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improve

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im·prove /ɪmˈpruːv/ ●●● S2 W1 verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]IMPROVE to make something better, or to become better 改善,改進;變得更好
a course for students wishing to improve their English
爲想提高英語水平的學生開設的一門課
The doctors say she is improving (=after being ill).
醫生說她正在康複。
You could use the money for improving your home.
你可以用這筆錢改善家居。
Many wines improve with age (=get better as they get older).
很多葡萄酒年代越久越香醇。
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In everyday English, people often say something gets better rather than improves: 在日常英語中,人們常說get better,而不說improve
Her English is definitely getting better.
她的英語的確是越來越好了。
I hope things get better soon.
我希望情況很快好轉。
2improve on/upon something phrasal verbphr v BETTERto do something better than before or make something better than before 改進,做得比更好;超過
Bertorelli has scored 165 points, and I don’t think anyone will improve on that.
伯托雷利得了165分,我看沒人能超越這個分數。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
improveim·prove /ɪmˈpruːv/ verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE if shares, prices etc improve by a particular amount, they rise by that amount
Jaguar improved 21p, closing at 665p.
improve by
Hungary’s dollar current account improved by a remarkable 5% of GDP.
2[transitiveT] to make something better
The marketing team will need toimprove communication with the suppliers.
3[intransitiveI] to become better
Business started to improve again in January.
Origin improve
(1500-1600) emprowe to improve ((15-16 centuries)), from Anglo-French emprouer to make a profit, from Old French prou advantage, profit; probably influenced by approve
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