the better Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
change for the better
discretion is the better part of valor
get the better of (someone)
for the better
The doctor felt that having a few days' rest would be for the better．医生认为休息几天较好。
The world situation is changing for the better．世界形势日趋好转。
His state of health has changed for the better recently．近来他的健康状况好转了。
get the better best of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
get the better of/best of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
get the better of of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
so much the better
Idiom(s): so much the betterTheme: BETTER
even better; all to the better. (Informal.)
• Please come to the picnic. If you can bring a salad, so much the better.
• The flowers look lovely on the shelf. It would be so much the better if you put them on the table.
get the better of
Idiom(s): get the better of someone AND get the best of someoneTheme: OVERCOME
to win out over someone in a competition or bargain.
• Bill got the best of John in the boxing match.
• I tried to get the better of John, but he won anyway.
• I set out to have the better of Sally, but I didn't have enough skill.
Discretion is the better part of valour
It is useless to take unnecessary risks.a change for the better|a change for the worse
a change that results in either a better or a worse situationdiscretion is the better part of valor|discretion|
literary When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave.
A proverb. When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor.for the better|better|for
adj. or adv. phr. With a better result; for something that is better. The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better. The new large print in the book is a change for the better.Compare: TAKE A TURN.
Antonym: FOR THE WORSE.
get the better of|best|better|get|get the best of
v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get the better of his good sense and hit the boy back. Dave wanted to study till midnight, but sleepiness got the best of him.Compare: RUN AWAY WITH1. 2. or have the best of|have the better of To win or be ahead in (something); gain most from (something.) Bill traded an old bicycle tire for a horn; he got the best of that deal. Our team had the best of it today, but they may lose the game tomorrow. The champion had all the better of it in the last part of the fight.
Antonym: GET THE WORST OF.
take a turn for the better|for the better|take|tur
v. phr. To start improving; start to get better. Aunt Hermione was very ill for a long time, but last week she suddenly took a turn for the better.all the better
all the bettersee all the, def. 1.
have the better of
have the better ofsee get the better of.
sooner the better, the
sooner the better, theAs quickly or early as possible, as in As for stopping that check, the sooner the better. This idiom was first recorded in 1477.
take a turn for the better
take a turn for the betterImprove, as in We thought she was on her deathbed but now she's taken a turn for the better. The antonym is take a turn for the worse, meaning “get worse, deteriorate,” as in Unemployment has been fairly low lately, but now the economy's taken a turn for the worse. This idiom employs turn in the sense of “a reversal,” a usage dating from about 1600.
turn for the better
turn for the betterAlso, turn for the worse. See under take a turn for the better.
càng lớn / càng nhanh / v.v. càng tốt
Cái gì đó càng có nhiều đặc tính nhất định, thì nó càng tốt cho mục đích của một người. Danh từ được mô tả có thể đứng trước cụm từ hoặc ngay sau tính từ so sánh Trong thời (gian) đại trộm cắp danh tính và tấn công mạng ngày nay, mật (an ninh) khẩu của bạn càng phức tạp càng tốt. Hãy rót cho tui một ly, Johnny — càng mạnh càng tốt .. Xem thêm: tốt hơn, to hơn, nhanh hơncàng - càng tốt
được sử dụng để nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng hoặc mong muốn của chất lượng hoặc thứ được chỉ định. 1986 Patrick Leigh Fermor Giữa rừng và nước Ông có niềm đam mê với những bức tranh vẽ bằng đá vôi, càng quét vôi càng tốt. . Xem thêm: tốt hơn. Xem thêm:
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