jtf M ; Slf J] :     We’re hoping for better weather

tomorrow. AA<T$f Iff o <> Her work is getting

better and better.       7 0 0 He is in

a much better mood than usual. #,W1f       <>

0 The meal couldn’t have been better. jiMISSIff I&7M T o O There’s nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.     o if you

can only exercise once a week, that’s better than nothing (= better than taking no exercise at all). E[J {g jl — T M

       A,    2 more able or skilled

M AH 3§She’s far better at science than her brother.        ttiftfel&5iti£®l#£0 3 more

suitable or appropriate jg ff M $1; M I# W EHJ: Can you think of a better word than ‘nice’?  Ttfc nice jg

ff      O It would be better for him to talk to his

parents about his problems, life IE g 6 ft] If} !& |Wj 3£#i£i& £ tto 0 You’d be better going by bus. #^H T:A^H£f^° 4 less ill/sick or unhappy (       ) £f$$

(Hi, JaL^W;      She’s a lot better today. AX

M ^ T o. 0 His leg was getting better, life W) M f£ ;M fk % 0 o You’ll feel all the better for a good night’s sleep. HM&TBSTiff UtM&f&l&Ml#^o IM Most idioms containing better are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example better luck next time is at luck.     better m, M HfEiJt# 53 i§ A ft)

better luck next time fEiw}& luck T o little/no better than almost or just the same as; almost or just as bad as |WJ ( /IT )       - jf-;

fP ••• ( AT ) —   :       The path was no better than a

sheep track, ffl & 7M $ &  7 it» that’s

(much) 'better 1 used to give support to sb who has been upset and is trying to become calmer ( 3c 1$ life A H if ) IBIff , & Xtf 7 :    Dry your eyes now. That’s

better. fEBIlS^To StfcXtTo 2 used to praise sb who has made an effort to improve ( # ^ A jjp IM gfc M A ) IS iff : That’s much better—you played the right

notes this time. IB iff —— # A IE pi # ?£ T o the .bigger, .smaller, .faster, .slower, etc. the 'better used to say that sth should be as big, small, etc. as possible ® A (    7, jf # ) MM: As far as the

hard disk is concerned, the bigger the better.     5g # M

]f, ^t-MMAMM o —more at discretion, head n.,

PART n., PREVENTION

madv. (comparative of well * well T) tt^^.) 1 in a more excellent or pleasant way; not as badly Miff; fiti'IA TIP 'A?ik: She sings much better than I do. ftfe^Jl^tli# fcfcfSiff#^o 0 Sound travels better in water than in air. Fb fE7jcT      0 People are better

educated now. AlHIfcWSiSM^iTo 2 more; to a greater degree jg; $$ A left! life:    You’ll like her when

you know her better. ifeo A cup of tea? There’s nothing I’d like better! —   $1$

Ml iff 7 ii T ! o Fit people are better able to cope with stress. MJiPi!A&f£jkftJ7Ao 3 used to suggest that sth would be a suitable or appropriate thing to do H 3c; jgln ^ :   The money could be better spent on more

urgent cases,    igif AM- AX0 0

Some things are better left unsaid. ff®TiT;ik7MA&f o 0 You’d do better to tell her everything before she finds out from someone else, jfo jEAtf iHJf ftfe T Ik ± 31, ife % M A #1A P T n/r 5!] 0 rT*T7Tg Most idioms containing better are at the entries for the nouns, adjectives and verbs in the idioms, for example better the devil you know is at devil. AiTKcA better Ain, fPTfEi^A A

ItR better the

devil you know       devil To be better 'off to

have more money   Families will

be better off under the new law.

—#0 o Her promotion means she’s $100 a week better

off. itife^wA^^f 100 a0 ecsbe

worse off be better off (doing sth) used to say that sb is/would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thing ( fE^lif SF1 M A IS, M ffliM: She’s better off without him. if ff life, iftfe }S % M T IS o O The weather was so bad we’d have been better off staying at home. A H, fk better/best (do sth) used to tell sb what you think they should do ( f j iif Al A JS MM:   You’d better go to the doctor