worse

worse
adjective
  1. of poorer quality or lower standard; less good or desirable
    (在质量、品德等方面)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。
    ■more serious or severe
    更严重的;更严厉的
    the movement made the pain worse.
    动弹使疼痛加剧了。
    ■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。
    ■[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,摸索着回到床上了。
adverb
  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。
    ■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。
    ■[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。
noun
  1. [mass noun]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.
    那小部门已经扩大到极限了,但更糟的情况还在后头。
    ■(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。
常用词组
none the worse for
  1. not adversely affected by
    依然如故
    we were none the worse for our terrible experience.
    我们有过一次可怕的经历但仅此而已。
    ■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,也就这样了。
or worse
  1. 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 ——
  1. 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
  1. rather drunk
    喝醉
    he was somewhat the worse for drink at his farewell party.
    他在自己的饯行宴上喝得微醉。
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)十分疲倦的,不舒服的
worse luck
  1. 见 luck
worse off
  1. in a less advantageous position; less fortunate or prosperous
    情况更坏,处境更糟;更不幸;更贫困
语源
  1. Old English wyrsa, wiersa (adjective), wiers (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to war
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