【improve音标】 英[ɪmˈpru:v] 美[ɪmˈpru:v]
【单词释义】 improve是什么意思：
vt.提高（土地、地产）的价值；利用（机会）；改善，改良
vi.变得更好；改进，改善
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] improves
[单词现在分词] improving
[单词过去式] improved
[单词过去分词] improved
【关联词/派生词】
improvement n.改进，改善，改良；改进处
【improve形近词/近似词】
disprove vt.反驳；证明…是虚假的
disapprove v. 不赞成；不同意；不批准，否决；反对
reprove vt.指责；责备；非难
prove v.证明，证实
approve v. 批准；赞成，同意
【单词例句】
◇ That's the main conclusion of an experiment on British workers that found listening to classical music at work can improve productivity by 15%.
一项针对英国员工的实验得出结论，在工作时听古典音乐可以让效率提高15%。
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ An answer that shows a desire to improve behavior and continuously learn and grow is important.
求职者流露出提升自己和不断学习成长的意愿是很重要的。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ And when it comes to boosting your mood, improving your memory, and protecting your brain against age-related cognitive decline, research suggests exercise may be as close to a wonder drug as we'll get.
当谈到改善情绪、增强记忆力以及预防大脑因年老产生认知衰退时，研究人员表示，锻炼可能是我们最唾手可得的“灵丹妙药”。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ In the trial, scientists carried out a first-of-its-kind study to examine if laughter therapy could improve symptoms of patients with heart disease.
科学家在这项研究中开展了一场史无前例的试验，看大笑疗法能否改善心脏病患者的症状。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ The forum said the only way to avoid a disaster is to massively improve the economics and uptake of recycling. That means giving people incentives to collect plastic garbage and recycle, use reusable packaging, and encourage countries to drastically improve their waste collection infrastructure, to avoid plastic garbage leaking into the nature.
该论坛发表声明说，避免这一灾难的唯一途径就是大力改善经济结构，提高循环使用率。这意味着激励人们去回收并循环使用塑料垃圾，使用可重复使用的包装袋，鼓励各国大力改善废物回收设施，以防止塑料垃圾排放到自然环境中。
---- More plastic than fish in oceans by 2050
◇ Circadian rhythms are our internal clocks that tell our bodies when to get up, eat and sleep throughout 24-hour cycles. Many studies have found that work which syncs with our circadian rhythms results in greater productivity and less fatigue. Even space agency Nasa has monitored circadian rhythms to improve astronauts' productivity and health.
生物昼夜节律是人体的生物钟，告诉我们的身体在一天中何时起床、吃饭和睡觉。很多研究发现，工作时间与昼夜节律吻合能提高工作效率，减少疲劳。连美国航天局也在监控宇航员的昼夜节律，以提高工作效率，改善健康状况。