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单词 improvement
释义
improvement
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/us
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
B1
anoccasionwhen something getsbetteror when you make itbetter:
改进，改善
aslightimprovementintheeconomy经济上稍有起色
homeimprovements家居修缮
Thesewhitewallsare abigimprovementonthatdisgustingoldwallpaper.这些白墙比起那些令人生厌的旧墙纸来说是个大的改观。
He's been havingtreatmentfor twomonthsnow without any improvement.他接受治疗已有两个月了，但毫无起色。
More examples
  • There's been adefiniteimprovement inyourEnglishsince youarrived.
  • Billy'sworkatschoolhasshownsignsof improvement thisyear.
  • Localparentssuccessfullycampaignedforsafetyimprovements at theplayground.
  • Thereportsuggeststhat there has only been amarginalimprovement in women'spayover the past fewyears.
  • The improvement insalesfigureshad abeneficialeffecton thecompanyas awhole.
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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(Definition ofimprovementfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

improvement| American Dictionary

improvement
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪmˈpruv·mənt/
theprocessof making somethingbetteror of gettingbetter:
[C]We made some improvements to thehousebeforesellingit.
[U]There’s been no improvement in hiscondition.
(Definition ofimprovementfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

improvement| Business English

improvement
noun
uk
/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/us
[U]
thefactof something gettingbetter, or theactof making somethingbetter:
constant/continued/significantimprovement
signsof improvement
need/show/see improvementAugustappearedto show improvement in thejobmarket.
improvement on/over sthIt isunlikelythat thecurrentyearwillseeany improvement on the $2.19bnnetprofitachievedin theyeartoJune.
areas/opportunities/roomfor improvement
[C]
asituationthat isbetterthan it was before, or achangethat makes asituationbetter:
21% improvement inannualprofits
performance/product/qualityimprovements
improvement to/in sthTheyplanto makeincrementalimprovements toexistingproductsandservices.
See also
capital improvement
continuous improvement
home improvement
process improvement
(Definition ofimprovementfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimprovement

improvement
Demonstration of these improvements is planned for the near future.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Models by definition are simply representations and are liable to change and constantimprovement.
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We incline to think that the latter change, in contrast to the former, represents a cognitiveimprovementin our condition.
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The behaviorally oriented intervention produced significant reductions in coercive parenting and improvements in positive parenting.
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Experiments evaluating the effects of isoproteronol on tissue removed from the heart at surgery demonstrated initial inhibition of contraction with improvements over time.
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These improvements in the outcome of pregnancy, nonetheless, concomitantly increase the genetic risk in the surviving population.
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Technology facilitates aspects of our teaching environment and practice that make these improvements possible.
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It is supposed that these improvements of clinical symptoms are based on inhibition of vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation in pulmonary circulation.
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These improvements could also complement and even enhance the benefits of drugs that help with the symptoms of dementia.
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Participants in both intervention and control groups showed significantimprovementin mood symptoms over time.
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Differential improvements in schizophrenia symptoms and relapse rates (hospitalization) observed in subjects on olanzapine can partially explain current findings.
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Alternatively, a manualized and structured therapy may have brought about moreimprovementor a therapy using a different theoretical orientation.
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Moreover, the researchers observed thatimprovementin attentional skills tended to be associated with a reduction in aggression and higher sociability.
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The results showed significantimprovementafter training across age groups.
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The farmers provided various suggestions for possible improvements in the distribution of available irrigation water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithimprovement

improvement

These are words often used in combination withimprovement.

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business improvement district
The nature of the activities of the business improvement district and the levy must be set out before the vote.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
civic improvement
The popular clamour was for housing at all costs, and notcivicimprovement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
comprehensive improvement
Subsidy is payable where insulation forms part of acomprehensiveimprovementscheme or is provided to meet the special needs of elderly or disabled tenants.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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