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bettern. superior in rank,person of higher rank thanoneself身份更优越者，地位更高的人。
△Ham.3.4. 31:“Thou wretched,rash,intruding fool. farewell!/ Itook thee for thy better.”i.e. the King,who Hamletthought was hiding behind the arras.你这个倒霉鲁莽、多事的蠢材，再见了！ 我把你当做了你的主子。
△2H.Ⅳ.4.3.71 (65):“I am.my lord. but as my betters are,/Thatled me hither.”大人，我不过是跟领我到这里来的那些地位比我高的人们一样罢了。
△H.Ⅴ.4.1.43: “Then you a bet-ter than the King.”这么说，你比国王还高了。
△2H.Ⅵ.1.3.112(109):“Ambitious Warwick,let thy bettersspeak.”狂妄的沃里克，让比你身份更高的人说话。
△2H.Ⅵ5.1.119: “The sons of York,thy betters in theirbirth,/Shall be their father’s bail，”约克的儿子们，出身比你优越，自然可以做他们父亲的保人。
△3H.Ⅵ.5.5.35:“And thou,misshapen Dick (i.e. Richard),I tell yeall/I am your better,traitors as ye are,/And thouusurp’st my father’s right and mine.”还有你，畸形丑陋的狄克，我告诉你们三个人，我是你们的主子，你们不过是叛贼，而你篡夺了我父亲和我自己的合法权利。
bettera.
1.greater 更大的，较大的。
△As.3.1.2: “But were Inot the better part(i.e. for the greater part) mademercy，” i.e. if mercy did not predominate in my na-ture. 不过，假如我不是大部分心肠慈善(又译：我若不是生性慈善为本)。
2. of higher rank身份更高的。
△1H.Ⅵ.2.4.98: “Andthat I’ll prove on better men than Somerset，” 这一点.我要用与比萨默塞特身份更高的人决斗来证明。
better worth: worth more值得更多。
△2H.Ⅵ.1.3.88(85): “The very train of her worst wearing gown Was better worth than all my father’s lands,/ TillSuffolk gave two dukedoms for his daughter.”哪怕她最不值钱的一件长袍的边角，也比萨福克拿两块公爵领地给我父亲来换他的女儿之前，我父亲的全部土地要值钱得多。
Phrases & Expression:better angel:i.e. guardian angel善良天使，（指）守护天使。
△Oth.5.2.206 (208): “Yea,curse his better an-gel from his side，”i.e.drive from his side with curseshis guardian angel. 哼，用咒骂赶走他身边的善良守护天使。
Better once than never,for never too late: It is nevertoo late to mend. 知过能改，永远不迟。(“亡羊补牢，未为晚也。”)
△Shr.5.1.157(150).better part: the best qualities of a man（一个人）最优秀的品质。
△Com.2.2.127(123): “Am better than thydear self’s better part.”我是比你自己的灵魂还更重要的一部分。
better place: higher rank更高的地位。
△Mer.3.5.74(68): “A many fools,that stand in better place.”有许多傻子，地位比他高。
better wisdoms: superior advice 高见。
△Ham.1.2.14: “nor have we herein barred/Your better wis- doms，”，关于此事，朕也不曾拒绝各位的高见。
betterad.
1. more更，更大程度地。
△Ham.3.2.265 (251):“Stillbetter,and worse.”i.e. Even more keen,but less de-cent. 更尖刻了，也更不像话了。(又译：更妙了，更糟了。)
△H.Ⅴ.2.2.25: “Never was monarch better fearedand loved/Than is your Majesty.”从来没有哪一位君王比陛下更受到臣民的敬畏和爱戴。
2. the more readily更愿。
△Gent. 3.2. 19:“Makes methe better to confer with thee.”使我更愿意和你商量一下。
bettervt.
1. improve upon,perfect改进，使完善；（反语）变本加厉。
△Mer.3.1. 76(71): “The villainy you teach me,Iwill execute,and it shall go hard but I will better theinstruction.”你们教给我的坏事，我要照样实行，我若不变本加厉地处置你们，那才是怪哩。
△Ham. 5. 2. 277 (263): “Butsince he is bettered,we have therefore odds.” 不过他又有了改进，所以我们就请他让你几着。
2. exceed,surpass超过，超越。
△Ado.1.1.15:“Hehath indeed better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.”他的确能够超过一般人对他的期望，我这张嘴也说不尽他的好处。
3. reinforce,help 补充，帮助。
△Mer.4.1.158: “bet-tered with his own learning，”更以他自己的学问补充之。4. magnify,exaggerate放大，夸大。
△R.Ⅲ.4.4.122:“Bettering thy loss makes the bad-causer worse.”夸大你的损失就能使造成损失的坏人显得更坏。
～ vi. improve改进。
△Lr.1.4. 371 (346):“Striving tobetter,oft we mar what’s well.”想求改善，我们常把好事毁掉。 better[ˈbetə]adj.adv.& n. 较好（的），更好（的）v. 改善，胜过
◇ all the better 更加好
be better off 境况较好
be the better for it 因此（反）而更好
better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse 宁为鸡头，毋为牛后
Better late than never.迟做总比不干好。better oneself 改善自己的状况
for better or worse 不管怎样
for the better 较好
get the better of 胜过
had better还是…好
no better than 几乎等于
so much the better 甚至更好
the sooner,the better 越快越好
‖ better a record 刷新纪录
better attempt 较好的试作
better foot 技术能力较好的脚
better try 较好的试作
bettermost adj. 最好的，大部分的 |