improve的语法

1. 增进，增加，提高，增高
2. 利用（价值），活用
3. 变得更好，改善，改良，改进，变好，使更好
4. 提高（土地，地产的）价值，升值
5. 改建
6. 抓紧（时间）

1. vi. & vt. 改善,改进,提高 (cause to) become better

1. to make better;

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
   

2. get better;

   "The weather improved toward evening"
   

improve in (v.+prep.)

在…有所提高 (cause to) become better with regard to
improve in sth

He's going to improve in his first book.

他打算把他的第一部书修改一下。

He has much improved in health.

他的健康状况大有改善。

improve oneself/sth in sth/v-ing

He tried his best to improve his marks in school.

他尽自己的最大努力来提高成绩。

They were working out a plan to improve themselves in the way of research.

他们正在制定一套计划以改进他们的研究方法。

improve on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

在…上加以提高 produce sth better than
improve on〔upon〕 sth

I am able to improve on this plan.

我能改进这个计划。

This singer will have to improve on the performance we have just heard if she is to be accepted by the company.

如果这位歌手想让公司雇用她的话,就必须拿出比我们刚才所听到的更好的节目来。

He has improved upon her poem.

他对他的诗做了改进。

The poem cannot be improved upon.

这首诗再好不过。

Laid off-(下岗)

improve的解释

A：What’s wrong?
出什么事了？

B：I got laid off today.
我今天下岗了。

A：Oh no! That’s terrible!
哦，天。真是糟糕。

B：Yeah.
是呀。

A：What happened?
怎么会这样？

B：My boss said I didn’t have enough skills to do the job well.
我的老板说我不具备足够的技能做好我的工作。

improve的解释

A：What are you going to do?
那你打算怎么办？

B：I’m going to start taking classes at the local community college to try toimprove my skills. Then I’ll start looking for a new position.
我打算在本地的社区大学学习，以此来提高自己的技能。然后我会开始找一份新的工作。

Quality Control-(品管)

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A：We're having some quality-control problems, Jim. We need to go to the source to work them out.
吉姆，我们有一些品管的问题。我们必须找出问题根源并设法解决。

B：What problems are you having, exactly?
你们究竟有什么问题？

A：The complaint rate for our new product line is very high, almost seven percent.
我们新产品的抱怨率非常高，几乎高达百分之七。

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B：That's high.
的确很高。

A：Yes. We keep finding problems when testing the boards.
没错。我们测试声卡时一直发现问题。

B：But your promotional materials claim the boards are the least expensive of their type on the market.
可是你们的促销材料要求这种声卡必须是市场上同类型产品中最便宜的。

A：The least expensive, but still fully functional. And we think that your factory needs to take measures toimprove quality control.
是要最便宜，但仍要有完备的功能。我们认为你们工厂需要采取措施来改善品管。

B：That will involve additional expenses for us, which we'll have to pass on to you as a rate hike.
那意味我们会有额外的开销，而我们会把价格增加部分转嫁到你们身上。

A：I'm afraid that's unacceptable. Your contract says that you will deliver a product with a reject rate of less than five percent.
恐怕我们无法接受。你们的合约上说你们会以低于百分之五的瑕疵率交货。

B：Well, I'll tell you what, Mike. I'll review the contract and talk with management. Then we'll get together and hash this out.
嗯，莱斯特我跟你说，我会再看一遍合约，并和管理部门讨论。然后我们会一起讨论解决这个问题。

我提不出比这更好的建议。

误 I am unable to improve the suggestion.

正 I am unable to improve on the suggestion.

析 improve用作及物动词,表示“改善或改进”。如表示“作出比…更好的东西”,应该说 improve on〔upon〕…,此时, improve是不及物动词。

我们希望改进我们的工作。

误 We wish to improve our work better.

正 We wish to improve our work.

析 improve的意思是“改进,使更好(make better)”,已包含better之义,再加上个better,即属赘余。