1 ADJ-GRADED 坏的;令人不快的;不合意的;有害的;糟糕的 Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. 坏的;令人不快的;不合意的;有害的;糟糕的
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The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing.
糟糕的天气使飞机无法降落。
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We have been going through a bad time.
我们正经历一段困难时期。
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I've had a bad day at work.
我今天上班诸事不顺。
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Divorce is bad for children.
离婚对孩子不好。
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Analysts fear the situation is even worse than the leadership admits.
分析家担心情况比领导层承认的还要糟。
2 ADJ-GRADED 严重的;厉害的;剧烈的 You use bad to indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree. 严重的;厉害的;剧烈的
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He had a bad accident two years ago and had to give up farming.
他两年前遇到严重的车祸,不得不放弃务农。
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This was a bad case of dangerous driving.
这是一起严重的危险驾驶案例。
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The pain is often so bad she wants to scream.
剧烈的疼痛常常让她想大声叫喊。
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The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.
这次洪灾据说是近50年来最为严重的。
SYN severe, serious, terrible, acute
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 不明智的;错误的;不对的 A bad idea, decision, or method is not sensible or not correct. 不明智的;错误的;不对的
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Economist Jeffrey Faux says a tax cut is a bad idea.
经济学家杰弗里·福克斯认为减税是不明智的。
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Of course politicians will sometimes make bad decisions.
政治家当然有时也会作出错误的决定。
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That's not a bad way to proceed, just somewhat different.
以此方法进行并没有错,只是有些与众不同。
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The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
最严重的错误就是低估对手。
SYN poor, unwise, unsound
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 不利的;不幸的 If you describe a piece of news, an action, or a sign as bad, you mean that it is unlikely to result in benefit or success. 不利的;不幸的
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The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.
项目终止对她的雇员来说是一个不幸的消息。
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It was a bad start in my relationship with Warr.
我与沃尔的关系开始得不太顺利。
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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。
SYN unfavourable, troubling, distressing, unfortunate
5 ADJ-GRADED 不合标准的;劣质的;蹩脚的;不足的 Something that is bad is of an unacceptably low standard, quality, or amount. 不合标准的;劣质的;蹩脚的;不足的
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She was in rather a bad film about the Mau Mau.
她出演了一部关于茅茅运动(20世纪50年代肯尼亚基库尤人反抗英国殖民者的民族主义运动)的烂片。
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Many old people in Britain are living in bad housing.
英国有很多老人居住条件恶劣。
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The state schools' main problem is that teachers' pay is so bad.
公立学校的主要问题是教师的薪资太低。
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It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
这绝对是我吃过的最糟糕的食物。
SYN inferior, poor, inadequate, pathetic
6 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 不擅长的;不善于的 Someone who is bad at doing something is not skilful or successful at it. 不擅长的;不善于的
SYN incompetent, poor, useless [informal] , crap [slang]
7 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 难以接受的;令人遗憾的 If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong. 难以接受的;令人遗憾的
SYN grim, severe, hard, tough
8 ADJ-GRADED [with neg] (尤表示惊讶)不错的,不坏的,挺好的 You can say that something is not bad to mean that it is quite good or acceptable, especially when you are rather surprised about this. (尤表示惊讶)不错的,不坏的,挺好的
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'How much is he paying you?' — 'Oh, five thousand.' —'Not bad.'.
“他给你多少钱?”—“哦,5,000。”—“挺不错嘛。”
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'How are you, mate?' — 'Not bad, mate, how's yourself?'.
“最近怎么样,老兄?”—“还不错,你呢?”
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He's not a bad chap — quite human for an accountant.
这个家伙人不坏—就会计来说已经很有人情味了。
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That's not a bad idea.
这个主意不错。
9 ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的;不道德的 A bad person has morally unacceptable attitudes and behaviour. 邪恶的;不道德的
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I was selling drugs, but I didn't think I was a bad person.
我贩卖毒品,但我并不觉得自己是个坏人。
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He does not think that his beliefs make him any worse than any other man.
他觉得自己的信仰并不让他比其他人更邪恶。
SYN wicked, criminal, evil, corrupt
10 ADJ-GRADED 不听话的;调皮的;捣蛋的 A bad child disobeys rules and instructions or does not behave in a polite and correct way. 不听话的;调皮的;捣蛋的
SYN naughty, defiant, perverse, wayward
11 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 易怒的;乖戾的;阴郁的 If you are in a bad mood, you are angry and behave unpleasantly to people. 易怒的;乖戾的;阴郁的
SYN foul, irritable, grotty
12 ADJ-GRADED [oft ADJ that] 抱歉的;难过的;内疚的 If you feel bad about something, you feel rather sorry or guilty about it. 抱歉的;难过的;内疚的
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You don't have to feel bad about relaxing. [+ about]
你不必为放松感到内疚。
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I feel bad that he's doing most of the work.
大部分工作都是他在干,我觉得很过意不去。
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Are you trying to make me feel bad?
你是想让我歉疚吗?
SYN guilty, sorry, ashamed, apologetic
13 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 受伤的;有病的;虚弱的 If you have a bad back, heart, leg, or eye, it is injured, diseased, or weak. 受伤的;有病的;虚弱的
SYN injured, damaged, diseased, hurt
14 ADJ [usu go ADJ, oft ADJ n] 变质的;腐烂的 Food that has gone bad is not suitable to eat because it has started to decay. 变质的;腐烂的
SYN rotten, off, rank, sour
15 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 污秽的;咒骂的 Bad language is language that contains offensive words such as swear words. 污秽的;咒骂的
SYN offensive, nasty, insulting, disgusting
17 PHRASE …真可惜;…真遗憾 If you say that it is too bad that something is the case, you mean you are sorry or sad that it is the case. …真可惜;…真遗憾 [feelings] [feelings]
SYN a shame, a crime [informal] , a pity, a sin
18 CONVENTION (表示无法改变,亦不觉得抱歉或同情)算…倒霉 If you say 'too bad', you are indicating that nothing can be done to change the situation, and that you do not feel sorry or sympathetic about this. (表示无法改变,亦不觉得抱歉或同情)算…倒霉
19 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 境况不佳;处于困境 If someone or something is in a bad way, they are in a bad condition or situation. 境况不佳;处于困境
20 PHRASE [with brd-neg] 对…有不好的评价;说…的坏话 If nobody has a bad word to say about you, you are liked or admired by everyone. 对…有不好的评价;说…的坏话
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She's got beauty, wealth, and fame, and we still can't find anyone with a bad word to say about her.
她美丽,富有,出名,而且我们还没有发现谁说她不好。
21 to make the best of a bad job→see: best bad blood→see: blood to be in someone's bad books→see: book bad luck→see: luck to get a bad press→see: press to go from bad to worse→see: worse
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When I'm good, I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad I'm better Mae West I'm No Angel
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ADJ. | damaging, dangerous, harmful; (ant.) good 1 inferior, poor, unsatisfactory; (ant.) acceptable, good, satisfactory 5 6 disobedient, naughty; (ant.) nice, obedient, well-behaved 10 rancid, rotten, spoiled; (ant.) fresh, good 14 |
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