betteragainst your better 'judgement (especially BrE) (AmEusually against your better'judgment)1.■although you know your action, decision, etc. is not sensible 明知不明智；明知不可取:She was persuaded against her better judgement to lend him the money, and now she’s regretting it. 她明知不妥还是被说动将钱借给了他，现在很后悔。be better 'off2.■be richer, happier, more fortunate, etc. 更富足；更开心；更幸运；更好:‘You’d be better off with a smaller house, now that your children have left home.’ 现在孩子们都离开家了，你住小一点的房子倒更好。Under the new tax regulations I will be ￡17 a month better off. 按新的税收规定，我每月会多挣17英镑。be better off (doing sth)3.■be more sensible (to do a particular thing)﹙做某事﹚较为明智:You’d be better off resting at home with that cold. 得了感冒你最好在家休息。,better the ,devil you 'know (than the devil you don’t) (saying)4.■it is better to deal with sb/sth bad, difficult, etc.that is familiar than to make a change and perhaps have to deal with sb/sth worse 跟认识的魔鬼打交道总比跟不认识的好﹙对付讨厌但熟悉的人/事总比做变动从而有可能遇到更坏的情况好一些﹚(all) the better for sth5.■made better by (doing) sth; benefiting from sth通过﹙做﹚……使有改善；从……中获益:You’ll be all the better for (having had) a holiday by the sea.到海边度一次假你就会觉得好多了。,better ,late than 'never (saying)6.■it is better to arrive, do sth, etc. late than not to arrive, do sth, etc. at all 迟到总比不到强；迟做总比不做好:You were supposed to be here an hour ago, but better late than never, I suppose! 你本应该一个小时以前到这里，不过我想，迟到总比不到强！,better luck 'next time (spoken)7.■used to encourage sb who has not been successful at sth﹙用于鼓励受挫的人﹚祝下次好运,better (to be) ,safe than 'sorry (saying)8.■it is better to be too careful than to do sth careless that you may later regret 稳妥总比后悔好:We’d better fill the car up with petrol now. It’s better to be safe than sorry. 我们最好现在给车加满油。稳妥总比后悔好。the ,bigger, ,smaller, ,faster, ,slower, etc. the'better9.■used to say that sth should be as big, small, etc. as possible 越大﹙或小、快、慢等﹚越好:As far as the hard disk is concerned, the bigger the better.硬盘的容量越大越好。do better to do sth10.■used to say that it would be more sensible to do sth最好去做某事；做某事更明智:You’d do better to buy a good-quality radio, even if it is more expensive.尽管价格高一些，你最好还是买一台高质量的收音机。for ,better or (for) 'worse11.■whether the result is good or bad 不管是好是坏；无论结果如何:I’ve decided, for better or for worse, to leave my job. 我已经决定了，无论如何都要辞职。get the 'better of sb/sth12.■defeat sb/sth 打败…；得胜；占上风:She always manages to get the better of me at tennis. 在网球上她总是能胜我。Eventually, his curiosity got the better of him and he had to take a look in the box.最后，他的好奇心占了上风，他不由自主地打开盒子看了一眼。go one 'better (than sb/sth)13.■do sth better than sb else; improve on sth 胜过﹙ 某人/某事物﹚ 一筹:I bought a new tennis racket but my sister had to go one better (than me) by buying the most expensive one in the shop.我买了个新网球拍，可是我妹妹更胜我一筹，她买了商店最贵的那个。had better/best do sth14.■used to tell sb what you think they should do 最好做某事；应该做某事:You’d better lock the door before you leave: there are lots of thieves about.走之前最好把门锁上， 这一带小偷很多。Hadn’t you better check to see if the baby is all right? 你最好检查一下看宝宝有没有安顿好。‘Shall I phone her now?’ ‘You’d best not. She might be asleep.’“我现在就给她打电话吗？”“最好不要，她可能正在睡觉。”have seen/known better 'days15.■be in a worse condition than in the past 今不如昔；曾有过一段好日子:That jacket of yours has seen better days—isn’t it time you bought a new one? 你那件夹克衫可是有年头了—是不是该买件新的了？little/no 'better than16.■almost or just the same as; almost or just as bad as跟……差不多；比……好不到哪去:The path was no better than a sheep track. 这条小路简直是羊肠小道。so much the 'better/'worse (for sb/sth)17.■it is better/worse for that reason 那就更好/更糟:‘I seem to have made my curry hotter than usual.’ ‘So much the better. I love hot curries.’“我好像把咖喱做得比平时辣。”“那更好，我就喜欢辣咖喱。”that’s (much) 'better18.■used to give support to sb who has been upset and is trying to become calmer﹙用于劝慰某人﹚这好多了:Dry your eyes now. That’s better. 把你的眼泪擦乾，这就好多了。19.■used to praise sb who has made an effort to improve﹙用于表扬某人的努力﹚好多了:That’s much better—you played the right notes this time.很好—这一次你把音弹准了。you/you’d better be'lieve it! (spoken)20.■used to tell sb that sth is definitely true 那是千真万确； 你别不信:‘He’s not a bad player, is he?’ ‘You’d better believe it!’“他打得不错，是吗？”“没错！”21.■your better/other half 另见half22.■the better/best part of sth 另见part23.■discretion is the better part of valour 另见discretion24.■half a loaf is better than none/no bread 另见half25.■kiss sth better 另见kiss26.■know better (than that/than to do sth) 另见know27.■the less/least said, the better 另见said28.■not know any better 另见know29.■an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure =}30.■prevention is better than cure 另见prevention31.■the sooner the better 另见sooner32.■take a turn for the better/worse 另见turn33.■think (the) better of sb 另见think34.■think better of it/of doing sth 另见think35.■two heads are better than one 另见two