| 词组 | better |
| 释义 | better Better is the comparative form of both 'good' and 'well'. You do not say that something is 'more good' or is done 'more well'. You say that it is better or is done better. The results were better than expected. Milk is much better for you than lemonade. Some people can ski better than others. We are better housed than ever before. You can use words such as 'even', 'far', 'a lot', and 'much' in front of better. This wise old gentleman knew him even better than Annette did. I decided that it would be far better just to wait. I like it a lot better than asparagus. I always feel much better after it. ◊ another meaning of 'better' Better is also used to say that someone has recovered from an illness or injury. Her cold was better. I hope you'll be better soon. ◊ 'had better' If you say that someone had better do something, you mean that they ought to do it. Had better is always followed by an infinitive without 'to'. I had better introduce myself. I'd better go. ◊ WARNING In standard English, you must use had in sentences like these. You do not say 'I better introduce myself' or 'I better go'. In negative sentences, 'not' goes after had better. I'd better not let her go. ◊ WARNING In standard English, you do not say that someone 'hadn't better' do something. ◊ 'better still' You use better still when you are mentioning something you have just thought of which is an improvement on something else that has been mentioned. How about some Bach to begin with? Or, better still, Vivaldi? Better still, we can compare the earnings of both single and married men and women. ◊ 'rather' You do not use better on its own when you are correcting a mistake you have made, or when you think of a more appropriate word than one you have just used. You do not say, for example, 'Suddenly there stood before him, or better above him, a gigantic woman'. You say 'Suddenly there stood before him, or rather above him, a gigantic woman'. One picture speaks volumes. Or rather lies volumes. |
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