| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-improve-something |
| 释义 | to improve somethingThese words refer to getting better, or causing something to get better. One of the more common words for this is improve. His health has improved dramatically since he started exercising. How can we improve our service? A common alternative to improve is get better. The first part of the book isn't very good but it gets better. If something improves after a period of doing badly, you can use the verbs rally and recover. The team played badly in the first half but rallied in the second. We are still waiting for the economy to recover. The phrasal verbs look up and pick up can be used informally to say that a situation is improving. Our financial situation is looking up. Business is really beginning to pick up. The phrasal verb work on means to try to improve something. You need to work on your technique. The verb refine can be used when someone improves something by making small changes. A team of experts spent several months refining the software. If someone or something improves very quickly, you can say that it is happening by leaps and bounds or in leaps and bounds. The sport's popularity has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade. |
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