bad
adjective/bæd/
/bæd/
(comparative worse
Idioms /wɜːs/
/wɜːrs/
, superlative worst /wɜːst/
/wɜːrst/
)- unpleasant; full of problems
令人不快的；问题成堆的；坏的 - I have some bad news for you, I'm afraid.
我恐怕有些坏消息告诉你。 - bad weather/dreams/habits
坏天气；噩梦；恶习 - I'm having a really bad day.
我今天倒霉透了。 - It was the worst experience of her life.
那是她一生中最糟糕的经历。 - Smoking gives you bad breath.
吸烟会导致口臭。 - War is always a bad thing.
战争总是坏事情。 - That was just bad luck.
那只是运气不好而已。 - Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us.
本来情况就够糟的了，偏偏我们自己的大炮又向我们开起火来。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera1- The picnic was cancelled due to bad weather.
由于天气不好，野餐被取消了。 - The weather got very bad later in the day.
那天晚些时候天气变得很坏。 - On the last day the weather turned bad.
最后那天，天气变得很糟。 - I'd rather not drive in such bad conditions.
我宁愿不在这么糟糕的条件下开车。 - I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
恐怕我有些坏消息。 - Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity in recent years. Are they safe?
近年来有许多关于日光浴床的负面报道，这种床安全吗？ - The situation couldn't get any worse.
形势糟糕透了。 - Things were bad enough without her interfering.
事情本来就够糟糕了，偏偏她又来管闲事。 - Her husband had many bad habits, including gambling.
她的丈夫有很多坏习惯，其中包括赌博。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
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- not half bad
- I have some bad news for you, I'm afraid.
- of poor quality; below an acceptable standard
质量差的；不合格的 - I thought it was a very bad article.
我以为那是一篇很低劣的文章。 - Bad diet and lack of exercise can lead to serious health problems.
不良饮食和缺乏锻炼会导致严重的健康问题。 - The movie wasn't as bad as I'd expected.
那部电影没有我料想的那么糟。 - That's not a bad idea.
那个主意不错。
Extra Examples- The service was laughably bad.
服务糟糕得可笑。 - I blame it on your bad driving.
我把这归咎于你驾驶不当。 - Inspectors are looking into the problem of bad prison conditions.
检查人员正在调查监狱条件恶劣的问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
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- not half bad
- I thought it was a very bad article.
- serious; severe
严重的；剧烈的 - You're heading for a bad case of sunburn.
你会被严重晒伤的。 - The engagement was a bad mistake.
这婚约是个大错。 - My headache is getting worse.
我头痛越来越厉害了。 - It was a very bad winter that year.
那年冬天极为寒冷。
- You're heading for a bad case of sunburn.
- [only before noun] not appropriate in a particular situation
不适合的；不适当的 - I know that this is a bad time to ask for help.
我知道在这时候要求帮助不合适。 - He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part.
他现在意识到是他作了一个不恰当的决定。
- I know that this is a bad time to ask for help.
- morally unacceptable
不道德的；邪恶的 - The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.
主人公结果射杀了所有的坏蛋。 - He said I must have done something bad to deserve it.
他说我肯定是罪有应得。 - I will not tolerate this bad behaviour.
我不会容忍这种顽皮的行为。 - That girl's a bad influence on Tom.
那个女孩带坏了汤姆。
- The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.
- [usually before noun] (especially of children) not behaving well
顽皮的；不乖的 - Have you been a bad boy?
你调皮了吗？
- Have you been a bad boy?
- (of a person) not able to do something well or in an acceptable way
拙于；不擅；不善于 - a bad teacher
不称职的教师 - You're a bad liar!
你连说谎都不会！ - He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game).
他是个输不起的人。 - bad at (doing) something She is so bad at keeping secrets.
她一点都不会保守秘密。
Extra Examples- He is particularly bad at remembering names.
他尤其不擅长记人名。 - He's really bad at languages.
他在语言方面确实很差。 - Jim was a notoriously bad driver.
吉姆的开车技术出名地糟糕。 - I would be a really bad teacher—I've no patience.
我做老师可能会很不称职－我没有耐心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- not half bad
- a bad teacher
- [not before noun] bad for somebody/something harmful; causing or likely to cause damage
有害；招致损害 - Those shoes are bad for her feet.
那双鞋会伤她的脚。 - Weather like this is bad for business.
这种天气不利于做买卖。 - Too much work is bad for your health.
太多的工作对你的健康有害。
Extra Examples- Smoking is very bad for you.
吸烟对你害处很大。 - Watching television is not inherently bad for children.
对孩子而言，看电视本身并不是坏事。 - All those sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.
所有那些含糖饮料都会损害牙齿。 - Eating too much salt is bad for you.
摄入过多的盐有害健康。 - It's bad for you to eat too much salt.
吃太多盐对你不好。
- Those shoes are bad for her feet.
- [usually before noun] (of parts of the body) not healthy; painful
有病的；疼痛的 - I've got a bad back.
我背部疼痛。
- I've got a bad back.
- not safe to eat because it has decayed (= started to be destroyed by natural processes)
变质的；腐坏的 - Put the meat in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.
把肉放进冰箱里，免得坏了。
Extra Examples- The sausages tasted bad.
这香肠尝起来变质了。 - This meat has gone bad.
这肉变质了。 - There was a smell of bad eggs.
有一股臭鸡蛋的味道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- smell
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- Put the meat in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.
- bad temper/mood the state of feeling annoyed or angry
发脾气；坏情绪；恼怒 - It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
那事让我整天再也没了好心情。 - John's in a pretty bad mood this morning.
今早约翰心情很不好。
- It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
- feel bad to feel guilty or sorry about something
感到愧疚（或遗憾） - She felt pretty bad about leaving him.
她因离开他而感到相当歉疚。 - Why should I want to make you feel bad?
我干吗要让你难过呢？ - I feel bad enough without you constantly telling me how it was all my fault!
我已经够难过的了，用不着你老跟我说什么一切都是我的错！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- feel
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- She felt pretty bad about leaving him.
- feel/look bad to feel or look ill
觉得不舒服；感到有病；面有病容；气色不好 - I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.
很抱歉，我觉得很不舒服。
Vocabulary Building Bad and very badBad and very badInstead of saying that something is bad or very bad, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things:Topics Health problemsa2- an unpleasant/a foul/a disgusting smell
- appalling/dreadful/severe weather
- an unpleasant/a frightening/a traumatic experience
- poor/weak eyesight
- a terrible/serious/horrific accident
- a wicked/an evil/an immoral person
- an awkward/an embarrassing/a difficult situation
- We were working in difficult/appalling conditions.
- I feel unwell/sick/terrible.
我感到不舒服／恶心／难受极了。 - I don’t feel (very) well.
我感到不（太）舒服。
- I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.
- (comparative badder, superlative baddest)(especially North American English, slang) good; excellent
好的；极好的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- not half bad
unpleasant
poor quality
serious
not appropriate
wicked
children
not good at something
harmful
painful
food
temper/mood
guilty/sorry
ill/sick
excellent
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old English bǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’.
Idioms Most idioms containing bad are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example be bad news (for somebody/something) is at news.
can’t be bad
- (informal) used to try to persuade somebody to agree that something is good
（劝导时说）没有什么不好 - You'll save fifty dollars, which can't be bad, can it?
你会省下五十美元，这没什么不好，对吧？
- You'll save fifty dollars, which can't be bad, can it?
have got it bad
- (informal, humorous) to be very much in love
热恋着；在热恋中 - You're not seeing him again tonight, are you? That's five times this week—you've got it bad!
你今天晚上不再和他见面了，是吧？这个星期都约会了五次，你们热恋了！
- You're not seeing him again tonight, are you? That's five times this week—you've got it bad!
not bad
- (informal) quite good; better than you expected
不错；比预料的好 - ‘How are you?’ ‘Not too bad.’
“你怎么样？”“还不错。” - That wasn't bad for a first attempt.
第一次尝试，还算不错。
- ‘How are you?’ ‘Not too bad.’
too bad (informal)
- (ironic) used to say ‘bad luck’ or ‘it’s a shame’ when you do not really mean it
（等于说“倒霉”或“可惜”，实际上并无同情之意） - If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad.
如果有时决定错了，那可是太不幸了。
- If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad.
- a shame; a pity
遗憾；可惜 - Too bad every day can't be as good as this.
可惜并不是每一天都像今天这么好。
- Too bad every day can't be as good as this.
- (old-fashioned) annoying
使人烦恼的；令人生气的 - Really, it was too bad of you to be so late.
你来得这么晚实在不像话。
- Really, it was too bad of you to be so late.