1.改善an improvement in East-West relations 東西方關係的改善she has shown some improvement in maths 她的數學成績有所提高
2.增加; 減少a significant improvement in the sales figures 銷售數字的大幅增長there has been an improvement in the infant mortality rate 嬰兒死亡率降低了
3.改進之處; 改善的事物what do you think of my new hairstyle? — it's an improvement 你覺得我的新髮型怎麼樣？──比原來的好the new edition is a considerable improvement on the old one 新版本較舊版本有了很大的改進
4.整修to make/carry out improvements to the house 對房屋進行整修a road improvement scheme 道路修繕計劃
