worse off
Word family verbworsennounworsenessadjectiveworserworse
ˌworse ˈoff adjectiveadj [not before noun] 1 POORif you are worse off, you have less money 更穷的 OPP better off The rent increases will leave us worse off. 租金提高会使我们更加拮据。
worse off than I don’t think we’re any worse off than a lot of other people. 我并不认为我们比其他许多人穷。
2 WORSEin a worse situation 〔情况〕更糟的 OPP better off People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus service. 住在乡村地区的人情况更糟，因为他们没有定时班车服务。
worse off than Other sports are much worse off than athletics. 其他体育项目的情况比田径运动要糟得多。