That could easily be just the right amount of time to make things worse rather than better.
将事情搞得更糟所需要花费的时间更少。
Reacting to market panic with panicky rate cuts is likely to make things worse rather than better.
以惊惶失措的降息来应对市场恐慌很有可能使情况恶化。
When something is making you unhappy, for any reason, the situation will tend to get worse rather than better.
如果什么让你不开心了，不管出于任何原因，情况只会趋于变得更差，而不是更好。
"The world may be making a mistake, and it may turn out to make things worse rather than better," Mr. Posen said.
“全世界可能正在犯一个错误，结果可能会使事情更糟，而不是更好，”波森先生说。
The audio quality of voice calls on any phone, through any carrier, seems to have gotten worse rather than better.
不管是哪一款手机，也不管是哪一家通信运营商，语音通话的话音质量好像并非越来越好，反而是越变越差。
Despite this, he says U.S. sanctions must continue because the situation has been getting worse rather than better.
不过他说，美国的制裁必须继续下去，因为缅甸的局势更加恶化而不是好转了。
And judging by the recent rise in applications for unemployment benefits, the situation may soon get worse rather than better.
而考虑到近来失业津贴的发放力度加大，状况可能很快就会变得更糟而不是好转。
But another part can be attributed to the slow-down in the US and most of Europe that seems to be getting worse rather than better.
但另一部分可以归因于美国及大部分欧洲国家的经济放缓，而这些国家的经济似乎正在趋向恶化而非好转。
According to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, ASD is more common in the pediatric population than better known disorders, such as diabetes, spinal bifida or Down syndrome.
根据美国国家心理健康学会的报告，儿童当中患有自闭症要比那些更为人们所知的疾病，如糖尿病，脊柱裂以及唐氏综合症更为普遍。
Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf.
选择育种可能会培育出一种比狼跑得更快、视力更好的灵缇。
Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all.
如今，健康专家宣扬说，即使少量的运动也比一点不运动要好得多。
Natural fabrics like silk and wool are better insulators than synthetics.
丝绸和羊毛之类的纯天然织物比合成纤维更加保暖。
Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools.
非正式的学习环境比学校更能容忍失败。
Differentiate smells better than sizes.
与体型大小相比，能够更好地区分气味。
Africans think the sticks work better than toothbrushes.
非洲人认为棍子比牙刷好用。
He conducted himself far better than expected.
他表现得比预料的要好得多。
It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.
很明显，女生的考试成绩一般比男生的好。
Mary was a better rider than either of them and she excelled at outdoor sports.
玛丽比他们俩骑得都好，她擅长户外运动。
Copper nails are better than iron nails because the iron rusts.
铜钉比铁钉好，因为铁钉会生锈。
Marsyas thought he could play the flute better than Apollo and challenged the god to a contest.
玛息阿觉得他长笛吹得比阿波罗好，便向这位神发出挑战。
Even if you are not prepared to work up a sweat three times a week, any activity is better than none.
即使你不准备1周流3次汗，任何活动总比没有要好。
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
甚少证据显示严惩比宽大更能遏止犯罪。
Investors and dealers also took heart from the better than expected industrial production figures.
投资者和经销商们也从高于预期的工业产值中受到鼓舞。
His grammar and syntax, both in oral and written expression, were much better than the average.
无论在口头还是笔头上，他的语法和句法都非常出众。
Don't be afraid to have this checked by a doctor – better safe than sorry!
别怕把这个让医生检查一下–以免吃后悔药！
Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry.
男生的物理和化学成绩比女生好。
这比电视好多了！
She dances much better than before.
她的舞跳得比以前好多了。
迟到总比不到好。
Why are some habits better than others?
为什么有些习惯比其他的好？
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