| 释义 |
worse /wɜːs/ a. | ad. | n. | phr.
I a.
(bad 和 ill 的比较级)
1. (在质量、品德或技术等方面)更坏的，更差的，更糟的
He is bad enough, but his brother is worse. 他够坏了，但他的弟弟更坏。
He was worse than any carpenter I know. 他比我认识的任何一位木匠都差劲。
The food is bad, the service worse. 伙食不好，服务更差。
He may be late. Worse still, he may not come at all. 他可能会迟到。更糟的是，他可能根本不来。
make matters worse 使情况更糟
It was worse than useless. 这比毫无用处还要糟糕。
2. 健康状况更坏的，病情更重的
The patient is (getting) worse this morning. 今天早晨病人的情况恶化了。
3. 更恶劣的；更有害的；更不幸的；更不利的；更痛苦的
The accident could have been worse. 这场事故本来可能会更严重。
There could be no worse misfortune. 不会再有更大的不幸了。
4. 更不适当的；更不完善的；错误更多的；效率更差的
II ad.
(bad, badly 和 ill 的比较级)
1. 更坏，更差，更糟
You're working worse than I expected. 你干得比我预料的还要糟糕。
2. 健康状况更坏地，病情更重地
He has been taken worse. 他病情更重了。
3. 更猛烈地，更厉害地
It is blowing worse than before. 风比先前刮得更厉害了。
III n.
1. (人或事物)较坏者，较差者，较糟者
There was worse to come. 更坏的事还在后面呢。
I have worse to tell. 我还有更糟的事要说。
2. [the worse]更坏的事情；更差的情况；比赛的败局
[< OE wiersa, wyrsa; 与 OHG wirsiro 有关 < werran to confuse] phr. for better (or) for worse (或for better or worse ) 见better¹
for the worse 向着较坏的情况(转变)，更不好
a change for the worse 向坏的方面的变化
He bought a new car but it turned out to be for the worse. 他买了一辆新汽车，但结果比原来的还差。
go from bad to worse 见bad
none the worse 并不更差；依然如故
He's none the worse for his fall from the window. 他从窗口掉下，结果却没怎么样。
I like a man none the worse for being outspoken. 我并不因一个人直言不讳而讨厌他。
think none the worse of sb. 仍然看重某人
or worse或者更坏
This type of reporting can be interpreted as deliberate distortion, or worse:subversion. 这类报道可以说是蓄意歪曲，或者说得更恶劣一些：是颠覆政府。
the worse for drink 酩酊大醉的
the worse for wear 1. 穿坏的，用坏的，破旧不堪的
My shoes are the worse for wear. 我的鞋子穿得破旧不堪了。
2. 〈口〉十分疲倦的；没有精力的
She often comes home from work looking a little the worse for wear. 她下班回家常常显得有些疲倦。
3. 〈俚〉喝醉的
worse and worse 越来越坏，每况愈下
worse luck 见luck
He'd be two pounds a week worse off. 他每星期将少挣2英镑。
Mr. Brown is worse off than Mr. Robinson. 布朗先生比鲁宾逊先生更穷。
You believe the world to be worse off because of his death. 你认定他一死这世界会变得更糟糕。 |