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🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/NAmE /wɜːrs/ adjective () 🔑 of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or 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。◆~ than sthThe interview was much worse than he had expected. 这次面试比他预计的要糟得多。◆~ than doing sthThere'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。🔑 ~ (than sth/doing sth) 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。◆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。🔑 [not before noun] more ill/sick 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。◆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。 ●come off ˈworseto lose a fight, competition, etc. or suffer more compared with others （战斗、比赛等）失败，输得更惨●go from ˌbad to ˈworse(of a bad condition, situation, etc. 不好的情况、局势等) to get even worse 每况愈下；越来越糟●ˌworse ˈluck!(BrE, informal) used to show that you are disappointed about sth （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！●sb's bark is worse than their bite(informal) used to say that sb 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●a fate worse than ˈdeath(often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen （可能发生的）极可怕的事 🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/NAmE /wɜːrs/ adverb () 🔑 ~ (than sth) less well 更坏；更差；更糟◆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。🔑 ~ (than sth) more seriously or severely 更严重；更厉害◆It's raining worse than ever. 雨下得比以往都大。🔑 ~ (than sth) used to introduce a statement about sth 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。●be ˌworse ˈoff (than sb/sth) 🔑to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than sb 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。●you can/could do worse than do sthused to say that you think sth 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。 🔑 worseBrE /wɜːs/NAmE /wɜːrs/ noun [U] 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。●be none the ˈworse (for sth)to not be harmed by sth 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。●the ˌworse for ˈwear(informal) in a poor condition because of being used a lot 用旧的；用坏的drunk 喝醉的●for ˌbetter or (for) ˈworseused to say that sth 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 ˈbetter/ˈworseused to say that sth 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，但如果那时能到就更好。●a change for the ˈbetter/ˈworsea person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one 变好（或坏） |