| 词组 | better |
| 释义 | better /ˈbetə $ -ər/ adjective, adverb the comparative form of ‘good’ or ‘well’adverbsmuch better/a lot better The weather is much better today.slightly better/a little better also a bit better informal She woke up feeling slightly better.infinitely better (=very much better) The new system is infinitely better than the old one.marginally better (=only very slightly better) The team did marginally better in the next game.even better The show was even better than I expected.verbsget better The situation should get better soon.feel better Are you feeling any better?phrasesthere is nothing better than sth There is nothing better than having praise from someone whose work you respect.THESAURUS: better superior better, especially in quality: German cars are far superior. | He thinks men are superior to women. | This is a superior product. preferable formal more suitable or useful – used when saying which one you prefer: Cash would be preferable. | Anything would be preferable to the system we have now. be an improvement on sth to be better than something that existed before: The engine is a huge improvement on previous diesel engines. have the edge to be slightly better than another person or thing – used especially when saying which one will win in a game or competition: Federer is likely to have the edge in Sunday’s game. | For me, this film has the edge over the others. be miles ahead (of sb/sth) also be streets ahead (of sb/sth) BrE informal to be very much better than someone or something that you are competing against: The company is streets ahead of its rivals. there’s no comparison spoken used to emphasize that one person or thing is clearly much better than someone or something else: There’s no comparison between the two teams. | “Which apartment do you prefer?” “Well, there’s no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.”ANTONYMS → worse |
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