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一、词语辨析不一样
1、better可以指各种事情的好转。
2、better off主要指生活改善。
二、用法不一样
1、better用做复数，表示上司们；长辈；(地位、智慧、财富等)胜于己者。
如：
They have bettered last month's produ ctionrecord.
他们已超过上月生产记录。
2、better off用法是固定短语加动名词 (doing sth)，表示最好做某事，做某事很明智。
如：
He'd be better off going to the police about it.
他最好把这件事报告警方。
三、读音不一样
1、better 英[ˈbetə(r) ] 美[ˈbetər ]
2、better off 英[ˈbetə(r) ɒf] 美[ˈbetər ɔːf]
better off =比较富裕；情况好转
1. They are much better off than us. 他们比我们富得多。
2. He found himself no better off than anyof his compeers. 他发觉自己比其他所有的同伴都好不了多少。
3. He's much better off than before. 他手头比过去宽多了。
4. This is often also true for schools infinancially better-off countries. 就算是在富裕及小康(financiallybetter-off)的国家的学校里，也经常是如此。
5. They've got nearly all the luxuries theyneed; of course they're much better off than we are. 他们所需要的奢侈品几乎都有了，当然他们比我们富裕多了。
6. Somehow, he felt a little superior tothese two--a little better off. 不知怎么地，他觉得自己比这两个人要优越一点--处境要好一点。
7. As a matter of fact, they weren't muchbetter off than beggars. 实在他们的情形比叫花子好不了多少。
8. You are off colour, you'd better take arest. 你气色不好，休息一下吧。
9. As she got to know people better hershyness wore off. 当她开始与人们熟悉起来，她就不那么害羞了。
10. I've written far too much and hadbetter sign off. 我这封信写得太长了，最好就此落款结束。
11. I'd better have waited till the rainwent off. 我当时要是等雨停再走就好了。
12. He' d be better off going to the policeabout it. 他最好把这件事报告警方。
13. We're better off to get her out of ourhair. 把她打发走不找我们的麻烦，我们也可以省心一点。
14. I think Michelle is better off stayingwhere she is. 我觉得Michelle待在原地比较好。
15. They probably think they're better offwhere they are. 他们一定认为自己的日子过得很不错。
16. We' d be better off without them asneighbours. 要是没有这家邻居，我们就过得更愉快了。
17. Most people are better-off than tenyears ago. 大多数人比十年前更富有。
18. You' d be better off with a bicycle. 你最好骑自行车。
19. For the moment we are better off. 目前我们是更有利了。
20. But with twenty, he was still betteroff than those without a cent. 但是有二十来块打底儿，他到底比别人的完全扎空枪更有希望。
better
adj. 更好的(good和well的比较级)；更熟练的；好的；健康的
adv. 更好地；更妥；更恰当
vt. 改善，提高
n. 更好者；较优越者；前辈；长者
1. We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. 我们希望明天天气转好。
2. Diplomacy is better than war. 采取外交手段胜于诉诸战争。
3. You'd better see a doctor about that cough. 你最好找医生治治你的咳嗽。
4. It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take
the elevator. 那是在六楼上，我们最好乘电梯。
5. I'll feel much better when I've had forty
winks. 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
形容词 adj.
1.有好转的
He is no better yet.
他一点也没有好转。
We had hoped for better.
我们曾希望情况好转.
2.更好的
This is good but that is better.
这个好, 可是那个更好。
It's better that she should go alone.
还是由她单独去比较好。
3.能力更强的；更熟练的
4.（病势）好转的，见轻的；舒畅些的
副词 adv.
1.更好地
He can do better.
他能做得更好。
2.更
3. 更妥；更恰当
及物动词 vt.
1.改善; 提高
The government hopes to better the conditions of the workers.
政府希望改善工作人员的环境。
名词 n.
1.更好者; 较优越者
That's a fine horse, I couldn't get a better in a hurry.
这是一匹骏马, 我一时难以找到比它更好的。
2.前辈; 长者; 上级
You should show greater respect for your elders and betters.
你应该对长辈和上级尊重些。
improve, better, perfect, refine
这些动词均有“改进，改善”之意。
improve： 最常用词，多指状态或性质上的深刻或重要改进，也可指自身能力的提高。
better： 多用于口语，指适当地改善原来并非很差的状态或性质，也指社会地位、经济状况的改善。
perfect： 语义强，通常指使方法、技术等达到完善美好的境地。
refine： 侧重指使语言、仪态等变得文雅、优美，也可指技艺等的提高。
better off : 主要是指与经济有关的“较好”，所以经济学上常用这个单词。
better : 还可以指健康和精神状态（如 feeling better）....意义更广
better off 富裕
better 更好
