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

• This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement
  这算得上是一个改进吧，但说是“突破”就言过其实了。
• 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。
• CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year.
  与前一年相比，哥伦比亚广播公司的收视率再次大幅提高。
• Doctors say he has made a slight improvement
  医生说他的病情稍有好转。
• Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
  激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。
• First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
  首先，利率的下降可能没有希望的那样快；第二，实际贷款额可能会减少；第三，坏账很可能抵消大部分增长。
• The improvement in standards has been steady and persistent, but has attracted little comment from educationalists
  标准一直在持续提高，但却几乎没有教育学家对此发表意见。
• I cannot see any improvement in your writing.
  看不出你的写作有什么起色。
• That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.
  在当前形势下这是一个非常巨大的进步。
• Over the past 12 months the company has managed a 10 per cent improvement.
  在过去的12个月里，公司的业绩提高了10%。