Learner's definition of WORSE
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: lower in quality(質量)更差的,更糟的 -
His schoolwork/grades got worse after his parents split up.父母離異後,他的學習成績更差了。
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Her second book was worse than her first one.她的第二本書比第一本差。
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Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse.她的第一本書不好,但第二本甚至更差。
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This one is no worse than that one.這個並不比那個差。
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: less pleasant, attractive, appealing, effective, useful, etc.(情況、效果等)更糟的,更差的 -
Could the situation get any worse?情況還能變得更糟嗎?
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You have even worse luck than I do.你甚至比我運氣還差。
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It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.這個主意結果證明比我們最初的想法更糟。
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She ended up in worse shape than when she started.她最後的情況比她開始時要糟。
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Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.現在他的情況很糟,但上周更差。
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Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.振作起來。你知道,情況本來可能會更糟。
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I have even/still worse news for you.我有更壞的消息告訴你。
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He broke the vase but what is worse, he lied to me about it.他打碎了花瓶,但更糟的是這事他還跟我撒了謊。
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There's nothing worse than having wet socks.沒有比穿濕襪子更糟的事情了。
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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]我的車壞了,然而更糟的是,我付不起修車費。
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: more serious or severe更嚴重的 -
Her symptoms have gotten/grown worse.她的症狀更嚴重了。
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Don't scratch your rash or you'll make it worse.别去撓你身上的皮疹,否則會使其更加嚴重。
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Lying will only get you into worse trouble.撒謊只會讓你陷入更大的麻煩。
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The rain got worse as the day went on.這一天下來,雨越下越大了。
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a : in poorer health than before健康惡化的;身體更差的 -
We thought she had recovered, but then she got/grew/became worse.我們原以爲她已經好了,然而她的身體變得更加差了。
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I feel worse today than I felt yesterday.今天我感覺身體比昨天更差。
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The medicine seems to have made the patient worse.這種藥似乎使病人的病情惡化了。
b : less happy or pleased更不高興的 -
After we talked, I felt even worse.我們談過之後,我覺得更加不開心。
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The more I dwelled on my mistakes, the worse I felt.我越想自己的錯誤就越難過。
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: less appropriate or acceptable更不恰當的;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;更嚴重 -
I did much worse on my second try.第二次嘗試我表現得更差。
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You drive worse than he does.你車開得比他差。
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That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse.那不是個很好的分數,但你本來有可能考得更差。
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She was hurt worse than I was.她比我傷得更嚴重。
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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;更倒黴的是 -
I got into an accident and suffered a cut on my arm. Worse, my car was totaled.我出了車禍,胳膊上劃了個口子。更倒黴的是,我的車全毀了。
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I was scared that they were going to laugh at me—or worse, beat me up.我害怕他們會嘲笑我——或者更糟,暴打我一頓。
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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.她發現他在欺騙她。更惡劣的是,她的朋友們知道這點卻從沒告訴過她。
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;更惡劣的情況 -
I didn't want to tell her that worse was yet to come.我不想告訴她更糟的事還在後面呢。
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Her accusations don't bother me. I've been accused of worse.她的指責對我沒啥影響,我遭到過比這更嚴重的指責。
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The patient's condition took a turn for the worse [=became worse] overnight.這個病人的病情一夜之間就惡化了。
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When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse.失業後,我的生活變得更糟了。
for better or (for) worse
— see 3better
if (the) worse comes to (the) worst, if worse comes to worse
— see 3worst