| 单词 | worse |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun worseworse1 /wɚs/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective [the comparative of “bad”] 1not as good as, less pleasant than, or more severe than someone or something else OPP better: Lying is bad but stealing is worse. The damage was worse than I expected.much/a lot/far worse The behavior of some kids is a lot worse. Their relationship has gotten worse recently. It’s no worse than having your ears pierced. The second hotel was even worse than the first.make matters/things/it worse I tried to help, but I think I made things worse.2sicker than before or in a condition that is not as good as before: She looks worse today. If the symptoms get worse, take two of these tablets. My knee feels worse than it did yesterday.3it/things could be worse spoken used to say that a bad situation is not as bad as it could be: Things could be worse – at least you’re not living on the street.4there’s nothing worse than (doing) something spoken used to say that you are very annoyed at something bad that often happens [Origin: Old English wiersa, wyrsa] → see also go from bad to worse at bad1 (19)GRAMMAR: worse, worst“More” and “most” are not used with worse or worst. Say: The situation is worse than it was last week. Don’t say: more worse. Say: Math is my worst subject. Don’t say: my most worst subject. adjective | adverb | noun worseworse2 ●●● W2 adverb [the comparative of “badly”] 1in a more severe or serious way than before: My head hurt worse than ever.2to a lower standard or quality, or less successfully: No one sings worse than I do.3[sentence adverb] used for saying that a particular situation or fact is worse than another bad one that has just been mentioned: She never went to school and, even worse, never learned to read.4somebody can/could do worse than do something spoken used to say that you think it is a good idea if someone does a particular thing adjective | adverb | noun worseworse3 ●●○ noun 1[uncountable] something that is not as good as something else: This movie was bad, but I’ve seen worse.2for the worse into a worse thing, situation, or person: The character of the place had changed for the worse.3the worse for wear informal in poor condition, or very tired4all the worse even worse than it would have been or seemed if the situation had been different: The accident was all the worse because it happened to a child. → see also better3, see also none the worse/better etc. at none2 (1), take a turn for the worse/better at turn2 (8), if worse/worst comes to worst at worst2 (4) |
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