for the better 成语
change for the better
improve, become better My attitude has changed for the better. I'm more positive now.
for the better
with a better result; for sth.that is better较佳;好转
The doctor felt that having a few days' rest would be for the better.医生认为休息几天较好。
The world situation is changing for the better.世界形势日趋好转。
His state of health has changed for the better recently.近来他的健康状况好转了。
a change for the better|a change for the worse
a change that results in either a better or a worse situation
for the better|better|for
adj. or
adv. phr. With a better result; for something that is better.
The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better. The new large print in the book is a change for the better. Compare: TAKE A TURN.
Antonym: FOR THE WORSE.
take a turn for the better|for the better|take|tur
v. phr. To start improving; start to get better.
Aunt Hermione was very ill for a long time, but last week she suddenly took a turn for the better.
take a turn for the better
take a turn for the better Improve, as in
We thought she was on her deathbed but now she's taken a turn for the better. The antonym is
take a turn for the worse, meaning “get worse, deteriorate,” as in
Unemployment has been fairly low lately, but now the economy's taken a turn for the worse. This idiom employs
turn in the sense of “a reversal,” a usage dating from about 1600.
turn for the better
turn for the better Also,
turn for the worse. See under
take a turn for the better.
for the better
Resulting in a added absolute bearings or outcome. He has started bubbler a lot less, which is absolutely a change for the better. Moving across was a huge undertaking, but I feel like it was ultimately for the better.Learn more: better*for the better
to be an improvement. (*Typically: be ~; be a change ~.) A change of government would be for the better. A new winter covering would absolutely be for the better.Learn more: better for the better
Resulting in or aiming at an improvement: Her action took a about-face for the better.Learn more: better