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the better part of
释义
大部分：表示超过一半或大多数的意思。
例句
1·For the better part of a century, most biologists have been reluctant to use those words, mindful of a principle of evolution that says "evolution cannot run backwards".
在大半个世纪里，大多数生物学家都不愿使用这些词，因为他们牢记着一条进化论的原则，即“进化不能倒退”。
2·The journey took her the better part of an hour.
旅程花去了她半个多小时。
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3·We had been shipwrecked for the better part of a month.
我们的船只失事已经有半个多月了。
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