improvement
noun OPAL W
/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
- [uncountable] the act of making something better; the process of something becoming better
改善；改进 - The economy has shown significant improvement over the past 9 months.
在过去的9个月里，经济有了显著的改善。 - We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
我们期望来年会有更进一步的改善。 - Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
销售额持续显示出增加的迹象。 - There were areas that needed improvement.
有些领域需要改进。 - improvement in something There is a need for continuous improvement in performance.
需要不断改进性能。 - I think there is room for improvement in any organization.
我认为任何组织都有改进的余地。
Topics Change, cause and effectb1- No improvement was found after the tenth day of treatment.
治疗 10 天后病情不见有任何好转。 - The economy has experienced steady improvement.
经济有了稳步提高。 - The improvement work to houses will create jobs.
房屋修缮工程将创造就业机会。 - The new assessment system could pinpoint areas for improvement within the company.
新的评估系统能够准确指出公司哪些方面需要改进。 - The proposed road improvement scheme involves bypassing several villages.
按照提出来的修缮计划，这条路要绕过几个村庄。 - We have an ambitious improvement plan for the property.
对于这处房产，我们有一套雄心勃勃的修缮计划。
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- The economy has shown significant improvement over the past 9 months.
- [countable] a change in something that makes it better; something that is better than it was before
改进处；改善的事物 - a significant/dramatic improvement
显著的/戏剧性的进步 - a slight/steady improvement
轻微的／稳定的提升 - improvement in something There has been a marked improvement in the quality of teaching.
教学质量有了显著的提高。 - The work should lead to an improvement in water quality.
这项工作应该会改善水质。 - The decade saw vast improvements in cardiology techniques.
这十年见证了心脏病学技术的巨大进步。 - improvement to something We have made some mechanical improvements to the car.
我们对汽车进行了一些机械改进。 - improvement on something This is a great improvement on your previous work.
你的工作比先前有很大进步。 - improvement over something The results are certainly an improvement over last year.
结果肯定比去年有所改善。
Topics Change, cause and effectb1- We need to make further improvements.
我们需要进一步改进。 - There have been significant improvements in construction safety in recent years.
近年来，建筑安全有了显著改善。 - He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
他病情稳步好转，入院不到 10 天就出院了。 - If suggested improvements are not carried out, we have the right to suspend the insurance cover.
如果不按要求进行改善，我们有权暂时停止保险。 - Several improvements were made to the design during its production run.
在生产过程中对设计作了几处改进。 - The club will spend £300 000 on ground improvements.
俱乐部将投资 30 万英镑用于运动场改造。 - The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.
除一个病例外，其他人服用该药后病情都有所好转。 - The latest figures are a slight improvement over last year's results.
最新的数字显示比去年的结果略有提高。 - The new factory brought a huge improvement in working conditions.
新工厂在工作条件方面有了极大改善。 - The players have shown a marked improvement in recent weeks.
选手们最近几个星期有明显进步。 - Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales for the third quarter.
批发商宣布第三季度销售额有所提高。 - With this exercise plan you will notice an enormous improvement in your stamina.
按照这个计划进行锻炼，你会发现自己的耐力大大提高。 - improvements to the bus service
公共汽车服务的改善
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- a significant/dramatic improvement
词源late Middle English emprowement (in the sense ‘profitable management or use; profit’), from Anglo-Norman French, from emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’).