Definition of improve in English:

improve

verb ɪmˈpruːvɪmˈpruv

1Make or become better.
改善，增进
with object efforts to improve relations between the countries
no object communications improved during the 18th century
Example sentencesExamples
- For a short time his condition seemed to be improving but later on in the week he contracted pneumonia and one of his lungs collapsed.
- Ultimately, the goal is to establish more accountability and improve teaching.
- If the economy improves towards the end of this year, as expected, interest rates will start to rise.
- Sinusitis has been associated with asthma severity, and consistently, asthma symptoms frequently improve after sinusitis treatment.
- What should be done is use the money from the resulting fines to improve road safety conditions in these areas.
- Many also said that their health markedly improved when they began volunteer work.
- All aspects of sleep performance were significantly improved in the intervention group.
- If the patient improves with the use of medication, no further evaluation may be necessary.
- With Wednesday's win, his record improves to three wins in seven starts.
- Book cover design has improved drastically since the middle of the last decade.
- While the march of technology continually improves our health, it creates new scenarios and novel questions.
- Hotels, food, facilities, transport and entertainment have all improved beyond recognition.
- All physical symptoms improved substantially in the first month of antidepressant use but plateaued during the course of the study.
- His condition gradually improved over the course of several weeks of inpatient treatment.
- Treatment for the condition has improved significantly in recent years following the introduction of a number of new drugs.
- She said Bali's living conditions have now improved due to the increase in the tourism industry.
- Outcomes were significantly improved with combination therapy.
- In developed countries over the past 30 years, better perinatal care has considerably improved these outcomes.
- In fact, verbal ability and other knowledge-based abilities seem to improve with age.
- On the face of it, our lives have improved beyond recognition.
Synonyms
make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak
informal give a facelift to
rare meliorate
get better, become better, advance, progress, develop
make headway, come along, make progress, take steps forward, pick up, rally, perk up, make strides
informal look up
1. 1.1with object Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience.
  （通过教育或经历）发展，提高（智力）
  I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind
  我订了两份杂志以提高智力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Curtin remained committed towards improving himself and the lives of the underprivileged in Australian society.
  It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind.
2. 1.2improve on/uponno object Achieve or produce something better than.
  改善，改进
  they are trying to improve on the tired old style
  他们正努力对陈旧的风格进行改进。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But once a dialogue has been delivered on stage, the actor has no chance of improving upon it.
  They all improved on their predicted exam grades with several students achieving their best grade in business studies.
  The goal of each test is to improve on the last test until you achieve the results you need.
  Despite this, he went on to achieve a personal best in the shot and improved on his personal best in the high jump, achieving 1.55 metres.
  I find little to dispute in much of what he writes about strengthening the NHS and fighting child poverty and improving on the best of what the government has achieved.
  He predicted that if that co-operation continued and was improved upon, a greater success rate could be achieved.
  A lot of work has been done and what the country needs is to improve on what has been achieved.
  I think that's because I can usually see a potential for the story or idea that the original filmmaker didn't, which goes back to the original idea of improving upon as opposed to merely referencing.
  The achievement of the Authorised Version was made possible by a team of translators working and improving upon previous translations.
  If they succeed, they will at least have improved on the standing they achieved in this competition two years ago.
  Synonyms
  surpass, better, do better than, outdo, exceed, beat, top, trump, cap, outstrip, overshadow, go one better than

Phrases

on the improve

informal Showing signs of improvement.
the young squad is on the improve
Example sentencesExamples
- The Royals are sitting on top of the ladder and appear to be on the improve.
- Their quality is definitely on the improve; if they keep this up, we can soon start buying it again!
- I know that things are on the improve—the worst is over, it's just a matter of clearing the muck out of the system.
- "We have to constantly keep an eye on how things are improving domestically, even if we're on the improve relative to other countries, particularly when it comes to the gender pay gap."
- The quality of election night "expert" commentaries is not on the improve.
- Coaches agreed the Warriors will be on the improve at next year's carnival.
- The one number that sticks a bit is the unemployment rate, but outside of that, actually things are generally on the improve.
- My grandfather is on the improve still and I think he is possibly out of intensive care now, so it's good news on that front.
- They are certainly on the improve now and seem to have a bright future.
- Weather conditions and travel are on the improve, and we were able to return to more normal circumstances today.

Derivatives

improvability

noun ɪmˌpruːvəˈbɪlətiɪmˌpruvəˈbɪlədi

Successful health services in the 21st century must aim not merely for change, improvement, and response, but for changeability, improvability, and responsiveness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Almost all of Jonathan Demme's major films, from Citizens Band to Beloved, express a belief in the unpredictability and improvability of human nature.

improvable

adjective ɪmˈpruːvəb(ə)lɪmˈpruvəb(ə)l

Instead, I'm pretty sure, you're going to have to do a lot of work and build a measurable, predictable, improvable system that keeps getting better over time.
Example sentencesExamples
- Third, to decide and act as if we were nothing more than complex and vastly improvable machines has another troubling consequence.
- Teaching is closer to an art than it is to a craft or technique, and, though it certainly involves mysterious transactions, it is nevertheless a public activity that is improvable through practice and criticism.
- At the heart of player development however, is a unique new system featuring a class specialization tree and many different individual skills that are potentially available, and once obtained, improvable.
- The innate goodness of an improvable humanity, like the oversight of a benign deity, eroded along with faith in democratic institutions.

improver

noun ɪmˈpruːvəɪmˈpruvər

The beginners and improvers group have two one hour sessions on Sunday morning 9-10 and 10-11 am and good progress is being made at all ages.
Example sentencesExamples
- Adult swimming lessons will commence on September 5th for beginners and improvers every Monday and Wednesday nights at 9.30 pm.
- Beginners lessons are from 7-8.30 pm and improvers are from 8.30-10 pm.
- Smart improvers who show their home at its best can net an extra 15,000 on an average 150,000 house.
- As compulsive improvers, they perused agricultural journals for more productive seeds and bettered their herds with blooded stock.

Origin

Early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou 'profit', ultimately from Latin prodest 'is of advantage'); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was 'make a profit, increase the value of'; subsequently 'make greater in amount or degree'.

Rhymes

approve, groove, move, prove, you've

Definition of improve in US English:

improve

verbimˈpro͞ovɪmˈpruv

1Make or become better.
改善，增进
with object we’ve used technology to improve relations with customers
no object his condition improved after glass was removed from his arm
玻璃从手臂里取出后，他的情况改善了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Book cover design has improved drastically since the middle of the last decade.
- If the economy improves towards the end of this year, as expected, interest rates will start to rise.
- All aspects of sleep performance were significantly improved in the intervention group.
- In fact, verbal ability and other knowledge-based abilities seem to improve with age.
- Outcomes were significantly improved with combination therapy.
- With Wednesday's win, his record improves to three wins in seven starts.
- She said Bali's living conditions have now improved due to the increase in the tourism industry.
- On the face of it, our lives have improved beyond recognition.
- What should be done is use the money from the resulting fines to improve road safety conditions in these areas.
- Hotels, food, facilities, transport and entertainment have all improved beyond recognition.
- Many also said that their health markedly improved when they began volunteer work.
- All physical symptoms improved substantially in the first month of antidepressant use but plateaued during the course of the study.
- Sinusitis has been associated with asthma severity, and consistently, asthma symptoms frequently improve after sinusitis treatment.
- Treatment for the condition has improved significantly in recent years following the introduction of a number of new drugs.
- If the patient improves with the use of medication, no further evaluation may be necessary.
- Ultimately, the goal is to establish more accountability and improve teaching.
- His condition gradually improved over the course of several weeks of inpatient treatment.
- In developed countries over the past 30 years, better perinatal care has considerably improved these outcomes.
- For a short time his condition seemed to be improving but later on in the week he contracted pneumonia and one of his lungs collapsed.
- While the march of technology continually improves our health, it creates new scenarios and novel questions.
Synonyms
make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak
get better, become better, advance, progress, develop
1. 1.1with object Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience.
  （通过教育或经历）发展，提高（智力）
  I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind
  我订了两份杂志以提高智力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Curtin remained committed towards improving himself and the lives of the underprivileged in Australian society.
  It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind.
2. 1.2improve on/uponno object Achieve or produce something better than.
  改善，改进
  they are trying to improve on the tired old style
  他们正努力对陈旧的风格进行改进。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I think that's because I can usually see a potential for the story or idea that the original filmmaker didn't, which goes back to the original idea of improving upon as opposed to merely referencing.
  They all improved on their predicted exam grades with several students achieving their best grade in business studies.
  A lot of work has been done and what the country needs is to improve on what has been achieved.
  I find little to dispute in much of what he writes about strengthening the NHS and fighting child poverty and improving on the best of what the government has achieved.
  The achievement of the Authorised Version was made possible by a team of translators working and improving upon previous translations.
  The goal of each test is to improve on the last test until you achieve the results you need.
  Despite this, he went on to achieve a personal best in the shot and improved on his personal best in the high jump, achieving 1.55 metres.
  If they succeed, they will at least have improved on the standing they achieved in this competition two years ago.
  But once a dialogue has been delivered on stage, the actor has no chance of improving upon it.
  He predicted that if that co-operation continued and was improved upon, a greater success rate could be achieved.
  Synonyms
  surpass, better, do better than, outdo, exceed, beat, top, trump, cap, outstrip, overshadow, go one better than

Origin

Early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was ‘make a profit, increase the value of’; subsequently ‘make greater in amount or degree’.

词汇	improve
释义	Definition of improve in English: improve verb ɪmˈpruːvɪmˈpruv 1Make or become better. 改善，增进 with object efforts to improve relations between the countries no object communications improved during the 18th century Example sentencesExamples For a short time his condition seemed to be improving but later on in the week he contracted pneumonia and one of his lungs collapsed. Ultimately, the goal is to establish more accountability and improve teaching. If the economy improves towards the end of this year, as expected, interest rates will start to rise. Sinusitis has been associated with asthma severity, and consistently, asthma symptoms frequently improve after sinusitis treatment. What should be done is use the money from the resulting fines to improve road safety conditions in these areas. Many also said that their health markedly improved when they began volunteer work. All aspects of sleep performance were significantly improved in the intervention group. If the patient improves with the use of medication, no further evaluation may be necessary. With Wednesday's win, his record improves to three wins in seven starts. Book cover design has improved drastically since the middle of the last decade. While the march of technology continually improves our health, it creates new scenarios and novel questions. Hotels, food, facilities, transport and entertainment have all improved beyond recognition. All physical symptoms improved substantially in the first month of antidepressant use but plateaued during the course of the study. His condition gradually improved over the course of several weeks of inpatient treatment. Treatment for the condition has improved significantly in recent years following the introduction of a number of new drugs. She said Bali's living conditions have now improved due to the increase in the tourism industry. Outcomes were significantly improved with combination therapy. In developed countries over the past 30 years, better perinatal care has considerably improved these outcomes. In fact, verbal ability and other knowledge-based abilities seem to improve with age. On the face of it, our lives have improved beyond recognition. Synonyms make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak informal give a facelift to rare meliorate get better, become better, advance, progress, develop make headway, come along, make progress, take steps forward, pick up, rally, perk up, make strides informal look up 1.1with object Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. （通过教育或经历）发展，提高（智力） I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind 我订了两份杂志以提高智力。 Example sentencesExamples Curtin remained committed towards improving himself and the lives of the underprivileged in Australian society. It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. 1.2improve on/uponno object Achieve or produce something better than. 改善，改进 they are trying to improve on the tired old style 他们正努力对陈旧的风格进行改进。 Example sentencesExamples But once a dialogue has been delivered on stage, the actor has no chance of improving upon it. They all improved on their predicted exam grades with several students achieving their best grade in business studies. The goal of each test is to improve on the last test until you achieve the results you need. Despite this, he went on to achieve a personal best in the shot and improved on his personal best in the high jump, achieving 1.55 metres. I find little to dispute in much of what he writes about strengthening the NHS and fighting child poverty and improving on the best of what the government has achieved. He predicted that if that co-operation continued and was improved upon, a greater success rate could be achieved. A lot of work has been done and what the country needs is to improve on what has been achieved. I think that's because I can usually see a potential for the story or idea that the original filmmaker didn't, which goes back to the original idea of improving upon as opposed to merely referencing. The achievement of the Authorised Version was made possible by a team of translators working and improving upon previous translations. If they succeed, they will at least have improved on the standing they achieved in this competition two years ago. Synonyms surpass, better, do better than, outdo, exceed, beat, top, trump, cap, outstrip, overshadow, go one better than Phrases on the improve informal Showing signs of improvement. the young squad is on the improve Example sentencesExamples The Royals are sitting on top of the ladder and appear to be on the improve. Their quality is definitely on the improve; if they keep this up, we can soon start buying it again! I know that things are on the improve—the worst is over, it's just a matter of clearing the muck out of the system. "We have to constantly keep an eye on how things are improving domestically, even if we're on the improve relative to other countries, particularly when it comes to the gender pay gap." The quality of election night "expert" commentaries is not on the improve. Coaches agreed the Warriors will be on the improve at next year's carnival. The one number that sticks a bit is the unemployment rate, but outside of that, actually things are generally on the improve. My grandfather is on the improve still and I think he is possibly out of intensive care now, so it's good news on that front. They are certainly on the improve now and seem to have a bright future. Weather conditions and travel are on the improve, and we were able to return to more normal circumstances today. Derivatives improvability noun ɪmˌpruːvəˈbɪlətiɪmˌpruvəˈbɪlədi Successful health services in the 21st century must aim not merely for change, improvement, and response, but for changeability, improvability, and responsiveness. Example sentencesExamples Almost all of Jonathan Demme's major films, from Citizens Band to Beloved, express a belief in the unpredictability and improvability of human nature. improvable adjective ɪmˈpruːvəb(ə)lɪmˈpruvəb(ə)l Instead, I'm pretty sure, you're going to have to do a lot of work and build a measurable, predictable, improvable system that keeps getting better over time. Example sentencesExamples Third, to decide and act as if we were nothing more than complex and vastly improvable machines has another troubling consequence. Teaching is closer to an art than it is to a craft or technique, and, though it certainly involves mysterious transactions, it is nevertheless a public activity that is improvable through practice and criticism. At the heart of player development however, is a unique new system featuring a class specialization tree and many different individual skills that are potentially available, and once obtained, improvable. The innate goodness of an improvable humanity, like the oversight of a benign deity, eroded along with faith in democratic institutions. improver noun ɪmˈpruːvəɪmˈpruvər The beginners and improvers group have two one hour sessions on Sunday morning 9-10 and 10-11 am and good progress is being made at all ages. Example sentencesExamples Adult swimming lessons will commence on September 5th for beginners and improvers every Monday and Wednesday nights at 9.30 pm. Beginners lessons are from 7-8.30 pm and improvers are from 8.30-10 pm. Smart improvers who show their home at its best can net an extra 15,000 on an average 150,000 house. As compulsive improvers, they perused agricultural journals for more productive seeds and bettered their herds with blooded stock. Origin Early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou 'profit', ultimately from Latin prodest 'is of advantage'); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was 'make a profit, increase the value of'; subsequently 'make greater in amount or degree'. Rhymes approve, groove, move, prove, you've verb.1 phr. Definition of improve in US English: improve verbimˈpro͞ovɪmˈpruv 1Make or become better. 改善，增进 with object we’ve used technology to improve relations with customers no object his condition improved after glass was removed from his arm 玻璃从手臂里取出后，他的情况改善了。 Example sentencesExamples Book cover design has improved drastically since the middle of the last decade. If the economy improves towards the end of this year, as expected, interest rates will start to rise. All aspects of sleep performance were significantly improved in the intervention group. In fact, verbal ability and other knowledge-based abilities seem to improve with age. Outcomes were significantly improved with combination therapy. With Wednesday's win, his record improves to three wins in seven starts. She said Bali's living conditions have now improved due to the increase in the tourism industry. On the face of it, our lives have improved beyond recognition. What should be done is use the money from the resulting fines to improve road safety conditions in these areas. Hotels, food, facilities, transport and entertainment have all improved beyond recognition. Many also said that their health markedly improved when they began volunteer work. All physical symptoms improved substantially in the first month of antidepressant use but plateaued during the course of the study. Sinusitis has been associated with asthma severity, and consistently, asthma symptoms frequently improve after sinusitis treatment. Treatment for the condition has improved significantly in recent years following the introduction of a number of new drugs. If the patient improves with the use of medication, no further evaluation may be necessary. Ultimately, the goal is to establish more accountability and improve teaching. His condition gradually improved over the course of several weeks of inpatient treatment. In developed countries over the past 30 years, better perinatal care has considerably improved these outcomes. For a short time his condition seemed to be improving but later on in the week he contracted pneumonia and one of his lungs collapsed. While the march of technology continually improves our health, it creates new scenarios and novel questions. Synonyms make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak get better, become better, advance, progress, develop 1.1with object Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. （通过教育或经历）发展，提高（智力） I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind 我订了两份杂志以提高智力。 Example sentencesExamples Curtin remained committed towards improving himself and the lives of the underprivileged in Australian society. It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. 1.2improve on/uponno object Achieve or produce something better than. 改善，改进 they are trying to improve on the tired old style 他们正努力对陈旧的风格进行改进。 Example sentencesExamples I think that's because I can usually see a potential for the story or idea that the original filmmaker didn't, which goes back to the original idea of improving upon as opposed to merely referencing. They all improved on their predicted exam grades with several students achieving their best grade in business studies. A lot of work has been done and what the country needs is to improve on what has been achieved. I find little to dispute in much of what he writes about strengthening the NHS and fighting child poverty and improving on the best of what the government has achieved. The achievement of the Authorised Version was made possible by a team of translators working and improving upon previous translations. The goal of each test is to improve on the last test until you achieve the results you need. Despite this, he went on to achieve a personal best in the shot and improved on his personal best in the high jump, achieving 1.55 metres. If they succeed, they will at least have improved on the standing they achieved in this competition two years ago. But once a dialogue has been delivered on stage, the actor has no chance of improving upon it. He predicted that if that co-operation continued and was improved upon, a greater success rate could be achieved. Synonyms surpass, better, do better than, outdo, exceed, beat, top, trump, cap, outstrip, overshadow, go one better than Origin Early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was ‘make a profit, increase the value of’; subsequently ‘make greater in amount or degree’.
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