单词 | know better(know any better) |
释义 | know better : know any better-546 这两个短语动词同义,都作“更聪明些”讲,相当于 be wiser 的意思;只是 know better 只能用于肯定句,而 know any better 则要用于否定句和疑问句(注:两者都是从 know ( any ) bettef than 加不定式动词简化而来)。 例如: Gwen knew better than to argue the point. -Wulford. 葛温不致于愚蠢到这样地步去辩论这一点。 They knew bether than[to] come to my front door. -A. Bennet. 他们怪聪明的没有跑到前门去。 Fools may believe you, but I know better. -F. M. White. 傻瓜也许会相信你,可我不会。 Let him take a good-sized stick, and not scruple to use it , andshe will soon know better. -Arabian Nights. 让他去拿一根大棍子,他是无所顾忌的,不用多久,她就会乖乖的。 Well, Peter doesn't know any better. 可是,彼得还不怎么知趣。 Don't you know any better? 难道你还不明白这一点吗? |
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