommended, informala cut above, streets ahead, head and shoulders above, ahead of the pack/field反義詞 worse, inferior
   • ▪ 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 more advantageous, more suitable, more fitting, more appropriate, more useful, ... 更多more valuable, more desirable反義詞 worse
   • 2. partly or fully recovered from illness, injury, or mental stress his leg was getting better 同義詞 healthier, fitter, stronger, less ill, well, ... 更多cured, healed, recovered, convalescent, recovering, on the road to recovery, making progress, progressing, improving, informalon the mend, looking up反義詞 worse

   adv.

   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 higher standard, in a superior/finer way
   • ▪ 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, to a greater degree
   • ▪ more suitably, appropriately, or usefully the money could be better spent on more urgent cases 同義詞 more wisely, more sensibly, more suitably, more fittingly, more advantageously

   n.

   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

   v.

   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 surpass, improve on, beat, exceed, excel, ... 更多top, cap, trump, eclipse, outstrip, outdo, outmatch, go one better than, informalbest
   • ▪ make (something) better; improve his ideas for bettering the lot of the millhands 同義詞 improve, make better, ameliorate, raise, advance, ... 更多further, lift, upgrade, enhance, reform, rectify, raremeliorate反義詞 worsen
   • ▪ 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