worse

英 [wɜːs]

美 [wɜːrs]

adj.  更差; 更糟; 更坏; 更严重的; 更严厉的; 病情更重; 健康恶化; 更不愉快
adv.  更坏; 更差; 更糟; 更严重; 更厉害; 更糟的是; 更倒霉的是
n.  更多的问题; 更坏的消息
bad的比较级; badly的比较级; ill的比较级

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习惯用语

adj.

come off worse
• （战斗、比赛等）失败，输得更惨
  to lose a fight, competition, etc. or suffer more compared with others
go from bad to worse
• 每况愈下；越来越糟
  to get even worse
worse luck!
• （表示失望）倒霉，不幸，可惜
  used to show that you are disappointed about sth
• 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
• 嘴硬心软；说话强硬，其实并不伤人；貌似凶狠
  used to say that sb is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound
a fate worse than death
• （可能发生的）极可怕的事
  a terrible thing that could happen

adv.

be worse off
• （比以前或其他人）更穷，更不愉快，更差
  to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than sb else
• 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
• 倒不如试做某事；你做某事倒不失可取
  used to say that you think sth is a good idea
• 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。

n.

be none the worse (for sth)
• 没有受到（…的）不良影响
  to not be harmed by sth
• The kids were none the worse for their adventure.
  孩子们没有因历险而受伤。
the worse for wear
• 用旧的；用坏的
  in a poor condition because of being used a lot
• 喝醉的
  drunk
for better or (for) worse
• 不论好坏；不管是福是祸；不管怎样
  used to say that sth cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad
a change for the better/worse
• 变好（或坏）
  a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one

牛津词典

adj.

• 更差；更糟；更坏
  of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or more unpleasant
  1. The rooms were awful and the food was worse.
     房间很糟糕，吃的更差。
  2. The weather got worse during the day.
     日间天气变得更恶劣了。
  3. The interview was much worse than he had expected.
     这次面试比他预计的要糟得多。
  4. I've been to far worse places.
     我到过糟糕得多的地方。
  5. 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。
• 更严重的；更严厉的
  more serious or severe
  1. They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy.
     他们正在设法避免更大的悲剧发生。
  2. The crisis was getting worse and worse .
     危机越来越严重了。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• 病情更重；健康恶化；更不愉快
  more ill/sick or unhappy
  1. If he gets any worse we'll call the doctor.
     要是他的病情恶化，我们就请医生。
  2. 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。

adv.

• 更坏；更差；更糟
  less well
  1. 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。
• 更严重；更厉害
  more seriously or severely
  1. It's raining worse than ever.
     雨下得比以往都大。
• 更糟的是；更倒霉的是
  used to introduce a statement about sth that is more serious or unpleasant than things already mentioned
  1. 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。

noun

• 更多的问题；更坏的消息
  more problems or bad news
  1. I'm afraid there is worse to come.
     恐怕更糟的还在后头呢。

柯林斯词典

• (bad 的比较级)
  Worseis the comparative ofbad.
• (badly 的比较级)
  Worseis the comparative ofbadly.
• (用于构成以 bad 和 badly 开头的复合形容词的比较级，如 badly off 的比较级是 worse off )
  Worseis used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with 'bad' and 'badly.' For example, the comparative of 'badly off' is 'worse off'.
• PHRASE 越来越糟;每况愈下
  If a situationgoes from bad to worse, it becomes even more unpleasant or unsatisfactory.
  1. For the past couple of years my life has gone from bad to worse.
     过去几年来，我的生活每况愈下。
• PHRASE 不妨(做某事);(做某事)不失明智之举
  If you tell someone that theycould do worsethan do a particular thing, you are advising them that it would be quite a good thing to do.
  1. Scientists in search of a challenging career could do worse than consider forensic science.
     寻求富有挑战性的事业的科学家不妨考虑一下法医学。
• PHRASE 向着更坏(或更糟的)情况(转变)
  If a situation changesfor the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or more difficult.
  1. The grandparents sigh and say how things have changed for the worse.
     爷爷奶奶叹着气说情况变得如何如何糟糕。
• PHRASE 受到/未受到…的伤害(或不良影响)
  If a person or thing isthe worse forsomething, they have been harmed or badly affected by it. If they arenone the worse forit, they have not been harmed or badly affected by it.
  1. Father came home from the pub very much the worse for drink...
     父亲从酒吧回到家里，乱撒酒疯。
  2. They are all apparently fit and well and none the worse for the fifteen hour journey.
     他们的身体状况显然都很好，15个小时的行程没有给他们带来不适。
• for better or worse→ see:better

英英释义

noun

• something inferior in quality or condition or effect
  1. for better or for worse
  2. accused of cheating and lying and worse

adj

• (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
  1. this road is worse than the first one we took
  2. the road is in worse shape than it was
  3. she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying
• changed for the worse in health or fitness
  1. I feel worse today
  2. her cold is worse
  Synonym:worsened

adv

• (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
  1. he did worse on the second exam

双语例句

• I can't think of a worse way to spend my time
  我想不出更糟的消磨时间的办法。
• The patient was no better but rather grew worse.
  病人情况不但没有好转，倒恶化了。
• Things seem to be going from bad to worse nowadays.
  情况似乎越来越糟了。
• No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.
  世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。
• This plot of paddy doesn't seem to be any worse than that one.
  这片稻子不见得比那片差。
• Leaving like I did just made it worse
  像我那样一走了之只会让事情变得更糟。
• The coalition did worse than expected, getting just 11.6 per cent of the vote.
  联盟只获得了11.6%的选票，比预想的还糟。
• The patient took a turn for the worse.
  病人的病情恶化了。
• The report couldn't have come at a worse time for the European Commission.
  这份报告发布的时间对欧盟委员会极为不利。
• In fact, things could get worse in the short run.
  事实上，事情在短期内可能会变得更加糟糕。