better³ n 1 get the better of sb a) if a feeling gets the better of you, you do not control it when you should 〔某种感觉〕占某人的上风，胜过: Finally, his curiosity got the better of him and he read Dee's letter. 最终他还是按捺不住好奇，看了迪伊的信。 b) to defeat someone 打败某人，战胜某人 2 for the better in a way that improves the situation 好转: a change for the better Smaller classes are definitely a change for the better. 小班教学肯定是一种好的转变。