一、详细释义:
v.
改进,改善,增进 [I,T]
例句:
Your work will get by, but try to improve it.
你的工作勉强通过了,但要设法改善它。
例句:
He offered a suggestion to improve the plan.
他提出一个建议,以改进那项计划。
提高,(使)变得更熟练 [I,T]
例句:
Their French has improved enormously.
他们的法语进步很大。
例句:
He said he was going to improve his football.
他说他要提高足球技术。
利用 [I,T]
例句:
We had two hours to wait and improved the time by seeing the city.
我们得等两个小时,故利用这段时间参观这个城市。
例句:
He improved the occasion to learn French.
他利用机会学法语。
康复,健康好转 [I,T]
例句:
He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.
他康复很快,医生已减少了用药剂量。
超过,胜过 [I,T]
例句:
We need to improve on our performance against France.
我们需要比对阵法国队时表现得更好。
二、词义辨析:
improve,better,perfect,refine
这些动词均有“改进,改善”之意。improve最常用词,多指状态或性质上的深刻或重要改进,也可指自身能力的提高。 better多用于口语,指适当地改善原来并非很差的状态或性质,也指社会地位、经济状况的改善。perfect语义强,通常指使方法、技术等达到完善美好的境地。refine侧重指使语言、仪态等变得文雅、优美,也可指技艺等的提高。
三、参考例句:
Technical advances improve productivity.
技术进步提高生产力。
Improve your social skills.
提高社交能力。
Improve your communication skills.
提高你的交流技巧。
Improve the investment structure.
优化投资结构。
You must improve your shortage.
你必须改进你的缺点。
It will improve your relationships.
改善你的人际关系
Improve the public security system.
健全公共安全体系。
Development aims to improve subsistence.
发展是为了更好地生存。
The research could improve fiber optic communications
这项研究有可能提高光纤通信。
We are trying to improve customer satisfaction.
我们想提升用户的满意度。