better /ˈbetə/ I.adj.(good, well 的比较级)更好的: Two heads are better than one.［谚］两人智慧胜一人。better off 比别人富裕/有钱；境况好转：Obviously we’re better off now we’re both working.现在两个人上班了，收入明显增加了。He’d be better off working for a bigger company. 在一家大了一些的公司上班，他的境况将会好转。get/have the better of sb.  战胜某人；让感觉（情绪等）左右（见get条）‖II.adv.(well的比较级)更好地：You play the piano better than your sister.你钢琴弹得比你姐姐好。had better 最好(有近乎命令之含义)：Hadn’t we better go to the station to meet them? 我们得到车站去接他们不更好吗? ‖III. n. 用于习语中for the better 好转：take a turn for the better 向好的方向转化 get/have the better of 战胜，在…中占上风：get better of sb. in an argument 在辩论中战胜某人