improvement

英 [ɪmˈpruːvmənt]

美 [ɪmˈpruːvmənt]

n.  改善; 改进; 改进处; 改善的事物

复数：improvements　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1440 / COCA.1936

牛津词典

noun

• 改善；改进
  the act of making sth better; the process of sth becoming better
  1. Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
     销售额持续显示出增加的迹象。
  2. There is still room for improvement in your work.
     你的工作尚有改进的余地。
  3. We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
     我们期望来年会有更进一步的改善。
• 改进处；改善的事物
  a change in sth that makes it better; sth that is better than it was before
  1. a significant/substantial/dramatic improvement
     重要的 / 实质的 / 巨大的改进
  2. a slight/steady improvement
     轻微的 / 稳定的提升
  3. an improvement in Anglo-German relations
     英德关系的改善
  4. This is a great improvement on your previous work.
     你的工作比先前有很大进步。
  5. improvements to the bus service
     公共汽车服务的改善

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 改进(之处);改善(之处)
  If there is animprovement insomething, it becomes better. If you makeimprovements tosomething, you make it better.
  1. ...the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years...
     近几年器官移植方面取得的巨大进步
  2. There is considerable room for improvement in state facilities for treating the mentally handicapped.
     国家现有的用于智障病人治疗的设施还有相当大的改进余地。
• N-COUNT 更优秀之物;改善的事物
  If you say that something isan improvement ona previous thing or situation, you mean that it is better than that thing.
  1. The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor...
     新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
  2. The system we introduced in 1980 has been a great improvement.
     我们 1980 年引进的系统有了很大改进。

英英释义

noun

• the act of improving something
  1. their improvements increased the value of the property
• a change for the better
  Synonym:bettermentadvance
• a condition superior to an earlier condition
  1. the new school represents a great improvement
  Synonym:melioration

双语例句

• They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.
  他们预计新车的销量会逐步上升。
• It could easily be another year before the economy starts to show some improvement.
  很可能还要再等一年经济才会开始出现好转。
• It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
  如果没有任何好转的机会，继续维持他的生命也是无益的。
• The class has made noticeable improvement.
  这个班已有引人注目的进步。
• Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements.
  大多数药物要么不能使病情真正好转，要么最多只能带来轻微的改善。
• You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income
  想让自己的收入有所提高时，你应该敢于给自己设定高的目标。
• The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
  新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
• Consideration must be given to both the development of production and the improvement of the people's livelihood.
  发展生产和改善人民生活二者必须兼顾。
• The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
  该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。
• There is considerable room for improvement in state facilities for treating the mentally handicapped.
  国家现有的用于智障病人治疗的设施还有相当大的改进余地。