(v. t.) To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

(v. i.) To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.

录入:赖安

• I sought to improve her manners and ameliorate her general tone; she (supported in this likewise by her relations) resented my endeavours. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Pain cannot be all avoided, but it is ameliorated; and the new results in workmanship in the saving and in the making of teeth are vast improvements over the former methods. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Pure siliceous sands are very valuable for the manufacture of glass, for making mortar, filters, ameliorating dense clay soils, for making molds in founding and for many other purposes. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

校对:塔玛拉