improve

verb

1. 改进；改善
   to become better than before; to make sth/sb better than before
   1. His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.
      手术后他的生活质量大大改善了。
   2. The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness) .
      医生说她还会继续康复。
   3. to improve standards
      提高水平
   4. The company needs to improve performance in all these areas.
      公司需要在所有这些方面改善业绩。
   5. I need to improve my French.
      我得提高我的法语水平。

1. V-ERG 改进;改善;增进
   If something improves or if you improve it, 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。
2. V-ERG 提高;(使)变得更熟练
   If a skill you have improves or you improve a 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。
3. VERB 康复;健康好转
   If you improve after 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。
4. VERB 超过;胜过
   If you improve on a 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。

1. Our policy has to be judged against a clear test: will it improve the standard of education?
   对我们的政策作出评判必须根据一条明确的准则：它是否会提高教育的水准？
2. This will improve your performance and help you burn off calories.
   这将会改善你的表现，并帮你消耗卡路里。
3. To improve hand-eye co-ordination, practise throwing and catching balls.
   要想提高手眼协调能力，就练习投球和接球。
4. To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary
   想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。
5. The institutions have realised they need to change their culture to improve efficiency and service.
   这些机构已经意识到需要改变他们的内部文化以提高效率、改进服务。
6. I really believe that it is possible to both improve customer satisfaction and reduce costs
   我确实认为可以既提高客户满意度又降低成本。
7. But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.
   但是各方已经开始共同努力改善城镇空气质量。
8. The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.
   这种锻炼会明显改善体力，增加耐力。
9. How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity?
   教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？
10. We hope that manufacturers will take note of the findings and improve their products accordingly.
    我们希望制造商能注意到这些结果，并对它们的产品作出相应的改进。
11. I think we need to improve our educational system in general
    我认为有必要从整体上改进我们的教育体系。
12. The tobacco industry has been trying to improve its image.
    烟草行业一直在试图改善其形象。
13. 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。
14. The weather is beginning to improve
    天气开始好转了。
15. Time won't improve the situation
    形势不会因时间而有所改善。
16. He improved their house.
    他修缮了他们的房子。
17. Their French has improved enormously
    他们的法语进步很大。
18. He said he was going to improve his football.
    他说他要提高足球技术。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. They may need some additional inputs and advice on how to improve the management of their farms.
    他们可能需要听取更多的意见和建议来改善农场的经营。
22. I'm continually pondering how to improve the team.
    我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。
23. You can improve your chances of profit by sensible planning
    你可以通过合理计划来提高盈利的机会。
24. Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life
    每个人都可以大大改善生活质量。
25. Massage is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation
    按摩可以使肌肉放松，缓解压力和促进血液循环。
26. The report goes on to make a number of recommendations to improve safety on aircraft.
    该报告接着给出了一系列改善飞机安全性能的建议。
27. Strenuous efforts had been made to improve conditions in the jail
    已经做了大量的努力来改善监狱的条件。
28. The dietitian was helpful, making suggestions as to how I could improve my diet
    这位营养学家就如何改善饮食给我提出了些建议，对我很有帮助。
29. The president wants to improve the nation's highways and mass transit systems.
    总统希望改善该国的公路与公共交通系统。
30. How to improve the quality of products was a difficult problem to him.
    如何提高产品质量对他来说可是个难题。

improve on/upon sth

1. 改进；做出比…更好的成绩
   to achieve or produce sth that is of a better quality than sth else
   1. His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.
      手术后他的生活质量大大改善了。
   2. The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness) .
      医生说她还会继续康复。
   3. to improve standards
      提高水平
   4. The company needs to improve performance in all these areas.
      公司需要在所有这些方面改善业绩。
   5. I need to improve my French.
      我得提高我的法语水平。

verb

1. get better
   1. The weather improved toward evening

   Synonym:    betteramelioratemeliorate

2. to make better
   1. The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

   Synonym:    betteramendamelioratemeliorate