improvement

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n. 进步, 改善, 利用 [医] 改善, 好转, 进步

发音

US /ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/

词形变化

improvements 复数 improvements

别名

emprovement imp.

教材释义与例句

名词

改进，改善；提高

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering

    改进

    改善

    改良

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    November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.

  2. 2.

    The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.

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  3. 3.

    The state of being improved; betterment; advance

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  4. 4.

    Something which is improved

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    the new edition is an improvement on the old.

    The decade has seen vast improvements in techniques.

  5. 5.

    Increase; growth; progress; advance.

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  6. 6.

    Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.

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  7. 7.

    A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

advance betterment melioration

反义词 1

decline

上位词 6

condition shift status transformation transmutation change of state

下位词 10

fix cleaning development repair recovery fixing clearing fitting reform perfection

相关短语

Pareto improvement home improvement vi. 家居装饰; [法]住房改善 require improvement requires improvement requiring improvement required improvement Kaldor-Hicks improvement tomahawk improvement

词源

From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.

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