"go one better" in Chinese (Simplified)
更进一步做得更好
Definition
在别人已经做得很好的基础上,自己做得更好;提升别人已取得的成就。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要属于非正式用语,用于有人在友好或竞争的语境下超过他人已有成就。通常是在别人做某事后自己做得更好,常指小提升或幽默场合而非巨大成就。
Examples
She made a cake, so I decided to go one better and made two cakes.
她做了一个蛋糕,我决定**更进一步**,做了两个蛋糕。
Tom solved the puzzle, but Jerry tried to go one better by solving it faster.
汤姆解开了谜题,但杰瑞试图**更进一步**,用更快的速度解开。
My brother painted his room blue, so I had to go one better and painted mine in three colors.
我哥哥把房间刷成蓝色,所以我必须**更进一步**,把我的房间刷成了三种颜色。
You won tickets to the concert? I’ll go one better and get backstage passes!
你赢得了演唱会门票?我来**更进一步**,搞到后台通行证!
Every Christmas my aunt tries to go one better with bigger gifts each year.
每年圣诞节我姑姑都要**更进一步**,送更大的礼物。
Don’t just copy his idea—if you want to impress them, go one better!
别只是模仿他的主意——如果你想让他们刮目相看,就**做得更好**!