better

He stood near the front to get a better view.

为了看得更清楚，他尽量靠前站。

Relations between the two countries have never been better.

两国的关系从来没有像现在这么好过。

It's much better to have a small, cosy room than a big, cold one.

拥有一间小而暖的房间要比拥有一间大而冷的房间好得多。

The book was better than I expected.

这部电影比我预料的好。

She is much better at tennis than I am.

她网球打得比我好很多。

It is far (= much) better to save some of your money than to spend it all at once.

把钱存起来一些，总比一下子花完要好得多。

Fresh vegetables are better for you (= more beneficial to you) than canned ones.

新鲜蔬菜比罐装蔬菜对健康更有益。

The longer you keep this wine, the better it tastes (= it has a better flavour if you keep it for a long time).

这种酒越陈越香。

The bed was hard, but it was better than nothing (= than not having a bed).

床有点硬，可有总比没有好。

I hope you get better soon.

希望你早日康复。

After the ceasefire, the situation in the capital got better.

停火以后，首都的局势有了好转。

She's getting much better at pronouncing English words.

她的英语发音现在好多了。

The next time he took the test, he was better prepared.

第二次考试，他准备得更充分。

They did much better (= were more successful) in the second half of the game.

比赛的下半场他们的表现要出色得多。

I like this jacket much better than (= I prefer it to) the other one.

比起另一件夹克，我喜欢这件得多。

She knows her way around the college better than I do.

她比我更清楚学院附近的路。

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

她比哥哥长得好看。

He is much better known for his poetry than his songwriting.

他作的诗比他写的歌更出名。

Why don't you give her a call or, better still, go and see her?

你为何不打个电话给她，或者干脆亲自去找她？

You'd better (= you should) go home now before the rain starts.

你最好在下雨之前赶回家。

He'd better pay me back that money he owes me soon, or else.

他最好赶快把欠我的那笔钱还给我，否则我就对他不客气。

You would do better to bring the plants inside when the weather gets colder.

天气转冷时，你最好把盆栽植物搬进屋里。

He ran the 100 metres in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen better (= a faster result) this year.

他100米跑了9.91秒，我今年没有见过比这更好的成绩。

You shouldn't be so mean to your mother – she deserves better.

你不应该对你妈妈如此刻薄——她理应得到更好的对待。

I didn't think he would go out without telling me – I expected better of him.

我原以为他不会不跟我说一声就出去的——我对他期望过高了。

As children, we were taught not to argue with our elders and betters.

从小大人就教导我们不能与长辈和上级争吵。

The organization was established to better conditions for the disabled.

这一组织是为改善残疾人的生活条件而建立的。

He tried to better himself by taking evening classes.

他努力通过学习夜校课程来提高自己。