betterbet•ter

n

1. C，U (人或物)较好者，较优者

• a better than this 比这个更好的一个

2. [～s] 上司，长辈

• Respect your betters. 要尊敬长辈。

词组all the better for 因…而更加

• I like him all the better for his humour. 我因他的幽默而更加喜欢他。

for better or worse 不管好坏，无论祸福

• The newly wedded couple swore before the clergyman,“For better or worse,till death do us part. ”新婚夫妇在牧师面前发誓：“无论祸福，至死不分。”

• Fact is fact,and we can't change much for better or worse. 事实就是事实，不管怎样我们也无法改变什么了。

get the better of 战胜，占上风

• He tried to get the better of his competitor. 他努力战胜他的对手。

for the better 朝较好的方向（转变）

• His mood has changed for the better. 他的情绪已有好转。

so much the better 这就更好了

• If they can help us,so much the better. 假如他们能帮助我们那就更好了。