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单词 worse
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worse

/wɜːs/
1
of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or desirable
(在质量、标准等方面)更坏的, 更差的, 更糟的:

the accommodation was awful and the food was worse.

住宿条件很差, 而伙食更糟。

1.1
more serious or severe
更严重的; 更严厉的:

the movement made the pain worse.

活动使疼痛加剧了。

1.2
more reprehensible or evil
更应受指责的, 更恶劣的:

it is worse to intend harm than to be indifferent.

有意伤害比漠不关心更恶劣。

1.3
predic. or as complement in a less satisfactory or pleasant condition; more ill or unhappy
更不满意的; 更不愉快的; 病情更严重的:

he felt worse, and groped his way back to bed.

他感觉更不舒服, 摸索着回到了床上。

1
less well or skillfully
更坏, 更差, 更糟:

the more famous I became the worse I painted.

我越出名, 画得越糟。

1.1
more seriously or severely
更严重地; 更严厉地:

the others had been drunk too, worse than herself.

其他人也喝醉了, 醉得比她自己还厉害。

1.2
sentence adverb used to introduce a statement of circumstances felt by the speaker to be more serious or undesirable than others already mentioned
更糟的是(用于引导句子):

The system will find it hard to sort out property disputes. Even worse, the law will discourage foreign investment.

在这体制下很难解决财产争端。更糟的是, 法律不鼓励外商投资。

mass noun
1
a more serious or unpleasant event or circumstance
更严重的情况; 更令人不快的事:

the small department was already stretched to the limit, but worse was to follow.

那个小部门的工作量已经到极限了, 但更糟的情况还在后头。

1.1

the worse

a less good, favourable, or pleasant condition
更差的情况; 更不利的情况:

the weather changed for the worse.

天气恶化了。

短语

none the worse for

1
not adversely affected by
依然如故:

we were none the worse for our terrible experience.

我们有过可怕的经历但也没受到什么影响。

1.1
not to be considered inferior on account of
并不更差:

she was non-academic and none the worse for that.

她并不专业但这也没什么不好。

or worse

used to suggest a possibility that is still more serious or unpleasant than one already considered, but that the speaker does not wish or need to specify
或者更坏, 或者更糟:

the child might be born blind or worse.

那小孩也许天生是个瞎子, 或者更糟。

so much the worse for -

used to suggest that a problem, failure, or other unfortunate event or situation is the fault of the person specified and that the speaker does not feel any great concern about it
更糟, 更加不妙:

if they were daft enough to believe it, so much the worse for them.

如果他们傻到相信这件事, 对他们来说就更加不妙了。

the worse for drink

rather drunk
喝得相当醉的:

he was somewhat the worse for drink at his farewell party.

他在自己的饯行宴上喝得有点太多了。

the worse for wear

informal <非正式>
1
damaged by use or weather over time; battered and shabby
穿坏的, 用坏的; 破旧不堪的。
2
(of a person) feeling rather unwell, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol
(尤指人喝醉后)十分不舒服的。

worse luck

LUCK.

worse off

in a less advantageous position; less fortunate or prosperous
情况更坏, 处境更糟; 更不幸; 更贫困。
词源
Old English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to WAR.
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