每日一词【817】better off：境况更好

今天我们要学的词是better off¹。 Better off, 是境况更好的意思。"The team is better off without the star center² who is not a team player," 没有这个缺乏团队精神的明星中锋，球队反而更好。虽然经济不景气，但是有研究发现，"Six in ten young people think they are better off than their parents were when they were young," 十个年轻人里有六个觉得自己的日子比父母年轻时好。

11月9号是柏林墙倒塌20周年。最近的一项民意调查显示，"One in seven Germans³ think they were better off when the country was⁴ divided," 每七个德国人里就有一个人认为，国家分裂时他们的生活反而更好。好的，今天我们学习的词是better off...

1 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

2 center   

n.中心，中央；vi.居中；vt.使集中

参考例句：

• The new sports center is a big success.新建的体育中心获得巨大成功。
• Alice stood in the center of a large group.爱丽丝站在一大群人的中央。

3 Germans   

n.德国人，德语( German的名词复数 )；[医]德国人；[人名] 杰曼斯

参考例句：

• The French and Germans each claimed the territory. 法国人和德国人都声称这块土地是他们的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a custom amongst the Germans. 这是德国人特有的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。