Learner's definition of WORSE
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: lower in quality（质量）更差的，更糟的 -
His schoolwork/grades got worse after his parents split up.父母离异后，他的学习成绩更差了。
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Her second book was worse than her first one.她的第二本书比第一本差。
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Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse.她的第一本书不好，但第二本甚至更差。
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This one is no worse than that one.这个并不比那个差。
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: less pleasant, attractive, appealing, effective, useful, etc.（情况、效果等）更糟的，更差的 -
Could the situation get any worse?情况还能变得更糟吗？
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You have even worse luck than I do.你甚至比我运气还差。
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It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.这个主意结果证明比我们最初的想法更糟。
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She ended up in worse shape than when she started.她最后的情况比她开始时要糟。
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Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.现在他的情况很糟，但上周更差。
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Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.振作起来。你知道，情况本来可能会更糟。
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I have even/still worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。
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He broke the vase but what is worse, he lied to me about it.他打碎了花瓶，但更糟的是这事他还跟我撒了谎。
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There's nothing worse than having wet socks.没有比穿湿袜子更糟的事情了。
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My car broke down, and to make matters worse, I can't afford to fix it. [=the situation is even worse because I can't afford to fix it]我的车坏了，然而更糟的是，我付不起修车费。
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: more serious or severe更严重的 -
Her symptoms have gotten/grown worse.她的症状更严重了。
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Don't scratch your rash or you'll make it worse.别去挠你身上的皮疹，否则会使其更加严重。
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Lying will only get you into worse trouble.撒谎只会让你陷入更大的麻烦。
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The rain got worse as the day went on.这一天下来，雨越下越大了。
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a : in poorer health than before健康恶化的；身体更差的 -
We thought she had recovered, but then she got/grew/became worse.我们原以为她已经好了，然而她的身体变得更加差了。
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I feel worse today than I felt yesterday.今天我感觉身体比昨天更差。
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The medicine seems to have made the patient worse.这种药似乎使病人的病情恶化了。
b : less happy or pleased更不高兴的 -
After we talked, I felt even worse.我们谈过之后，我觉得更加不开心。
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The more I dwelled on my mistakes, the worse I felt.我越想自己的错误就越难过。
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: less appropriate or acceptable更不恰当的；更不可接受的 6
: less morally right or good更不道德的
from bad to worse
— see 1bad
worse for wear
— see 2wear
your bark is worse than your bite
— see 2bark 2 worse /ˈwɚs/ adverb
Learner's definition of WORSE
comparative form of badly 1
: in a worse way更差；更严重 -
I did much worse on my second try.第二次尝试我表现得更差。
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You drive worse than he does.你车开得比他差。
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That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse.那不是个很好的分数，但你本来有可能考得更差。
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She was hurt worse than I was.她比我伤得更严重。
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used to say that what is going to be described is worse than what was mentioned before更糟的是；更倒霉的是 -
I got into an accident and suffered a cut on my arm. Worse, my car was totaled.我出了车祸，胳膊上划了个口子。更倒霉的是，我的车全毁了。
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I was scared that they were going to laugh at me—or worse, beat me up.我害怕他们会嘲笑我——或者更糟，暴打我一顿。
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She found out that he was cheating on her. Even worse, her friends knew that he was and never told her.她发现他在欺骗她。更恶劣的是，她的朋友们知道这点却从没告诉过她。
could do worse
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used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one倒不如（做某事） 3 worse /ˈwɚs/ noun
Learner's definition of WORSE
[noncount]
: something that is worse更糟的事；更恶劣的情况 -
I didn't want to tell her that worse was yet to come.我不想告诉她更糟的事还在后面呢。
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Her accusations don't bother me. I've been accused of worse.她的指责对我没啥影响，我遭到过比这更严重的指责。
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The patient's condition took a turn for the worse [=became worse] overnight.这个病人的病情一夜之间就恶化了。
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When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse.失业后，我的生活变得更糟了。
for better or (for) worse
— see 3better
if (the) worse comes to (the) worst, if worse comes to worse
— see 3worst