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better
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🇺🇸 /bˈɛtɚ/
🇬🇧 [ˈbɛtʰ.ə]
better 的核心意思是“更好、改善”，可表示状态更佳、数量或程度更高、病情好转，也可表示改进、胜过；在口语中还常用于表示“最好还是……”。
💡 记忆钩子
把 better 想成把东西往“更好的位置”推：状态更好是 better，做得更好是 better，数量或条件达到更高水平也是 better；因此它还能表示“改善某事”或“胜过别人”，而 “You better...” 则是在说“你最好这样做”。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“比以前好”和“做得更好”这条主线，再学习“胜过”和“最好还是……”等延伸用法。
- better 通常是 good 和 well 的比较级，不要把它机械地理解成单纯的“更多”；具体要看是在比较质量、状态、表现还是条件。
- better 与波斯语 behtar 只是巧合相似，并非同源词。
📖 中文释义
adj
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core 更好的📖 这是 good 的比较级，表示某人或某物比另一个更好，或比以前的状态更好。💡 常用结构是 “better than...” 或 “a better choice”。单独说 “Much better” 表示“好多了”，尤其常用于回答近况或评价变化；不要在比较对象明确时误用 good。comparative form-ofThis plan is better than the old one.这个计划比原来的更好。I feel a little better today.我今天感觉好一点了。
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core 状态更好📖 这是 well 的比较级，表示做某事的状态或效果比以前更好，尤其常说身体状况或工作表现。💡 常见结构是 “do something better” 或 “get better”。better 修饰动词时表示“做得更好”，不要把这种用法都翻成形容词“更好的”。comparative form-ofShe sings better after taking a few lessons.她上了几节课后唱得更好了。
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common 数量更多📖 better 有时表示数量、程度或结果更高，不一定是在说质量更好。💡 常接数量或程度表达，如 “better pay” 和 “better results”。具体比较的是哪一项，通常由后面的名词或上下文说明。The new job offers better pay.新工作提供更高的薪资。
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common 达到更高标准📖 表示某个数量、距离、时间或条件达到这个水平或更高，重点是“至少达到较好的标准”。💡 常见结构是 “X or better”，意思是“达到 X 或更高”。这里的 better 不是简单的“更多”，而是表示结果不低于所说的标准。The battery should last ten hours or better.这块电池应该能持续十小时或更久。
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common 康复了📖 表示疾病或受伤后的状态已经好转，常指恢复到健康或接近健康的状态。💡 常用结构是 “feel better” 和 “be all better”。对生病或受伤的人说 “Get better soon” 是祝愿其早日康复，不是命令对方改善。Call me when you're feeling better.你感觉好些了就给我打电话。
betterer
comparative,humorous
betterest
humorous,superlative
adv
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core 做得更好📖 表示某个动作进行得比以前更顺利、更有效或效果更好。💡 常见结构是 “动词 + better”，也可以说 “better than before”。不要在动词前随意加 very 来表达比较，通常直接用 better 或 much better。comparative form-ofThe computer works better after the update.电脑更新后运行得更好了。
noun
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common 胜过自己的人📖 指在能力、地位或表现上高于另一个人的人，也就是对方的“强者”或“上级”。💡 常用结构是 “someone's better”，而不是直接把 better 当普通“更好的人”使用。这个用法较正式，有时还带有承认对方更强的意味。She respects anyone who proves to be her better.凡是证明自己比她强的人，她都尊重。
betters
plural
verb
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core 最好还是📖 在口语中表示某人最好采取某个行动，否则可能有不好的结果；它来自 had better 的缩略。💡 常见结构是 “You better + 动词原形”，否定为 “You better not + 动词原形”。这是非正式表达；正式场合可使用 “You should...” 或完整的 “You had better...”。auxiliary colloquial modalYou better save your work before closing the program.你最好在关闭程序前保存工作。You better not be late again.你最好别再迟到了。
verb
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common 改善某事📖 表示主动把某个制度、处境或事物往更好的方向推进，也就是使它得到改善。💡 常见结构是 “better + 名词”，宾语通常是状况、社会、生活或机会等抽象事物。这个用法较正式，日常交流中常用 improve 替代。transitiveThe project aims to better conditions for local workers.这个项目旨在改善当地工人的工作条件。
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common 变得更好📖 表示人、事物或情况本身逐渐改善，不强调是谁使它变好。💡 常见结构是 “better with time” 或 “better after...”。主语是发生变化的人或事物，而不是施加变化的行为者；日常口语中更常说 get better。intransitiveHer condition slowly bettered over the next week.接下来的一周里，她的病情慢慢好转了。
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common 胜过📖 表示在技能、质量或成就上超过某人或某物，把“变得更好”的方向推到比较结果上。💡 常见结构是 “better someone/something at...” 或直接接宾语。这个用法较正式，日常英语通常用 surpass、beat 或 do better than；不要把它和“改善某物”的及物用法混淆。transitiveNo one has bettered her record this year.今年还没有人打破她的纪录。
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rare 使受益📖 较少见，指给予某人或某群体优势、支持或发展机会，可看作把对方推向更有利的位置。💡 常见结构是 “better someone” 或 “better someone's interests”，语体偏正式或旧式。现代日常英语通常改用 help、benefit 或 advance。transitive
betters
present,singular,third-person
bettering
participle,present
bettered
participle,past
bettered
past
better
first-person,present,singular
bettered
first-person,past,singular
better
present,second-person,singular
bettered
past,second-person,singular
bettered
past,singular,third-person
better
plural,present
bettered
past,plural
better
present,subjunctive
bettered
past,subjunctive
better
imperative,present
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imperative,past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 12 组
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; ;
同义词集:
better
She had never sung better
a deed better left undone
better suited to the job
get better
同义词集:
better
improve
ameliorate
meliorate
The weather improved toward evening
反义: decline, worsen
上位: change state, turn
下位: convalesce, heal, mend, recover, recuperate, reform, see the light, straighten out, surge, upgrade
to make better
同义词集:
better
improve
amend
ameliorate
meliorate
The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
反义: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen
上位: alter, change, modify
下位: advance, aid, alleviate, assuage, build, build up, bushel, condition, develop, distill, doctor, down, educate, enhance, enrich, fine-tune, fix, furbish up, help, hone, lift, make pure, mend, palliate, perfect, polish, purify, raise, refine, reform, regenerate, relieve, repair, restore, revitalize, sublimate, touch on, upgrade
(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; ; ; ; ; ;
同义词集:
better
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
反义: worse
近似: amended, finer, improved
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness;
同义词集:
better
her health is better now
I feel better
反义: worse, worsened
近似: fitter, healthier
from a position of superiority or authority;
同义词集:
better
best
father knows best
I know better.
surpass in excellence;
同义词集:
better
break
She bettered her own record
break a record
上位: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
more than half
同义词集:
better
argued for the better part of an hour
近似: major
something superior in quality or condition or effect
同义词集:
better
a change for the better
上位: good, goodness
the superior one of two alternatives
同义词集:
better
chose the better of the two
上位: good, goodness
a superior person having claim to precedence
同义词集:
better
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
上位: higher-up, superior, superordinate
someone who bets
同义词集:
bettor
better
wagerer
punter
上位: gambler
下位: caller, taker
🌳 词源
better 源自古英语，和 best、德语 besser 等词有关，词源核心都与“好”相连；动词“改善”来自同一词源，口语中的助动词用法则是 had better 的缩略。
From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”).
Cognate with Dutch beter, German besser, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål bedre, Norwegian Nynorsk betre, Swedish bättre, Faroese and Icelandic betri. Also Sanskrit भ॒द्र (bhadrá, “blessed; fortunate; happy; good”) (from *bʰn̥d-ró-s). Related to best and battle (“getting better; improving; fruitful; fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot.
False cognate of Persian بهتر (behtar).
🔄 变式
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imperat
bettered
1st_sg
betterer
compar
betterest
superl
bettering
present
betters
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