improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ CET4 TEM4 ( improving, improved, improves )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something improves or if you improve it, it gets better. 改进

  例：

  Within a month, both the texture and condition of your hair should improve.

  不出一个月，你头发的质地和状况应该都会改善。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If a skill you have improves or you improve a skill, you get better at it. 提高

  例：

  Their French has improved enormously.

  他们的法语水平提高了很多。

• 3. 

  V-I If you improve after an illness or an injury, your health gets better or you get stronger. 康复

  例：

  He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.

  他康复了很多，医生减少了他的用药量。

• 4. 

  V-I If you improve on a previous achievement of your own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or result. 提高

  例：

  We need to improve on our performance against Nabisco.

  我们需根据纳贝斯克公司标准来提高我们的业绩。