improve词语用法

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. to make better;

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
   

2. get better;

   "The weather improved toward evening"
   

1.改进;改善;增进
If somethingimproves or if youimprove it, it gets better.

e.g. Both the texture and condition of your hair shouldimprove...
你头发的发质与健康状况都应改善。
e.g. The weather is beginning toimprove...
天气开始好转了。

2.提高;(使)变得更熟练
If a skill you haveimproves or youimprove a skill, you get better at it.

e.g. Their French has improved enormously...
他们的法语进步很大。
e.g. He said he was going toimprove his football.
他说他要提高足球技术。

3.康复;健康好转
If youimprove after an illness or an injury, your health gets better or you get stronger.

improve的反义词

e.g. 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。

4.超过;胜过
If youimprove on a previous achievement of your own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or result.

e.g. We need toimprove on our performance against France.
我们需要比对阵法国队时表现得更好。

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。

• The Roman army improved the victory of their fleet by..marching to Egesta.

  出自：Bosworth Smith

• He..had been improving the time in prison by collecting examples..of other parodists.

  出自：E. P. Thompson

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。