better

高中CET4CET6考研IELTS

英[ˈbetə(r)]
美[ˈbetər]

基本释义

adv.
更; 更好; 更恰当
adj.
更好的; 能力更强的; 更合适的; (病情)好转的
v.
超越; 改善
n.
更好的事物; 上司
pron.
更大成就

词性变化

实用例句

The fewer things in the room the better.

房间里的东西越少越好。

The Irish love a party, the bigger the better...

爱尔兰人喜欢聚会,规模越大越好。

If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi...

你要是大包小包的,不如打的算了。

Their stance seems to be that a baby or child is better off in its country of birth.

他们似乎认为婴儿或者小孩还是呆在自己出生的国家为好。

Now General Electric have gone one better than nature and made a diamond purer than the best quality natural diamonds.

现在通用电气公司已经制造出了巧夺天工的钻石,其纯度比最好的天然钻石还要高。

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

“我来征求你们的意见——不对,请求你们帮助。”——“这还差不多。我们怎么帮助你?”

Use strong white flour, and if you can get hold of durum wheat flour, then so much the better...

使用高筋白面粉,如果你能弄到硬粒小麦面粉,那就更好了。

If there's good skiing, breathtaking scenery and you don't need to catch a plane, all the better!

如果有好的滑雪场、令人叹为观止的美景,又不用赶飞机,那就再好不过了。

My sister still claims she cheated on us at cards, but I know better.

我妹妹仍然说她和我们玩牌的时候捣了鬼,其实我心知肚明。

She knew better than to argue with Adeline...

她不至于和阿德琳发生争执。

It's bad enough to have anyone joke about such a serious matter but a member of the police force should know better.

拿这么严肃的事情开玩笑已经够糟的了,身为一名警察更不应该这样做。

He thought he knew better than I did, though he was much less experienced...

虽然他经验远没有我丰富,但他认为他比我懂行。

He is used to tough defenders, and he usually gets the better of them.

他习惯了彪悍的后卫,通常都能战而胜之。

He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa...

他毕生致力于改变南非受压迫人民的命运。

Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves.

我们的父母选择来到这里,希望能够改善自己的生活。

You are better eating just a small snack than hurrying a main meal...

你最好简单吃点快餐,不要着急着慌地吃正餐。

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

是不是给这项任务规定一个时限比较好?

Dreams of changing the world for the better.

让世界变得更美好的梦想

She didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.

她没有感情用事。

As an account of adolescence it could hardly be bettered.

作为描写青春期的书,它已几臻完美。

He recorded a time of 4 minutes 23, bettering the old record of 4-24...

他用时4分23秒,刷新了4分24秒的原纪录。

Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.

在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。

We expect better of you in the future...

我们希望将来你有更大的成就。

Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this.

我们长期受苦受难的采矿群体应该得到比这更好的待遇。

It's half past two. I think we had better go home...

现在两点半了。我想我们最好还是回家吧。

You'd better run if you're going to get your ticket...

想买到票的话,你最好跑几步。

I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught...

你的解释比我以前学过的更让我喜欢。

I'd like nothing better than to join you girls...

我最喜欢和你们女孩子在一起了。

He is much better now, he's fine...

他现在好多了,身体状况不错。

The doctors were saying there wasn't much hope of me getting better.

医生们说我好转的希望不大。

真题例句

"It is a thing of no great difficulty," according to Plutarch," to raise objections against another man's speech, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome."

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Advances in AI will make human beings smarter, more able and "just better human beings".

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Better yet, how about what one Hunter College professor reportedly did recently for her final exam. She encouraged the class not to stress or even study, promising that, "It is going to be a piece of cake."

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But first we'd better contact Tom and Tracy, and see if they are up for it.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

But mostly, I hate tipping because I believe I would be in a better place if pay decisions regarding employees were simply left up to their employers, as is the custom in virtually every other industry.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

But respondents had decidedly mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

But they did much better after getting a good night sleep.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Carpets, for instance, seem to be slightly better places to drop your food than wood or tile.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Explaining what the data revealed, he said: "What you see is that even after three years, mental health is still better, which is unlike many other things that we think will make us happy." He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Genuine criticism creates a precious opening for an author to become better on his own terms— a process that is often extremely painful, but also almost always meaningful.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Groups like these will help you refine your analytical skills and enable you to express yourself better.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

He observed that people living in green spaces were less stressed, and less stressed people made more sensible decisions and communicated better.

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

However, organisations need to learn something bigger than how to manage teams better: they need to be in the habit of asking themselves whether teams are the best tools for the job.

2017年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

I thought I'd better get your okay first.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

I was wondering if you'd see Smith, the man who was late, because you are so much better at handling things like this.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

If that income were better taxed, it might provide the revenue for better infrastructure.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

I'm not saying local food isn't better; It is.

2015年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In a review of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic performance, investigators found that the more children moved, the better their grades were in school, particularly in the basic subjects of math, English and reading.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

In critique, however, we are forced to depart, to give up the perfection we thought we had achieved for the chance of being even a little bit better.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

In literacy, they were actually doing better than their peers in other countries.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

In one study on the breakfast habits of 1,600 young people in the UK, researchers found that the fibre and micro-nutrient intake was better in those who had breakfast regularly.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In one the focus could be on building financial success and personal achievement, in another on creating a better work/life balance, still another on exploring and understanding options more fully, or becoming an independent producer, yet another on makin

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Interestingly, their memories are highly self-centred: although they can remember "autobiographical" life events in extraordinary detail, they seem to be no better than average at recalling impersonal information, such as random lists of words.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

It began to make her feel bad that some people seemed to be doing so much better than she was.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

It is an interaction between the person and the place, not the sort of place in itself, that leads to better or worse experiences.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the ethical consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Look, I'd better go or I'll be late.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Many patients also gained a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Men score higher starting salaries, have more mentoring, and have better odds of being hired.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Most of them engage with potential donors, since projects that answered questions from interested donors fared better.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Most urban Africans live in slums migrants are often not much better off than they were in the countryside.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

No matter how the math works out, you persistently view restaurants with voluntary tipping systems as being a better value, which makes it extremely difficult for restaurants and bars to do away with the tipping system.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Nor are they necessarily better at remembering a round of drinks, say.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Numerous studies have shown that women who attend single-sex schools tend to have stronger self-confidence, better study habits and more ambitious career goals than women who attend coeducational schools.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last- minute preparations for a test.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

One argument that you tend to hear a lot from the pro-tipping crowd seems logical enough: the service is better when waiters depend on tips, presumably because they see a benefit to successfully veiling their contempt for you.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Research now shows that regular quizzes, short essays, and other assignments over the course of a term better enhance learning and retention.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own, 26 tend to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Sleeping better may help fight off illness.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated, they said.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The low-sodium, low- fat frozen dinners sold much better than expected.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The objective of this debating game is not to win but to get to the truth that will allow you to move faster, farther and better.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The products were much better than people thought they would be.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get a better picture of heat absorption from surface to seabed.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

The textbook industry insists the online systems represent a better deal for students.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

There are two ways to interpret Plutarch when he suggests that a critic should be able to produce "a better in its place."

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

There's no better example of this than killer whales.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Ultimately, it will help you better evaluate information and analyze different ideas and outcomes.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Young adults with a college degree have fared much better in the labor market than their less-educated counterparts, which has in turn made it easier to establish their own households.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

"Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch," all work better "than going though a survey of questions.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

After six months, the employees who participated in ROWE reported reduced work-family conflict and a better sense of control of their time, and they were getting a full hour of extra sleep each night.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

And the head-to-head competition might give them a strong incentive to lower their prices, perhaps by accepting slimmer profit margins or demanding better deals from providers.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

And then at adulthood, IFPri has actually demonstrated that children who were better nourished have higher wages, by a pretty large margin, by 46 percent.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

As more data are collected and methods for analysis improve, researchers will be in a better position to identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other and evolve over time, with the potential to improve people's produ

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Because previous research has shown that people with high intellectual abilities are better at filtering out distractions, researchers believed students with high ACT scores would not show a significant decrease in performance due to their use of digital

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读

But their results also indicated films and TV shows with women or people of color in the important jobs behind the scenes—director, producer or writer—tended to have better diversity numbers.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力  Section B 

By making the effort to organize and label files so others can understand them, scientists become more organized and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding confusion later on.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

College graduates will still fare better than those with only a high school education, of course.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have—but they must also get customers engaged in the process.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

During the trials, the robot algorithms (算法) and mechanics will be fine-tuned to make it better suited to ailing livestock and ensure it safely navigates around potential hazards including trees, mud, swamps, and hills.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Each week, he would try something different to see if he could find a better, faster way down the mountain.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

Educational outings help bright but disadvantaged students to get better scores in A-level tests.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Even when a retailer gets a customer to walk in the store, she can easily see if there's better deal online or at another store nearby.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

For example, years when people spent more time with friends were better years for well-being and followed by better years.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Hacker's argument has met with opposition from other math educators who say what's needed is to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier, rather than teaching them less math altogether.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

I told myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily, I was right.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

If a team manager exemplifies such qualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realize their potential and achieve their objectives.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be accurately measured, more people will seek higher education – and come out better thinkers.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

In addition, there is better overall health and improved medical knowledge and care.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

In fact, by the time miss Bligh stood up to talk, I was feeling much better.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

In one study, researchers tested whether students remembered lists of words better if they heard them, saw them or both.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Instead, most people seem to learn better if they're taught in several ways, especially if one is visual.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

It involved skiing with his legs apart for better balance and sitting back on the skis when he came to a turn.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

It ties up cash we could put to better use elsewhere.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

It's a fact not lost on American educators, who amid rising math failure rates are debating how math can better meet the real-life needs of students.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Looking back now, nine years later, I can't remember exactly what it was about these universities that made them seem so much better.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Moffitt said it's still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she says other researchers have found that it's mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

New research says that those who can't seem to keep their inner monologues in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain focused better and show improved perception capabilities.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Once Farrant and her colleagues feel they have a better sense of which switches to throw, they will have to find the best way to do so in useful crops.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Open science also offers junior researchers the chance to level the playing field by gaining better access to crucial data.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

People who have plenty of positive emotions in their everyday lives tend to be happier, healthier, learn better and get along well with others.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Rarely has there been a better example of the power of attitude, one of our most powerful psychological tools.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Shockingly, the two groups came up with plans of similar quality although the college students had better spelling skills.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

similar studies tested whether students learned basic physics and chemistry concepts better by reading plain text or viewing pictures to and everyone do better with the help of pictures.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

So, as you see, it's very hard to say which one is better.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Some authoritative analysts doubt that the secretary would get better deals than private insurers already get.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Sometimes the old stuff just works better or more efficiently.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Studies of citation counts show that internationally co-authored papers have better visibility.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Teachers need to be much better paid to attract the best college graduates to the nation's worst schools.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

That sounds pretty terrible, but the loss of life has decreased by a factor of 10 simply because we are getting better at warning people.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

That way, the researchers can see if the self identified verbal learners really learned better when the information was just spoken aloud, for example.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The average Norwegian is better off than the average US citizen, but contributes about half as much to climate change.

2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

The best seek to alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside一 at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

The passengers often say that seeing animals makes them feel much better, and helps them to calm down before a flight.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

The relationship between getting more sleep and making better food choices is well-documented.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力  Section B 

The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The results: Teens who played the Iowa Gambling Task under the eyes of fellow adolescents engaged in more exploratory behavior, learned faster from both positive and negative outcomes, and achieved better performance on the task than those who played in s

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The robots also lean the most efficient and safest passages, and allow engineers and farmers to analyze and better optimize the attributes and tasks of the robot, as well as provide a live stream giving real-time feedback on exactly what is happening on t

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

There has never been a better time for collaborations with foreign scientist.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

These professional animals are probably better at finding their way in the airports from the most frequent of travelers.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions — such as saving more in our pension plans — by changing the default options.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

"They didn't work anywhere and all the time – they were better able to manage their work, "Moen said.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Unfortunately, activities involving direct contact with people, which contributed to better well-being were found to be on the decline.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

When all the participants proceeded to the second pair of tasks, the daydreamers performed 40% better than the others.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

You are here to understand thinking better and to think better yourself.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

"Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom, " says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of children.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

As you make reading a regular part of your life, you'll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text better.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

A better plan for sleep can help.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

A study found that a strong nifio in 1997-98 helped America's economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the midwest gained from extra rain.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Advertisements persuade us that newer is better and that we will be happier with the latest products.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

Before we finish, can you offer any tips on becoming a better songwriter?

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 原文

Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Better sewers make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Better still, let's meet in the Red Lion Bar to have a nice little talk.

2019年高考英语浙江卷 听力 原文

But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

But now, with the combination of a better price point and a generally fresher product, they can stay in business.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

But what I still can't figure out is why I never got tired, never felt better in my life.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读表达 原文

But when john reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Consumers could better protect their privacy.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Doing so will help you get into a better university, which will enable you to have a bright future.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Educated woman do better in looking after children.

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Embryonic learning helps mother birds to identify the baby birds which fit the environment better.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Even though you might feel more comfortable going with a friend or partner, the office hour will go better if it's just you and the professor.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文

Eventually, the couple found that their bodies turned for the better, with re-found strong muscles that they.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

Everything is fresher and better tasting than at home.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 听力 原文

First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 单项填空 原文

For those who fly to Guilin, it's only an hour away by car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

Google initially used the data collected from users to target advertising better.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Have a better chance to enter top universities.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Help executives to understand Shakespeare's plays better.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Help super intelligent machines work better.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

His daughter does better in school.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

However, once I worked with statewide and local government, I realized that a better fit for me would be public policy, and now I am in the process of changing my area.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to kill bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate.

2017年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered asl-American sign language.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team's performance.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better control your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

2016年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 B 原文

If you enjoy something and keep doing it, you will get better at it.

2016年高考英语天津卷 答案 选项

If you feel you can relate, then group training is an even better option for you.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

If you have any doubts about your health, you'd better consult your doctor at once.

2015年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

If you want to disturb the car industry, you'd better have a few billion dollars: mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

It can better her cooking skills.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

It turns out that just looking at green,growing things can reduce stress,lower blood pressure,and put people into a better mood.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

It was coined by the trans-research institute to describe a new philosophy by which high achievers at work chose a lower salary in exchange for a better quality of life.

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

It would be better if it can change people's way of.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设

It's much more helpful to say something like, " I think we had better have another look about how we divide up the housework.

2015年高考英语福建卷 短文填词 原文

I've decided to stop playing ping-pong until it feels better.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Know the world better than chimps.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Later, the second group remembered the information better.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Like many things in life, it's an ongoing process, and the best part of the process is that there's enough room for improvement, which means you'll just keep getting better and better.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 语法填空 原文

Maybe there is a better way of dealing with it.

2015年高考英语福建卷 短文填词 原文

I'm not suggesting you ignore problems, or that you pretend things are better than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— at least most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big deal.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

Now that the chances of dying young are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.

2015年高考英语广东卷 完形填空 原文

Of course, safety should be considered, and that's one area where small towns are better than big cities.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Office hours almost always go better if you bring a few specific questions to the meeting.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文

One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

People have better access to health care than they used to, and they're living longer as a result.

2017年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

People who work toward such excellence—whether they are driving a truck, or running a store--make the world better just by being the kind of people they are.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Perhaps the 7:00 one at the UME cinema is even better.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date-sharing, kindness, openness — carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Repeated failure creates a better life.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

She expected to a better show.

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 选项

So, if you don't have a car, you'd better live in the city.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

So, which city did you like better, Paris or rome?

2016年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and high-end restaurants.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Some people around them are making the world better.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

Sorry I haven't got better weather news for you holidaymakers.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 听力 原文

Still I have to say that trains and buses and walking are all better than driving.

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

Students taking a gap year are better prepared for college studies.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Studying babies' play may lead to a better understanding of science.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location 位置 better than the facts.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Surround yourself with uplifting individuals who challenge you to be better while loving you for who you are, and be patient to the people who are the complete opposite of that description.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Tea tastes much better with milk.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 听力 选项

Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

That's why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The disadvantages of large human brains·the larger brains may not be better because of the cost.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 题设

The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand the shared passion for beauty.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

The quality of education in this small school is better than that in some larger schools.

2015年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The sooner you notice, the better.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The workers were not better organized, otherwise they would have accomplished the task in half the time.

2019年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

These innovative solutions are meant to support better organizational performance.

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

They are no better than the old.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

They believe that there are transport developments around the comer that will bring a lot of changes for the better.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 单项填空 原文

They make businesses work better and they are a part of the corporate culture we live in.

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

They might have found a better hotel if they were to drive a few more kilometers.

2018年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not sign up too early, or they should adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

This isn't as hard as it sounds, and it is far better than any other method because you improve your vocabulary while reading an interesting piece of literature.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 语法填空 原文

This led to some painful experiences on Saturday as they played against teams better trained.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

To help our audience have a better understanding of this extreme weather, we have invited prof.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

To make it easier to get in touch with us, you'd better keep this card at hand.

2016年高考英语北京卷 单项选择 原文

A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than, for example, a younger sibling.

2020年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they've gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Even when you win, you end up no better off.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

He taught himself shorthand to get an even better job later as a court stenographer and as a reporter in Parliament.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Healthy trees are also better able to fend off insects.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I can promise you this: As a result of working toward this goal, you and your children will benefit and emerge from stressful moments feeling better physically and emotionally.

2020年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

In fact women even say they feel better at work,she notes.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In limited respects, perhaps the recession will leave society better off.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency", George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In short, these are the types of jobs that machines can perform much better at than human beings.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

India has just announced it will "eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022". There are also incentive-based ways of making better environmental choices easier, such as ensuring recycling is at least as easy as trash disposal.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve well-being.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television .

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

On first hearing, this was the socially concerned chancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete with "reforms" to an obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newly unemployed to find work, and subsidises laziness.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Other industries are recruiting them with similar or better pay.

2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Some want to shock, others to draw people into science, or to better reward those who have made their careers in research.

2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Soon after his father's release from prison, Dickens got a better job as errand boy in law offices.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.

2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

That s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers-who must pay fees or buy better vehicles 一rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The better you understand the cultural context, the more control you can have over your impact.

2016年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional.

2011年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The research of till Von Wachter, the economist in Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed: those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise woul

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The trick is to direct these funds better.

2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want 一 the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that 一 the better.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

There is a better way to win arguments.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

These tools can help you win every argument 一 not in the unhelpful sense of beating your opponents but in the better sense of learning about the issues that divide people.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

This is why people who work outside the home have better health.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Too often we believe that, a new job, bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. one having claim to precedence; a superior;

    "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

  • 2. someone who bets

  • 3. the superior one of two alternatives;

    "chose the better of the two"

Verb
  • 1. surpass in excellence;

    "She bettered her own record"

    "break a record"

  • 2. to make better;

    "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

  • 3. get better;

    "The weather improved toward evening"

Adjective
  • 1. (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another;

    "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"

    "a better coat"

    "a better type of car"

    "a suit with a better fit"

    "a better chance of success"

    "produced a better mousetrap"

    "she's better in math than in history"

  • 2. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness;

    "her health is better now"

    "I feel better"

  • 3. (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable;

    "it would be better to speak to him"

    "the White House thought it best not to respond"

  • 4. more than half;

    "argued for the better part of an hour"

Adverb
  • 1. comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.;

    "She had never sung better"

    "a deed better left undone"

    "better suited to the job"

  • 2. from a position of superiority or authority;

    "father knows best"

    "I know better."

同义词辨析

improve, better, perfect, refine

这些动词均有"改进,改善"之意。

  • improve: 最常用词,多指状态或性质上的深刻或重要改进,也可指自身能力的提高。
  • better: 多用于口语,指适当地改善原来并非很差的状态或性质,也指社会地位、经济状况的改善。
  • perfect: 语义强,通常指使方法、技术等达到完善美好的境地。
  • refine: 侧重指使语言、仪态等变得文雅、优美,也可指技艺等的提高。

同义词

adj.较佳的;更好的

superiorimprovedpreferable

反义词

adj.较佳的

worse

其他释义

worse

最新英语单词

行业英语