单词 | worse |
释义 | adjectiveadverbnoun🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/ NAmE /wɜːrs/ adjective (comparative of bad * bad 的比较级) 🔑 of poorer quality or lower standard ; less good or more unpleasant 更差的;更糟的;更坏的◆ The rooms were awful and the food was worse . 房间很糟糕,吃的更差。◆ The weather got worse during the day . 日间天气变得更恶劣了。◆ I've been to far worse places . 我到过糟糕得多的地方。◆ ~than sth The interview was much worse than he had expected . 这次面试比他预计的要糟得多。◆ ~than doing sth There's nothing worse than going out in the cold with wet hair . 没有比在大冷天头发湿着外出更糟糕的了。🔑 ~ (than sth /doing sth )more serious or severe 更严重的;更严厉的◆ They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy . 他们正在设法避免更大的悲剧发生。◆ The crisis was getting worse and worse . 危机越来越严重了。◆ Don't tell her that —you'll only make things worse . 别把这事告诉她,你只会火上浇油。◆ Never mind —it could be worse (= although the situation is bad , it is not as bad as it might have been ). 没关系,原本可能还要更糟。🔑 [not before noun ]more ill /sick or unhappy 病情更重;健康恶化;更不愉快◆ If he gets any worse we'll call the doctor . 要是他的病情恶化,我们就请医生。◆ He told her she'd let them down and she felt worse than ever . 他对她说,她让他们失望了,于是她难过极了。 ● come off ˈworse to lose a fight , competition , etc . or suffer more compared with others (战斗、比赛等)失败,输得更惨● go from ˌbad to ˈworse (of a bad condition , situation , etc .不好的情况、局势等) to get even worse 每况愈下;越来越糟● ˌworse ˈluck !(BrE , informal ) used to show that you are disappointed about sth (表示失望)倒霉,不幸,可惜◆ I shall have to miss the party , worse luck ! 我参加不了这次聚会了,真倒霉!● sb's bark is worse than their bite (informal ) used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound 嘴硬心软;说话强硬,其实并不伤人;貌似凶狠● a fate worse than ˈdeath (oftenhumorous ) a terrible thing that could happen (可能发生的)极可怕的事🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/ NAmE /wɜːrs/ adverb (comparative of badly * badly 的比较级) 🔑 ~ (than sth )less well 更坏;更差;更糟◆ I didn't do it very well , but , if anything , he did it worse than I did . 我干得不太好,但其实他干得比我还糟。🔑 ~ (than sth )more seriously or severely 更严重;更厉害◆ It's raining worse than ever . 雨下得比以往都大。🔑 ~ (than sth )used to introduce a statement about sth that is more serious or unpleasant than things already mentioned 更糟的是;更倒霉的是◆ She'd lost her job . Even worse , she'd lost her house and her children , too . 她丢了工作。更倒霉的是,她还失去了房子和孩子。 ● be ˌworse ˈoff (than sb /sth )🔑 to be poorer , unhappier , etc . than before or than sb else (比以前或其他人)更穷,更不愉快,更差◆ The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before . 税收的增加意味着我们将比以前每月少挣 30 英镑。● you can /could do worse than do sth used to say that you think sth is a good idea 倒不如试做某事;你做某事倒不失可取◆ If you want a safe investment , you could do a lot worse than put your money in a building society . 你要想投资而不冒风险,倒不如把钱存到房屋互助协会。🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/ NAmE /wɜːrs/ noun [U ]more problems or bad news 更多的问题;更坏的消息◆ I'm afraid there is worse to come . 恐怕更糟的还在后头呢。 ● be none the ˈworse (for sth )to not be harmed by sth 没有受到(…的)不良影响◆ The kids were none the worse for their adventure . 孩子们没有因历险而受伤。● the ˌworse for ˈwear (informal ) in a poor condition because of being used a lot 用旧的;用坏的drunk 喝醉的● for ˌbetter or (for ) ˈworse used to say that sth cannot be changed , whether the result is good or bad 不论好坏;不管是福是祸;不管怎样● so much the ˈbetter /ˈworse used to say that sth is even better /worse 那就更好了/更糟了◆ We don't actually need it on Tuesday , but if it arrives by then , so much the better . 实际上我们星期二并不需要它,但如果那时能到就更好。● a change for the ˈbetter /ˈworse a person , thing , situation , etc . that is better /worse than the previous or present one 变好(或坏) |
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