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单词 improve
释义
improve
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv/us
/ɪmˈpruːv/
A2
to (causesomething to) getbetter:
改进，改善
He did a lot to improveconditionsforfactoryworkers.他为改善工厂工人的工作条件做了许多工作。
Ithoughtthebestway to improve myFrenchwas tolivein France.我认为提高我的法语的最好办法是在法国生活。
Herhealthhas improveddramaticallysince shestartedon this newdiet.自从开始这种新的饮食，她的健康状况大为改善。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to improve something
  • improveHis health has improved dramatically since he started exercising.
  • get betterThe first part of the book isn't very good but it gets better.
  • rallyThe team played badly in the first half but rallied in the second.
  • recoverWe are still waiting for the economy to recover.
  • look upOur financial situation is looking up.
  • pick upBusiness is really beginning to pick up.
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More examples
  • Someathletestakedrugsto improvetheirperformance.
  • Thiswinewill improve withage.
  • Studiessuggestthatregularintakeof thevitaminsignificantlyimprovesbrainfunction.
  • Myqualityoflifehas improvedtremendouslysince Imovedto thecountry.
  • Compare somerecentworkwithyourolderstuffand you'llseehow much you've improved.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming better
  • alive
  • bloom
  • blossom
  • bounce
  • by/in leaps and boundsidiom
  • come aliveidiom
  • come along
  • consolidate
  • heal
  • move on to bigger/better thingsidiom
  • on the up (and up)idiom
  • perk
  • perk(someone)up
  • pick
  • rally
  • sharpen(something)up
  • sharpen up your actidiom
  • straighten
  • straighten up
  • turn around
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Making things better

Phrasal verb

improve on/uponsomething
(Definition ofimprovefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

improve| American Dictionary

improve
verb[I/T]
us
/ɪmˈpruv/
to getbetter, or to make somethingbetter:
[I]Hergradeshave improvedgreatlythissemester.
[T]He did a lot to improveconditionsforfactoryworkers.
If you improve on something, yousucceedin doing or making itbetter:
[I]Thecompanyishopingto improve on last year’ssalesfigures.
(Definition ofimprovefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

improve| Business English

improve
verb
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv/us
[I]
to getbetter:
gradually/greatly/vastly improveConditions forforeigninvestorsare alsograduallyimproving.
improveconsiderably/dramatically/significantly
[T]
to make somethingbetter:
We'reworkinghard to improve thesituation.
toimproveperformance/profitability/service
improveefficiency/quality/productivity
ifprices,shares,sales, etc. improve aparticularamount, theyincreaseby thatamount:
Total newbusinessimproved byalmostaquarterin the threemonthstoSeptember30.
Thesharesimproved 20p to 730p.
begin/continue to improveTotalexportscontinuedto improve andincreasedby 10.3% inNovember.

Phrasal verb

improve on/upon sth
(Definition ofimprovefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimprove

improve
Several works aimed at improving the "similar words" method by considering the context of the word.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because of increased use of fertiliser, improved seeds and crop protection measures, crop yields have increased - sometimes greatly.
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Cooperating teachers and university supervising teachers' communication with student teachers can be improved.
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Having the language to talk about language can greatly assist students in improving their wr iting.
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They conclude that improving teacher didactics is possible.
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Example sentences were very useful for improving the uniqueness of the case set.
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Also, while the quality of machine-generated text is improving all the time, it is not yet as good as human-written text.
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They have since improved their overall fine-grained score to 66.3%.
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Almost a decade and a half later, have things improved?
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Accordingly, they extol the virtues of a monarch who, although autocratic, was also enlightened and improved the lot of his people.
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Geographical variation in the timing of improved food supply may therefore explain variation in such conditions today.
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The efficiency of the procedures can be improved by changes to the implementations of the combinators only.
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Other potential objectives-such as reduction of environmental impacts or improving the cost-effectiveness of regulations-have been under-emphasized or not attained.
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We found that all subjects improved to a certain degree, although large individual differences were observed.
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In both experiments prior bimodal presentation improved recognition memory for spoken words and nonwords compared to single modality presentation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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