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worse

adjective
 
/wɜːs/
/wɜːrs/
comparative of badIdioms
  1.  
     of poorer quality or lower standard; more unpleasant更差的；更糟的；更坏的
    • The rooms were awful and the food was worse.房间很糟糕，吃的更差。
    • The weather got worse during the day.日间天气变得更恶劣了。
    • I've been to far worse places.我到过糟糕得多的地方。
    • worse than something The film was no worse than many others he made in the 1930s.与他 20 世纪 30 年代制作的许多其他电影相比，这部电影并不差。
    • The interview was much worse than he had expected.这次面试比他预计的要糟得多。
    • The area seemed almost worse than the city he had left.这个地区似乎比他离开的那个城市还要糟。
    • worse than doing something 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。
    • worse for somebody/something It's much worse for the parents than it is for the child.这对父母的影响比对孩子更严重。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • far
    • …
    phrases
    • no
    • not any
  2.  
     more serious or severe更严重的；更严厉的
    • They were trying to prevent an even worse tragedy.他们正在设法避免更大的悲剧发生。
    • The crisis was getting worse and worse.危机越来越严重了。
    • 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。
    • Could things get any worse?事情还会变得更糟吗？
    • 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。
    • worse than (doing) something The situation was worse than he had imagined.情况比他想象的还要糟。
    • It's not just the government's poor ratings in the opinion polls. It's worse than that.这不仅仅是政府在民意调查中的糟糕支持率。比那更糟糕。
    • Killing someone is considered morally worse than letting them die.杀死某人在道德上被认为比让他们死去更糟糕。
    Extra Examples
    • Ignoring the problem will make it worse.忽视这个问题会把情况弄得更糟。
    • The news got dramatically worse.消息变得越来越糟糕。
    • The problem became progressively worse.问题变得越来越严重。
    • The problem is getting worse all the time.问题一直在恶化。
    • Things could be a sight worse (= much worse) than they are.情况可能比现在糟糕得多。
    • Things were about to get very much worse.情况将变得糟糕得多。
    • We've run out of coffee. Worse still, we can't get any more until tomorrow.咖啡已经喝完了。更糟糕的是，我们必须等到明天才能有新的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • far
    • …
    phrases
    • no
    • not any
  3.  
     [not before noun] more ill or unhappy病情更重；健康恶化；更不愉快
    • If he gets any worse, we'll call the doctor.要是他的病情恶化，我们就请医生。
    • worse than… 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。
    • She seems worse than she was yesterday.她看起来比昨天更糟糕了。
    Extra Examples
    • I feel even worse today!我今天感觉更差！
    • The pain grew worse.疼痛越来越厉害了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • far
    • …
    phrases
    • no
    • not any
    4. Word OriginOld English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war.
Idioms
somebody’s bark is worse than their bite
  1. (informal) used to say that somebody is not really as angry or as aggressive as they sound嘴硬心软；说话强硬，其实并不伤人；貌似凶狠
come off worse
  1. to lose a fight, competition, etc. or suffer more compared with others（在战斗、比赛等中）吃败仗，输得更惨
a fate worse than death
  1. (often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen（可能发生的）极可怕的事
    • At the last minute the hero saves her from a fate worse than death.在最后一刻，英雄将她从比死亡更糟糕的命运中拯救出来。
    Extra Examples
    • Getting married seemed a fate worse than death.结婚似乎比死还要难受。
    • Obeying her parents' wishes for her life seemed a fate worse than death.她一辈子都听从父母的安排，真还不如死了呢。
go from bad to worse
  1. (of a bad condition, situation, etc.) to get even worse每况愈下；越来越糟
worse luck!
  1. (British English, informal) used to show that you are disappointed about something（表示失望）倒霉，不幸，可惜
    • I shall have to miss the party, worse luck!我参加不了这次聚会了，真倒霉！

worse

adverb
 
/wɜːs/
/wɜːrs/
comparative of badlyIdioms
  1.  
     less well更坏；更差；更糟
    • Working-class children fared rather worse.工人阶级的孩子的情况则更糟。
    • worse than somebody/something They are performing much worse than their counterparts at competitor firms.相比对手公司的同行，他们的表现差远了。
    • 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。
  2.  
     more seriously or severely更严重；更厉害
    • worse than somebody/something It's raining worse than ever.雨下得比以往都大。
    • These workers were treated worse than animals.这些工人所受的待遇比动物还差。
  3.  
     used to introduce a statement about something that is more serious or unpleasant than things already mentioned更糟的是；更倒霉的是
    • 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。
    • worse than something The defeat in Parliament has undermined his authority. Worse than that, everybody's now questioning his judgement.议会的失败削弱了他的权威。更糟糕的是，现在每个人都在质疑他的判断。
    4. Word OriginOld English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war.
Idioms
be worse off (than somebody/something)
  1. to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than somebody else（比以前或其他人）更穷，更不愉快，更差
    • 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。
    • I've only broken my arm; other people are far worse off than me.我只是断了手臂；其他人的情况比我差得多。
you can/could do worse than do something
  1. used to say that you think something is a good idea倒不如试做某事；你做某事倒不失可取
    • 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。

worse

noun
 
/wɜːs/
/wɜːrs/
[uncountable]Idioms
  1. more problems or bad news更多的问题；更坏的消息
    • I'm afraid there is worse to come.恐怕更糟的还在后头呢。
    • McPherson was sent off for a tackle on Mendes. Worse followed when Yardley gave Saints the lead.麦克弗森因铲倒门德斯而被罚下场。更糟糕的是，亚德利让圣徒取得领先。
    Word OriginOld English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war.
Idioms
be none the worse (for something)
  1. to not be harmed by something没有受到（…的）不良影响
    • The kids were none the worse for their adventure.孩子们没有因历险而受伤。
a change for the better/worse
  1. a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one变好（或坏）
    • Voters see the new leader as a change for the better.选民认为新领导人是一个更好的改变。
    • I reckon we've all made a big change for the better.我认为我们大家都向好的方面大大转变了。
    • His family had detected a change for the worse in his behaviour.他的家人发现他的行为发生了恶化。
for better or (for) worse
  1. used to say that something cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad不论好坏；不管是福是祸；不管怎样
so much the better/worse
  1. used to say that something is even better/worse那就更好了／更糟了
    • We don't actually need it on Tuesday, but if it arrives by then, so much the better.实际上我们星期二并不需要它，但如果那时能到更好。
    • If hurricanes become more powerful, as current research suggests, so much the worse.正如目前的研究表明的那样，如果飓风变得更加强大，那就更糟了。
the worse for wear (informal)
  1. in a poor condition because of being used a lot用旧的；用坏的
  2. drunk喝醉；醉醺醺
    • He arrived home at two in the morning, much the worse for wear.凌晨两点他回到家，身上的衣服已经磨损得更厉害了。
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