1.improve的基本意思为“改善,提高”,可指健康状况、环境、形势等,也可指具体事物,还可间或指人。强调部分地或某种程度上对客体加以修补改正,以提高到较高水平或使其更受欢迎。本词既不用于坏的事物变好,也不用于变得十分完美,无以复加。
2.improve既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时可接名词或代词作宾语,但不用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时主动形式常含有被动意义。
3.improve后常接反身代词表示“在知识或学问上有进步”,其后常接介词in。
4.improve常和表示程度的副词连用。
improve English提高英语 ; 进步英语 ; 提高英语水平 ; 以不同的方式
Improve adaptability提高适应性
improve in有改进 ; 在某方面有所改进 ; 好些[1]
1I need to improve my English.我需要提高我的英语水平。《牛津词典》
2I need to improve my French.我得提高我的法语水平。《牛津词典》
3Don't expect it to improve overnight.不要指望这事一下子就改善了。《牛津词典》
4It's never too late to improve your diet.改善饮食什么时候都不嫌晚。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5Our first priority is to improve standards.我们的头等大事是提高水平。《牛津词典》
6He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions.他真心实意地努力改善环境。《牛津词典》
7Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life.人人都能大幅提高生活质量。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8The company needs to improve its competitive edge.公司必须提高它的竞争力。《牛津词典》
9The airline hopes to improve punctuality next year.这家航空公司希望明年在准点上做出改善。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage.沙里埋入砖块，以改进排水系统。《牛津词典》
11We need to improve on our performance against Nabisco.我们需根据纳贝斯克公司标准来提高我们的业绩。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
12I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.我选择到国外工作，以增进我的事业成功的机会。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
13The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction.公司力图改进，让顾客更加满意。《牛津词典》
14We seek to improve relations between our two countries.我们寻求改进我们两国间的关系。《牛津词典》
15Bankruptcy is a real possibility if sales don't improve.如果销售情况得不到改善，真有破产的可能。《牛津词典》
16As soon as relations improve they will be allowed to go.关系一改善他们就会获准离开。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
17The new management techniques aim to improve performance.新的管理技术旨在提高效率。《牛津词典》
18It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation.我一下子明白我们如何能改善局面了。《牛津词典》
19His efforts to improve the situation are to be applauded.他为改善状况所作的努力应该受到赞许。《牛津词典》
20The management is doing its best to improve the situation.管理层正在尽全力改善局面。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
21You can improve your chances of profit by sensible planning.你可以通过合理的计划增加盈利的机会。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
22The company needs to improve performance in all these areas.公司需要在所有这些方面改善业绩。《牛津词典》
23Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters.很遗憾，我们无力改善目前的状况。《牛津词典》
24He went off to the Amsterdam Academy to improve his technique.他去了阿姆斯特丹学院以提高技艺。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
25The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.这些广告旨在提高公司的形象。《牛津词典》
26The new airport will improve communications between the islands.新机场将改善岛屿间的交通联系。《牛津词典》
27The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.这一提议被看作是改善劳资关系的一次尝试。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
28The company needs to improve its training and retention of staff.公司需要改进对员工的培训和留用工作。《牛津词典》
29Strenuous efforts had been made to improve conditions in the jail.为改善那家监狱里的条件已做了艰苦的努力。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
30They tried everything they possibly could to improve the situation.他们为改善局面用尽了一切办法。《牛津词典》[1]