Word · Frequency #704
best
更好的；较优的
best is the superlative of better.
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- 1.
Greater in amount or quantity
- 2.
Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
- 3.
Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.
好转的；痊愈的；较多的；更大的；较好的
In use
This is a better solution than the previous one.
I feel much better today after getting some rest.
She is looking for a better job with a higher salary.
be better than sth/sb
比较级结构，表示比……更好。
This book is better than that one.
这本书比那本更好。
get/become better
表示状态或能力的改善。
Your English is getting better.
你的英语正在变好。
be better at sth/doing sth
表示在某方面更擅长。
She is better at math than me.
她数学比我好。
Connections
Collocations
- better than
- 比...更好
- This solution is better than the previous one.这个解决方案比之前的更好。
- get better
- 好转；改善
- I hope you get better soon.希望你早日好转。
- feel better
- 感觉好些
- After taking the medicine, she felt much better.服药后，她感觉好多了。
- better off
- 处境更好；更富裕
- Many families are better off than they were ten years ago.许多家庭比十年前更富裕了。
- a better understanding
- 更好的理解
- This book gives you a better understanding of the subject.这本书让你对这个主题有更好的理解。
- better quality
Learner notes
Memory Tip
better中的bet像是打赌，打赌能变得更好
Context & Register
Better 作为形容词比较级，意为“更好的”，用法中性，常出现在比较结构中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words such as 'letter', 'setter', 'getter', 'sweater', and 'debtor' rhyme with 'better' (stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /tər/). Note that 'pepper' is spelled similarly but pronounced with /pər/ instead of /tər/, so it does not rhyme. Also, 'debtor' has a silent 'b' but still rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.