| 词汇 | bettering |
| 释义 | bettering present participle ofbetter better verb[ T ] uk /ˈbet.ər/ us /ˈbet̬.ɚ/ to improve a situation: 改善；改进 The organization was established to better conditions for the disabled.这一组织是为改善残疾人的生活条件而建立的。 better yourself to improve your social position, often by getting a better job or education: 提高自身的水平；改善自身的社会地位 He tried to better himself by taking evening classes.他努力通过学习夜校课程来提高自己。 Making things better add salt to somethingidiom allay alleviate alleviation ameliorate cultivate levelling up lighten liven (something) up lubricate make a differenceidiom make a world of differenceidiom remedial repolish restructure revamp revitalize revivify sharpen tonic Examples of betteringbettering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A heuristic approach to bettering this situation is adopted here. Yet, music, as a special form of bettering life, is not interchangeable with philosophy. Several of the activist leaders were inspired by personal hardships to devote themselves to bettering the lives of others. Surely no one would dispute the claim that the aim of bettering humanity and/or our own children is morally acceptable. Second, how are we to decide what really counts as "bettering" them? The move towards "bettering" individuals for work and consequently asking them to pay for it serves only to reinforce my disquiet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is denied that opportunity of bettering himself because of this contractual obligation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He gets all the advantages of being on the establishment, and also slightly increased wages, and therefore we are bettering the whole class. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had committed himself to education and to bettering himself through achieving qualifications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are being shown particularly in the direction of bettering our telephone system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In any case there are many openings for men who are labourers with private firms for improving and bettering their position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not refer to the bettering of working conditions, or to the improvement of working conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He told us he believed that every penny saved in this way could be spent in bettering the conditions of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A much greater emphasis was placed on bettering the position of the child than any other dependant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they gradually and steadily bettering their trade position? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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