improved

英 [ɪmˈpruːvd]

美 [ɪmˈpruːvd]

v.  改进; 改善
improve的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：improved　过去式：improved　

BNC.3470 / COCA.4125

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 改进;改善;增进
  If somethingimprovesor if youimproveit, it gets better.
  1. Both the texture and condition of your hair should improve...
     你头发的发质与健康状况都应改善。
  2. The weather is beginning to improve...
     天气开始好转了。
  3. Time won't improve the situation...
     形势不会因时间而有所改善。
  4. He improved their house.
     他修缮了他们的房子。
• V-ERG 提高;(使)变得更熟练
  If a skill you haveimprovesor youimprovea skill, you get better at it.
  1. Their French has improved enormously...
     他们的法语进步很大。
  2. He said he was going to improve his football.
     他说他要提高足球技术。
• VERB 康复;健康好转
  If youimproveafter an illness or an injury, your health gets better or you get stronger.
  1. He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.
     他康复很快,医生已减少了用药剂量。
• VERB 超过;胜过
  If youimprove ona previous achievement of your own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or result.
  1. We need to improve on our performance against France.
     我们需要比对阵法国队时表现得更好。

英英释义

adj

• become or made better in quality
  1. was proud of his improved grades
  2. an improved viewfinder
• made more desirable or valuable or profitable
  1. new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river
  2. an improved breed
• (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush
  1. improved farmlands

双语例句

• Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.
  洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。
• In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.
  事实上，发展有赖于大量低收入人群收入的增长。
• Mindful of the needs of its students, Cardiff has invested heavily in providing new and improved residences.
  考虑到学生的需要，加的夫大学投入了巨资兴建和改善学生宿舍。
• Export orders improved in the last month
  上个月出口订单增加了。
• Britain's balance of payments deficit has improved slightly.
  英国的国际收支逆差已略有改善。
• Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
  消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。
• Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved
  很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。
• They also stress the need for improved employment opportunities, better transport and health care
  他们同时也强调需要增加就业机会，改善交通和医疗保健服务。
• Although his relationship with his mother had improved somewhat, he was still depressed
  尽管和母亲的关系有所改观，他仍然十分消沉。
• The quality of life for gay men has improved over the last two decades.
  同性恋者的生活质量在过去20年里有了改善。