Word · Frequency #704
betters
改善；改进
betters is the third person singular of better.
to improve something
- 1.
To improve.
改进；改善
- 2.
To become better; to improve.
变好；好转
- 3.
To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
超过；胜过；优于
- 4.
To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
有利于；支持；增进利益
好转；变得更好；超过；胜过；有利于；支持；改进；改善；变好；好转
In use
She hopes to better her English by practicing every day.
The company is working to better the lives of its employees.
He wants to better his previous record in the competition.
better + noun phrase
及物动词，直接跟宾语。
We need to better our understanding of the problem.
我们需要加深对这个问题的理解。
better + oneself
常与反身代词连用，表示自我提升。
She studied hard to better herself.
她努力学习以提升自己。
better + the situation/condition
常用于改善状况、条件等抽象名词。
Connections
Collocations
- better oneself
- 提升自己；改善自身境况
- He studied hard to better himself.他努力学习以提升自己。
- better your chances
- 增加你的机会
- Practice daily to better your chances of winning.每天练习以增加你获胜的机会。
- better the lives of
- 改善……的生活
- The new policy aims to better the lives of rural families.新政策旨在改善农村家庭的生活。
- better an offer
- 开出更优厚的条件；胜过某个报价
- We can better their offer by adding free shipping.我们可以通过增加免费配送来胜过他们的报价。
- better the situation
- 改善局面
- A calm talk might better the situation.冷静的交谈也许能改善局面。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：动词 better 就是'使…变得更好'，想象你亲手把一个球从低处推到高处，它变得更好了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：书面报告、正式演讲、自我提升讨论 作动词时通常表示“改善、改进；超过”，多用于书面报告、正式演讲和谈论自我提升等场合；在日常口语中，若要表达“改善”，人们更常用 improve。
Grammar Note
作及物动词，意为‘改善、超过’，后接名词或代词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
letter、wetter、debtor、sweater 与 better 押韵：都以 /ɛtɚ/ 结尾。注意：meter 和 butter 拼写相似但读音不同——meter 是 /iː/，butter 是 /ʌ/，它们与 better 不押韵。
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。
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