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improve2 verb improve your knowledge/chances 增进了解；增加机会 your quality of life improves 生活质量提高 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ develop 1 另见develop条第1义improve ♦︎ get better ♦︎ pick up ♦︎ look upThese words all mean to become better than before. 这些词均表示改善、好转。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to start / begin / continue to improve / get better / pick up / look up◆to fail to improve / get better◆to improve / get better / pick up slowly / gradually / slightly / dramatically■ improve [intransitive] to become better 改善；好转◆His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.手术后他的生活质量大大改善了。◆The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness).医生说她还会继续康复。OPP worsen , deteriorate ⇨ worsen ▸ improvement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.销售额持续显示出增加的迹象。◆an improvement in Anglo-German relations英德关系的改善■ get ˈbetter phrase (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时) (rather informal) to improve 改善；好转◆Things got better after my husband found a job.我丈夫找到工作后情况有了好转。◆It's not an ideal situation, but things can only get better.虽然情况还不理想，但一定会越来越好。◆Our sales seem to be getting better and better.我们的销售额似乎在不断上升。◆Computers are getting better all the time.计算机的性能一直在改进。OPP get worse ⇨ worsen see also get better ⇨ recover 1 ■ ˌpick ˈup phrasal verb (especially of business or the economy) to get better or stronger （尤指生意或经济）改善，好转，增强◆Exports are gradually picking up.出口正逐渐好转。◆Trade usually picks up in the spring.贸易一般在春天回升。◆Sales have picked up 14% this year.今年销售额增长了14%。■ ˌlook ˈup phrasal verb (usually used in the progressive tenses or the infinitive 通常用于进行时或不定式) (rather informal) (of business or a situation) to improve after not being very good （生意或情况经历不景气后）好转，改善◆It had been a bad year, but things were looking up at last.那是糟糕的一年，但情况终于有所好转。 |