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单词 worse
释义 worse
I. \ˈwərs, ˈwə̄s, ˈwəis\ adjective, comparative of bad, or of ill
Etymology: Middle English werse, wurse, worse, from Old English wiersa, wyrsa; akin to Old High German wirsiro worse, Old Norse verri, Gothic wairsiza; comparative (with the suffix represented by Old English -ra) of a root perhaps represented by Old High German werran to confuse — more at war, -er
1. : of inferior or deteriorated quality, value, or material condition
 < the swampy land he bought appears worse than the rocky land he sold >
 < his shoes are rather the worse for wear >
 < the monuments were … in a state the worse for an earthquake — Douglas Carruthers >
 < his house … was the worse for the weather — H.M.Tomlinson >
2.
 a. : more unfavorable, unpleasant, or unlucky : more painful or grievous : less agreeable or desirable
  < the consequences of the second attempt are worse >
  < was not the artistic type … worse luck — James Jones >
  < are questions of degree and … are none the worse for it — E.N.Griswold >
  < if the facts indicate that the hero is inadequate, so much the worse for the facts — G.W.Johnson >
 b. : more faulty, unsuitable, or incorrect : ill-conceived : unattractive, inappropriate
  < displays manners worse than those of a boor >
  < the food is bad, the service worse >
  < would not convey the thought that an opinion is the worse for being lightened by a smile — B.N.Cardozo >
 c. : less skillful or efficient : doing work more poorly
  < worse than any carpenter I know >
3.
 a. : bad, evil, ill, or corrupt in a greater degree : more reprehensible
  < it may be no worse to cheat than to steal >
  < breed worse criminals out of men — Hodding Carter >
 b. : poorer in health or physical condition : more sick or infirm
  < appears worse since his accident >
  < decided to let the tooth get worse — W.J.Reilly >
  < people have been kept awake for five or six days … without being any the worse for it physically — Geoffrey Jefferson >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wyrse, from neuter of wyrsa, adjective
1.
 a. : something that is worse
  < if he were not dead, worse must have happened to him — Vicki Baum >
  < living in an atmosphere … full of boredom and sometimes of worse — Louis Bromfield >
  < threatened excommunication and worse — G.C.Sellery >
  < thought he was an atheist and worse — Van Wyck Brooks >
 b. : a greater degree of ill or badness : the quality or state of being worse
  < if worse comes to worst >
  < had taken a turn for the worse — Greer Williams >
  < whether the change was for the better or for the worseTimes Literary Supplement >
2. : a person of inferior or less virtuous character
 < fear there will be a worse come in his place — Shakespeare >
 < tossing the rascals out only to see their places taken by worse >
III. adverb, comparative of bad, or of ill
Etymology: Middle English werse, wurse, worse, from Old English wiers, wyrs; akin to Old High German wirs worse, Old Norse verr, Gothic wairs; all from the root represented by Old English wiersa, adjective, worse
: in a worse manner : to a worse extent or degree
 < we sleep worse in very hot weather — Geoffrey Jefferson >
 < this week the confusion … has become worse confounded — Economist >
 < it is possible for a society to attain new peaks in its culture while many of its members are worse off than before — A.L.Kroeber >
 < I write the better when laurel-crowned and the worse for criticism — W.T.Scott >
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: worse (I)
transitive verb
archaic : to make worse
intransitive verb
archaic : to become worse : worsen
V. adverb
: what is worse
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