improved

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. The improved trade figures have given the government fresh ammunition.
   有所改观的贸易数据给政府提供了新的有力证据。
2. Britain's balance of payments deficit has improved slightly.
   英国的国际收支逆差已略有改善。
3. Her son's skin improved beyond belief.
   她儿子的皮肤得到了难以置信的改善。
4. If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved
   如果把改良的教育体系和其他的因素结合起来，会取得非常惊人的效果。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
   我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
8. 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。
9. They have improved immeasurably since their arrival
   他们自来到这里以后，有了很大改进。
10. He improved their house.
    他修缮了他们的房子。
11. 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。
12. Export orders improved in the last month
    上个月出口订单增加了。
13. It's for other people to judge how much I have improved
    我有多大的进步应该由其他人来评价。
14. 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。
15. That improved Mrs Goole's already favourable opinion of him.
    那件事更加深了古尔太太对他的好印象。
16. The facilities have improved beyond all recognition
    这些设备经过大幅度的改良，都让人认不出来了。
17. Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved
    很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。
18. Life has improved and returned to normal.
    生活已经改善并恢复了正常。
19. There is no doubt that grades have improved and interest in education has revived.
    无疑，成绩提高了，上学的兴趣也恢复了。
20. 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。
21. He has improved his country's standing abroad
    他提高了自己国家的国际声望。
22. 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。
23. Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.
    洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。
24. Returns on with-profits bonds have improved.
    分红式债券的收益已有所提高。
25. Though mine safety has much improved, miners 'families still fear the worst
    尽管矿井的安全状况有了很大改善，矿工的家属仍然害怕最糟的情况会发生。
26. The relations between our two countries have improved markedly in every aspect.
    我们两国的关系在各方面都有了显著的发展。
27. The students have improved their listening.
    这些学生的听力提高了。
28. If I have improved in any way, I owe it all to you.
    如果说我有一些进步，这全归功于你。
29. His composition has improved.
    他的作文有进步。
30. As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved accordingly.
    经济发展了，人民的生活水平也随着提高了。

adj

1. become or made better in quality
   1. was proud of his improved grades
   2. an improved viewfinder

2. 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

3. (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush
   1. improved farmlands