betters

better

• n.
  • someone who bets

    同义词：bettorwagererpunter

  • a superior person having claim to precedence

    "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"

  • the superior one of two alternatives

    "chose the better of the two"

• v.
  • surpass in excellence

    "She bettered her own record"

    同义词：break

  • to make better

    同义词：improveamendamelioratemeliorate

  • get better

    同义词：improveamelioratemeliorate

• adj.
  • (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

    "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"

  • (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness

    "her health is better now"; "I feel better"

  • (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

    "it would be better to speak to him"

    同义词：best(p)

  • more than half

    "argued for the better part of an hour"

• adv.
  • comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

    "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"

  • from a position of superiority or authority

    "I know better."

    同义词：best