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 worse [wә:s]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 更坏的事, 更恶劣的事, 败局

a. 更坏的, 更恶劣的

ad. 更坏地, 更恶劣地




    worse
    [ noun ]
    1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect

    2. <noun.attribute>
      for better or for worse
      accused of cheating and lying and worse
    [ adj ]
    1. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

    2. <adj.all>
      this road is worse than the first one we took
      the road is in worse shape than it was
      she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying
    3. changed for the worse in health or fitness

    4. <adj.all>
      I feel worse today
      her cold is worse
    [ adv ]
    1. (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

    2. <adv.all>
      he did worse on the second exam


    Worse \Worse\, n.
    1. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. ``Judah was put to the worse
    before Israel.'' --Kings xiv. 12.

    2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not
    the worse of him for his enterprise.


    Worse \Worse\, a., compar. of {Bad}. [OE. werse, worse, wurse,
    AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding
    positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro,
    Icel. verri, Sw. v["a]rre, Dan. v["a]rre, Goth. wa['i]rsiza,
    and probably to OHG. werran to bring into confusion, E. war,
    and L. verrere to sweep, sweep along. As bad has no
    comparative and superlative, worse and worst are used in lieu
    of them, although etymologically they have no relation to
    bad.]
    Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or
    evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick;
    -- used both in a physical and moral sense.

    Or worse, if men worse can devise. --Chaucer.

    [She] was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.
    --Mark v. 26.

    Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse. --2
    Tim. iii. 13.

    There are men who seem to believe they are not bad
    while another can be found worse. --Rambler.

    ``But I love him.'' ``Love him? Worse and worse.''
    --Gay.


    Worse \Worse\, adv. [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs,
    Icel. verr, Goth, wa['i]rs; a comparative adverb with no
    corresponding positive. See {Worse}, a.]
    In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad.

    Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. --Gen.
    xix. 9.


    Worse \Worse\, v. t. [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]
    To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst.
    See {Worst}, v.

    Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
    May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.


    Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Worse} (w[^u]s); superl.
    {Worst} (w[^u]st).] [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel
    hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling effeminate fellow.]
    Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,
    hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
    defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;
    wicked; -- the opposite of {good}; as, a bad man; bad
    conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad
    crop; bad news.

    Note: Sometimes used substantively.

    The strong antipathy of good to bad. --Pope.

    Syn: Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;
    hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
    imperfect.
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    1. But six months after German unity, most experts agree that many of the east's factories are in much worse shape than anyone imagined they would be.
    2. To make matters worse, fill dirt was used atop the clay seam.
    3. But the people also know that the last time our opponents were in charge, America did a heck of a lot worse.
    4. But doctors at Newington believe she has gotten worse, said Thomas Hanley, a hospital spokesman.
    5. The nuclear issue "couldn't come at a worse time," said a diplomat from a NATO country, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
    6. "The words are atrocious and the tune is worse," wrote Peter McKay in The Evening Standard last month.
    7. The National Enquirer recently ran an article claiming her condition was worse than the White House has let on and that the first lady was in severe pain at times.
    8. Now, as the season beckons, the signs are that the problem this year could be even worse.
    9. Iglesias said this year's total income figure would be worse, only a little over zero overall.
    10. Is a quick, corrective recession any worse than a prolonged downturn that doesn't qualify as a recession?
    11. Certainly others did worse before him.
    12. "We didn't know how much worse the situation could get," said Ashok Thadani, its assistant director of engineering and systems technology. "There was the potential _ not likely, but the potential _ of fuel damage.
    13. However, he added: "I'm afraid that this year will be a little worse in terms of economic growth."
    14. Markets will become less price-efficient, hopes for corporate accountability and governance dashed, the honest majority worse off. And why should capitalist acts between consenting adults in private be banned in a free society?
    15. The computer error couldn't have come at a worse time, the importers say.
    16. The economy has been weakening for several months, noted Charles Stone, senior economist with Congress' Joint Economic Committee. "No one is talking about a really severe recession but this oil situation makes things a little bit worse," he said.
    17. Analysts say Vrdolyak is a long-shot for the GOP nomination, and that odds are even worse for a Republican winner in April.
    18. Through inept handling, they made the situation worse.
    19. The shares closed 6 lower at 154p, having recovered from a worse fall earlier in the session. Builders merchant Sharp and Fisher was wanted on expectations of favourable interim results on Monday.
    20. "This couldn't have come at a worse time," said Lopez. "After the October 17 quake, this community was devastated.
    21. Matters got worse Feb. 8 when the Justice Department, acting on behalf of intelligence agencies, sought a court order barring North from introducing classified material without a court order and as long as the government had an objection pending.
    22. In Russia alone, the ECE expects net national product (output excluding services) to drop by a quarter in 1992, a fall of 36 per cent since 1989. In the three Baltic states the situation this year has been worse still.
    23. To make matters worse, there is new evidence that chemicals in the water are eroding the concrete structure.
    24. But the alternative is much worse," Bush said.
    25. The problem of hunger in America is getting worse and spreading to new groups despite the nation's steady five-year economic expansion, according to a report by the Physician Task Force on Hunger in America.
    26. "Every day it seems to get worse and worse and worse.
    27. "Every day it seems to get worse and worse and worse.
    28. "Every day it seems to get worse and worse and worse.
    29. Anderson expects an even worse trade picture this month.
    30. To some extent, U.S. officials may have made things worse for the shippers by making it clear that the Navy wouldn't safeguard any ships in the gulf but those flying American flags.
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