about your cough.你最好去找医生看看你的咳嗽。◊ We’d better 〖eave.mnv or we’H miss the bits•我们最好现在就 走，不然就赶不上公共汽车了 _a ◊ You’d better not do that again•你最好别再这样做亍。◊ TH give you back the money tomorrow.’ ‘Ybu’d better/’（= as a threat) 5我明 天会逢你钱。”“那样最好！ ”〇 note at should

» noun 1 [sing” U] something that is tetter 更好的事物， 较好者：the better 〇/ the two boo/cs两本书中备舍的一本 0 I expected better of him (= I thought he would have behaved better)•我本以为他会表现得好一些。2 you r betters [pi.] {old-fashioned) people who are more intelli- gent or more important than you 更有才智者；更主要 的人 ITSTO1 for .better or (for) 'worse used to say that sth cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad不论好坏；不管是福是祸；不管怎样get the better of sb/sth to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage 挫 败…；占土风：M) one can get the better 〇/ Zier in an argument.辩4起来没人能辩过她。◊ She aZways gets the better 〇/ an argument.她在争辩中总是占上成。◊ His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn^t intend to ask questions, but he wanted to know so badly that he did). 合奇心使得他不禁要问。so much the ’^etter/'worse used to say that sth is even better/worse 那就更好了:/ 更糟了 ： We don’t actuaZZy need it on Tuesday, but i/ it arrives by t/ien，so much the better.实际上我们星期二并 不需要它，但如果那时能到就更好。一 more at change n., ELDER n., THINK V.

n verb [VN] 1 [often passive] to be better or do sth better than sb/sth else.座过；超过：rheworfc he produced earfy in career has never reaZiy been bettered 他.后来 没出过什么作品能真正比得上他的早期作品。2〜yourself to improve your social position through education, a better job，etc.(通过教育、更好的工作等）改进社会 地位，上进：77iousands 〇/ Victorian vvorfcens joined educational associations in an attempt to better them- sdves.维多利亚时代成千上万名工人加入了各种教育协 会，以求上进。

better 'half noun (jnformaf) the person that you are married to, or your boyfriend or girlfriend 另一半（指

配偶或恋人）^

bet.ter.ment /'betament; NAmE 'betarm-/ noun [u] {formal) the process of becoming or making sth/sb better 改进；改善；改良 H33improvement

bet-ting 〇*w /'betir)/ noun [U] the act of risking money, etc. on the unknown result of an event 打赌；赌钱：illegal betting 非法睹钱一see also spread betting whafs the betting ... ? | the betting is that ... {informal) it seems likely that ... 很可能；大概会：What’s the betting that he gets his own way?你iX为他可能会独行其是吗？ ◊ 77ie betting is that heW get his own way•他很可能会得遑。

betting shop noun (BrP) a shop where you can bet on horse races and other competitions 赌马运；彩票经销点 between CH| /bi'twiin/ prep., adv.

m prep. 1 in or into the space separating two or more points, objects, people, etc...(牵间上）在…中间，：介 .手…乏间：.Q comes between P and R fn the JEngfch alphabet•英语字母表中，Q在P和R之间。◊ J sat down between Jo and Diana.我在乔_黛妾娜中间坐了。： ◊ Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy.瑞士位于法国、德国、奧地利和意大利之间。orhe paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall 那张纸掉在桌子和墙壁之间的缝隙里。◊ (^wraf/Ve) My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant我的工作介于秘书和私人助理之间。2 in the period of time that separates two days, years, events, etc.(时间上’）在…之间，_在…中间：Jt’s cheaper between 6p.m. and S a.m•下午6点SI卓晨8点间价篯较 便宜。◊ Don’t eat between meak.正餐之间不要吃零食。

〇 Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 26. * 5到16岁的孩子必须上学，◊ Many changes toofc place between the two world wars.

生了很多变化。3 at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another (数量、重 量、距論等）介于…之间：ft weighed between nine and ten fcikw.重量在九到+公斤之间。◊ rhe temperature remained between 25°C and.30°C aH weefc.整个星期气 温都保持在25到30摄氏度之润。4 (of a line界线） separating one place from another 分隔着；在…之间：