逍遥右脑 2015-02-06 14:57
高考临近，小编为大家准备了些高考词汇及其用法和搭配，希望大家能从中获益！
1. be better off 更富裕，生活更好。如：
We are much better off now. 我们现在的生活好多了。
Today’s pensioners are better off than they used to be. 现在靠养老金生活的人比他们原来生活要更好些。
注：有时后接 without, 意为：没有……生活反而更好。如：
We’d be better off without them as neighbours. 要是没有他们这样的邻居，我们就会过得更愉快了。
2. be better off (doing sth) 最好做某事，做某事很明智。如：
He was better off giving her some flowers. 他给她送花，那是明智之举。
He’d be better off going to the police about it. 他最好把这件事报告警方。
3. get the better of 占上风，打赢，制服，克服。如：
I’ll get the better of him some day. 我总有一天要打赢他。
He tried to get the better of his sleepiness. 他试图克服自己的睡意。
4. had better 最好，应该。如：
You’d better go home now. 你最好现在回家去。
We’d better not tell her about it. 我们最好不要把这事告诉他。
注：had better 的否定式通常是在 better 后加 not。
5. It’s better for sb to do sth 某人最好做某事。如：
It’s better for you to sell the car. 你最好把汽车卖了。
It’s better for you to keep silent. 你最好什么也别说。