🔑badBrE/bæd/NAmE/bæd/adjective (worseBrE/wɜːs/NAmE/wɜːrs/, worstBrE/wɜːst/NAmE/wɜːrst/) ➤unpleasant令人不快🔑unpleasant; fullofproblems令人不快的;问题成堆的;坏的◆badnews/weather/dreams/habits坏消息;坏天气;噩梦;恶习◆I'mhavingareallybadday. 我今天倒霉透了。◆Itwastheworstexperienceofherlife. 那是她一生中最糟糕的经历。◆Smokinggivesyoubadbreath. 吸烟会导致口臭。◆Thingsarebadenoughwithoutourowngunsshellingus. 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。➤poorquality劣质🔑ofpoorquality; belowanacceptablestandard质量差的;不合格的◆badconditions/driving恶劣的情况;拙劣的驾驶技术◆abadcopy/diet不清晰的复印本;劣质饮食◆Ithoughtitwasaverybadarticle. 我以为那是一篇很低劣的文章。◆Thisisn'tasbadasIthought. 这没我原来所想的那么差。◆That'snotabadidea. 那个主意不错。➤notgoodatsth不擅长🔑~atsth/atdoingsth(ofaperson人) notabletodosthwellorinanacceptableway拙于;不擅;不善于SYNpoor◆abadteacher不称职的教师◆You'reabadliar! 你连说谎都不会!◆He'sabadloser(= hecomplainswhenhelosesagame). 他是个输不起的人。◆Sheissobadatkeepingsecrets. 她一点都不会保守秘密。➤serious严重🔑serious; severe严重的;剧烈的◆You'reheadingforabadattackofsunburn. 你会被严重晒伤的。◆Theengagementwasabadmistake. 这婚约是个大错。◆Myheadacheisgettingworse. 我头痛越来越厉害了。➤notappropriate不合适🔑[only before noun]notappropriateinaparticularsituation不适合的;不适当的◆Iknowthatthisisabadtimetoaskforhelp. 我知道在这时候要求帮助不合适。◆Henowrealizedthatithadbeenabaddecisiononhispart. 他现在意识到是他作了一个不恰当的决定。➤wicked邪恶🔑morallyunacceptable不道德的;邪恶的◆Theherogetstoshootallthebadguys. 主人公结果射杀了所有的坏蛋。◆HesaidImusthavedonesomethingbadtodeserveit. 他说我肯定是罪有应得。➤children儿童🔑[usually before noun](especiallyofchildren尤指儿童) notbehavingwell顽皮的;不乖的SYNnaughty◆Haveyoubeenabadboy? 你调皮了吗?➤harmful有害🔑[not before noun]~forsb/sthharmful; causingorlikelytocausedamage有害;招致损害◆Thoseshoesarebadforherfeet. 那双鞋会伤她的脚。◆Weatherlikethisisbadforbusiness. 这种天气不利于做买卖。➤painful疼痛[usually before noun](ofpartsofthebody身体部位) nothealthy; painful有病的;疼痛的◆I'vegotabadback. 我背部疼痛。➤food食物notsafetoeatbecauseithasdecayed变质的;腐烂的◆Putthemeatinthefridgesoitdoesn'tgobad. 把肉放进冰箱里,免得坏了。➤temper/mood脾气;情绪~temper/moodthestateoffeelingannoyedorangry发脾气;坏情绪;恼怒◆Itputmeinabadmoodfortherestoftheday. 那事让我整天再也没了好心情。➤guilty/sorry愧疚;遗憾feel~tofeelguiltyorsorryaboutsth感到愧疚(或遗憾)◆Shefeltbadaboutleavinghim. 她因离开他而感到歉疚。◆WhyshouldIwanttomakeyoufeelbad? 我干吗要让你难过呢?➤ill/sick有病;不舒服feel/look~tofeelorlookill/sick觉得不舒服;感到有病;面有病容;气色不好◆I'mafraidI'mfeelingprettybad. 很抱歉,我觉得很不舒服。Bad and very bad
Instead of saying that something is bad or very bad, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things.表示不好或糟糕,除了用 bad 或 very bad 外,尽量用更贴切、更有意思的形容词来描述:
an unpleasant /a foul /a disgusting smell令人不快的/难闻的/恶心的气味
appalling / dreadful / severe weather糟透的/十分恶劣的/非常恶劣的天气
an unpleasant /a frightening /a traumatic experience不愉快的/可怕的/痛苦难忘的经历
poor / weak eyesight视力差
a terrible / serious / horrific accident重大的/严重的/可怕的事故
a wicked /an evil /an immoral person恶毒的/邪恶的/道德败坏的人
an awkward /an embarrassing /a difficult situation令人尴尬的/使人难堪的/艰难的处境
We were working in difficult / appalling conditions.我们在艰苦的/恶劣的条件下工作。
To refer to your health, you can say谈及身体状况可说:◆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。
In conversation, words like terrible, horrible, awful and dreadful can be used in most situations to mean 'very bad'.在口语中,terrible、horrible、awful、dreadful 等词在多数情况下均可表示糟糕。