英语词汇“the better part of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

the better part of

释义

better /betˈər/

adjective

(serving as compar of good) good in a greater degree
Preferable
Improved
More suitable
Larger
Kinder
Stronger in health
Completely recovered from illness, etc

adverb

(compar of well¹) well to a greater degree or extent
More fully, completely, expertly, etc
Over or more

noun

A person superior in quality or rank (esp in pl)

transitive verb

To make better
To surpass, to do better than

intransitive verb (rare)

To grow better

ORIGIN: OE bet (adv), betera (adj) better; Gothic batiza, Ger besser; prob cognate with boot²

bettˈered adjective

bettˈering adjective

Improving
Surpassing

noun

Amelioration
Improvement

bettˈerment noun

Improvement, esp in standard of life, status or value of property

bettˈermost adjective

Best

bettˈerness noun

bettˈer-ball noun

A form of stroke-play golf between two teams of two players, in which only the lower score of each team is counted for each hole
A golf match in which one player competes against the best individual score of two or more players for each hole

better half noun

A jocular or patronizing term for a spouse, formerly applied seriously to a wife or husband, an intimate friend, and even the soul as opposed to the body

be (all) the better for

To be improved as a result of

be better than one's word

To do more than one had promised

better off

In superior circumstances
More fortunate
Richer

better oneself

To improve one's position or social standing

for better (or) for worse

Whatever the result may be

for the better

In the way of improvement

get the better of

To gain the advantage over, overcome

go one better than

To outdo

had better see under have

have seen or known better days

To be worse off or in worse condition now than formerly

so much the better

That is, or would be, preferable

the better part of

More than half of

think better of

To revise one's decision about, esp to decide against
To have a higher opinion of

随便看

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。