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Improve Improves ɪmˈpruːv Verb Sth   [V N D

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/ɪmpru͟ːv/
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]改进;改善;增进 If something improves or if you improve it, it gets better.
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  [V n]
  • Both the texture and condition of your hair should improve...

    你头发的发质与健康状况都应改善。

  • The weather is beginning to improve...

    天气开始好转了。

  • Time won't improve the situation...

    形势不会因时间而有所改善。

  • He improved their house.

    他修缮了他们的房子。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]提高;(使)变得更熟练 If a skill you have improves or you improve a skill, you get better at it.
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  [V n]
  • Their French has improved enormously...

    他们的法语进步很大。

  • He said he was going to improve his football.

    他说他要提高足球技术。

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[VERB 动词]康复;健康好转 If you improve after an illness or an injury, your health gets better or you get stronger.
  [V]
  • He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.

    他康复很快,医生已减少了用药剂量。

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[VERB 动词]超过;胜过 If you improve on a previous achievement of your own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or result.
  [V on n]
  • We need to improve on our performance against France.

    我们需要比对阵法国队时表现得更好。


Oxford im·prove / ɪmˈpruːv ; NAmE ɪmˈpruːv / verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to become better than before; to make sth/sb better than before 改进;改善 His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation. 手术后他的生活质量大大改善了。 The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness). 医生说她还会继续康复。 improvesth to improve standards 提高水平 The company needs to improve performance in all these areas. 公司需要在所有这些方面改善业绩。 I need to improve my French. 我得提高我的法语水平。 PHRASAL VERB imˈprove on/upon sth to achieve or produce sth that is of a better quality than sth else 改进;做出比…更好的成绩 We've certainly improved on last year's figures. 我们的业绩的确超过了去年的数字。 improve improves improved improving im·prove / ɪmˈpruːv ; NAmE ɪmˈpruːv /
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improveim‧prove /ɪmˈpruːv/ ●●● S2 W1 verb
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[intransitive, transitive] to make something better, or to become better:  a course for students wishing to improve their English The doctors say she is improving (=after being ill). You could use the money for improving your home. Many wines improve with age (=get better as they get older).RegisterIn everyday English, people often say something gets better rather than improves:· Her English is definitely getting better.· I hope things get better soon.improve on/upon something phrasal verb to do something better than before or make something better than before:  Bertorelli has scored 165 points, and I don’t think anyone will improve on that.
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[ɪmˈpru:v]improved, improving, improves

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improved[5736] improves[916] improving[2578]
提高(41%),改善(36%),改进(21%),变得更好(2%)
vt.改善,增进;提高…的价值
vi.增加;变得更好

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