Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
——Bette Davis
尝试不可能的事以提升你的工作表现。
—— 贝蒂‧戴维斯
一、关于improve,你应该知道的用法有
v.
1.改进,改善,增进 [I,T]
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。
2.提高,(使)变得更熟练 [I,T]
Their French has improved enormously.
他们的法语进步很大。
3.利用 [I,T]
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。
4.康复,健康好转 [I,T]
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。
5.超过,胜过 [I,T]
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:哪些词汇能表示“改进”的意思
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、最后,做个小测试吧
His quality of life has ___________ dramatically since the operation.手术后他的生活大大改善了。