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badly off

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌbadly ˈoff adjective (comparative worse-off, superlative worst-off) [not before noun] especially British English  1. POOR (also bad-off American English) not having much money 缺钱的,贫穷的 SYN poor OPP well-off2 badly off for something British EnglishNOT HAVE not having enough of something that you need 缺乏某物 OPP well-off The school is rather badly off for equipment. 学校相当缺乏设备。From Longman Business Dictionarybadly offˌbadly ˈoff adjective not having enough money to live comfortablyMy wife and I are not badly off as we have the state pension and my police pension. opposite well off
ˌbadly ˈoff adjectiveChineseSyllable
money much not Business having


badly off
ˌbadly ˈoff adjective (comparative worse-off, superlative worst-off) [not before noun] especially British English
1. (also bad-off American English) not having much money
   SYN  poor
   OPP  well-off
2. badly off for something British English not having enough of something that you need
   OPP  well-off:
    The school is rather badly off for equipment.


badly offBrE /ˌbædli ˈɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbædli ˈɔːf/ 🔊, /ˌbædli ˈɑːf/ 🔊 adjective (worse off, worst off) not having much money 穷困的;拮据的 SYN poor We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that. 我们并不是一文不名,但我们负担不起那样的房子。🔊🔊 OPP well off not in a good situation 境况不佳的I've got quite a big room so I'm not too badly off. 我有一间蛮大的屋子,所以住得还不坏。🔊🔊 OPP well off be badly ˈoff for sth(BrE) to not have enough of sth 某物短少;缺乏某物