be better off

释义

1. 牛津电影里 55%

   （做某事）会较好／较糟

   to be in a better or worse situation

   Hey, did you know if humans disappeared, the planet would be better off?

2. 牛津电影里 45%

   （在某情况下或因做某事）更幸福，更满意

   used to say that sb is / would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or did a particular thing

电影里这样说 · 26 部

• the Millers would be better off.The Thin Blue Line1988
• Let's just hope that Henryk and Halina will be better off.The Pianist2002
• Hey, did you know if humans disappeared, the planet would be better off?Rescued by Ruby2022
• You'll be better off without me.Moonrise Kingdom2012
• I'll be better off going alone.The Bank Job2008
• We'd be better off signing my mom.Air2023
• I think you'd be better off here.The Father2020
• You'd be better off asking him.Oppenheimer2023

在完整场景里学

• 细细的蓝线1988
  • 抛锚路边遇上少年：meant to be（注定如此）
  • 被逼在认罪书上签字：give a damn（根本不在乎）
  • 拦车检查时警察中枪：graveyard shift（大夜班）
• 奥本海默2023
  • 大师劝他离开剑桥：leaves a little to be desired（还稍欠火候）
  • 请他执掌研究院：the man for the job（非他莫属）
  • 火车上结识拉比：seek out（主动去寻找）

同一词条的短语

• little better than
• that's better
• the bigger, smaller, faster, slower, the better
• discretion is the better part of valour
• two heads are better than one
• the best part of
• prevention is better than cure
• had better
• for better or worse
• get the better of
• so much the better
• a change for the better

习语频道里接下来

• get started
• hold your breath
• a whole lot
• any minute
• the middle of nowhere
• hang in there
• at the latest
• in the world
• that's better
• by accident
• not much of a
• a pain in the neck