worse

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worse1 /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective  1  [the comparative of bad]WORSE more unpleasant, bad, or severe 更坏的；更糟的；更差的 → betterworse than The violence was worse than we expected. 暴力事件比我们预想的更为严重。 The traffic is much worse after five o'clock. 5点以后交通拥堵严重得多。 The weather was a lot worse this year. 今年天气糟糕得多。 Conditions will get worse as the winter continues. 随着冬天持续下去，情况会更糟。 High inflation will make unemployment worse. 高通货膨胀率将使失业状况更加严重。 Don’t say anything, you’ll only make matters worse. 什么也别说，说了只会火上浇油。 The bullying got worse and worse until finally he had to leave the school. 他所受的欺侮越来越过分，最后只得离开了学校。 There’s nothing worse than being robbed while you’re on holiday. 没有比度假时被抢劫更糟的了。 The school’s not perfect, but I suppose it could be worse. 这所学校不是十全十美，不过我想还不算太糟吧。2  WORSEmore ill than before 病情更重的，更不舒服的 If she’s worse in the morning, I’ll call the doctor. 如果她早上病情加重的话，我就去请医生来。 I was worried because he seemed to be getting worse rather than better. 我很担心，因为他的病情好像没有好转，反而恶化了。 The tablets seemed to make him worse. 他吃了那些药片后似乎病得更重了。3  be none the worse for something HARM/BE BAD FORINJUREto not have been harmed by something 没有受到某事物的伤害 She seemed none the worse for her night out in the cold. 她在外面冻了一晚上，好像一点事也没有。4  worse luck spokenDISAPPOINTED used to say that you are disappointed or annoyed by something 真不幸〔因某事而感到沮丧或生气时用〕 I’ve got one more year of college, worse luck! 我还得再上一年大学，真倒霉！5  somebody could do worse than do something spokenSHOULD/OUGHT TO used to say that you think that someone should do something 某人倒不如做某事 He could do worse than marry Eleanor. 他和埃莉诺结婚倒不错。6  go from bad to worse to continue getting worse 越来越糟；每况愈下 Things went from bad to worse, and in the end she lost her job. 情况越来越糟，最终她丢了工作。7. the worse for wear  (also the worse for drink British English) informalCONDITION/STATE OF something drunk 喝醉的5 GRAMMAR 语法: worse, worst• Worse is a comparative form. worse 是比较级形式The problem got worse and worse.这问题变得越来越严重。 ► Do not say ‘more worse’ or ‘worser’. 不要说 ‘more worse’ 或 ‘worser’.• Worst is a superlative form. worst 是最高级形式It was the worst film (NOT 不说 the worse film) I have ever seen.那是我看过的最烂的电影。 ► Do not say ‘most worst’ or ‘worstest’. 不要说 ‘most worst’ 或 ‘worstest’.n GRAMMAR: ComparativesThe comparative form of bad is worse: The problem is getting worse. ✗Don’t say: The problem is getting more worse. | The problem is getting worser.n COLLOCATIONSadverbsmuch/a lot/far worseConditions were much worse in rural areas.considerably/substantially worseTo make matters considerably worse, he lost his job.infinitely worse (=very much worse)My fate could have been infinitely worse.progressively/steadily worseThe violence grew progressively worse.even worseMy cooking’s even worse than yours.verbsget/become/grow worseThe recession was getting worse.make something worseGetting angry will just make things worse.phrasesworse and worseThe bullying got worse and worse.there’s nothing worse than ...There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.something could be worseCheer up – things could be worse.better or worseI wasn’t sure whether his behaviour was getting better or worse.n THESAURUSworse more unpleasant, bad, severe etc, or of a lower standard or qualityRecent reports indicate that the situation is getting worse.Your French is even worse than mine!inferior of a lower standard or quality than something else, or less good than someone elseTheir wines are of inferior quality.an inferior productTrying to do things on the cheap only results in an inferior service. not compare with something used to emphasize that someone or something is not nearly as good, big, or nice as someone or something elseThis recording just doesn’t compare with his early recordings.Our sales this year do not compare with last year’s outstanding results. not be in the same league informal used to emphasize that the standard of someone or something is not nearly as good as someone or something elseHe’s pretty good, but he’s not in the same league as his brother.not be a patch on something/somebody British English informal use this to emphasize that something is not nearly as good as something else, especially something that came before itThe film wasn’t a patch on the book.He’s not a patch on Tarantino as a director.

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worse• Phillips' problems may be even worse.• This could only serve to make things worse.• I really don't think the situation could be any worse.• I tried to fix the computer myself, but that just made it worse.• a terrible script and even worse acting• The traffic is a lot worse after five o'clock.• The next morning, the weather was much worse, and the team stayed at base camp.• The welfare system, runs this view, makes things worse because it discourages people from working and rewards undesirable behaviour.• I knew that there is no death worse for an eagle than death at the beaks of hooded crows.• Things could be worse for the McNemars.• Conditions in the prison were worse than anything I had seen before.• Duncan's handwriting is even worse than his sister's.• Jack Butler really didn't like the idea that he had been nobbled and worse than that, nobbled by a girl.• Stop it Gary, you're worse than the kids!• His injuries were worse than they would have been if he had been wearing a seat belt.worse than• The damage to the house is worse than I expected.• My knee feels worse than it did yesterday.getting worse• I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also, with cloud and heavy rain, and getting worse.• In some cases indicators of deprivation are getting worse.• So it just kept getting worse.• The report said that the goal of natural quiet had not been achieved and that aircraft noise was getting worse.• The weather was certainly getting worse.• And he'd been getting worse, no doubt about that.• Today it has been worse and it is getting worse now.• I though when they won the league they were bad but it is getting worse with each passing day.worse2 ●●● S3 W2 adverb [the comparative of badly]  WORSEin a more severe or serious way than before 更严重地；更厉害地 → betterworse than By lunch time it was raining worse than ever. 到午饭时间，雨下得更大了。[sentence adverb 句子副词] The business could become less profitable or, even worse, could close down. 公司可能会出现盈利减少，甚至有可能倒闭。 Suppose Rose, or worse still, Peter had seen the photograph? 假如罗斯，甚至说彼得，已经看到了照片呢？

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worse• No one sings worse than I do.• My foot hurts even worse today.or worse still• Back to the world's pity, or worse still, contempt.• He had become something other, or worse still, perhaps he had always been.• He may come round, or worse still, spill some of the facts in his sleep or something like that.worse3 noun [uncountable]  1  WORSEsomething worse 更差[坏]的事物 → better We thought the situation was bad, but worse was to follow. 我们觉得当时形势很糟，但更糟的还在后头。2  take a turn for the worse WORSEto change and become worse 变糟，变差 Last year his health took a turn for the worse. 去年他的健康状况开始恶化。

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worse• This movie was bad, but I've seen worse.Origin worse1 Old English wiersa, wyrsa

worse1 adjective →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
→n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1worse2 adverbworse3 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese  

severe Corpus more unpleasant, or bad,

worse

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worse1  → comparative of bad at bad2  → comparative of badly at badly

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worse¹ S2 W2 /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/ adjective1. [the comparative of bad] more unpleasant, bad, or severe ⇨ better
    worse than
    The violence was worse than we expected.
    The traffic is much worse after five o'clock.
    The weather was a lot worse this year.
    Conditions will get worse as the winter continues.
    High inflation will make unemployment worse.
    Don’t say anything, you’ll only make matters worse.
    The bullying got worse and worse until finally he had to leave the school.
    There’s nothing worse than being robbed while you’re on holiday.
    The school’s not perfect, but I suppose it could be worse.
2. more ill than before:
    If she’s worse in the morning, I’ll call the doctor.
    I was worried because he seemed to be getting worse rather than better.
    The tablets seemed to make him worse.
3. be none the worse for something to not have been harmed by something:
    She seemed none the worse for her night out in the cold.
4. worse luck spoken used to say that you are disappointed or annoyed by something:
    I’ve got one more year of college, worse luck!
5. somebody could do worse than do something spoken used to say that you think that someone should do something:
    He could do worse than marry Eleanor.
6. go from bad to worse to continue getting worse:
    Things went from bad to worse, and in the end she lost her job.
7. the worse for wear (also the worse for drink British English) informal drunk
     
GRAMMAR
  worse, worst
  Worse.is a comparative form:
  ▪ The problem got worse and worse.
  ► Do not say 'more worse' or 'worser'.
  Worst.is a superlative form:
  ▪ It was the worst film (NOT the worse film) I have ever seen.
  ► Do not say 'most worst' or 'worstest'.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ much/a lot/far worse Conditions were much worse in rural areas.
   ▪ considerably/substantially worse To make matters considerably worse, he lost his job.
   ▪ infinitely worse (=very much worse) My fate could have been infinitely worse.
   ▪ progressively/steadily worse The violence grew progressively worse.
   ▪ even worse My cooking’s even worse than yours.
■ verbs
   ▪ get/become/grow worse The recession was getting worse.
   ▪ make something worse Getting angry will just make things worse.
■ phrases
   ▪ worse and worse The bullying got worse and worse.
   ▪ there’s nothing worse than ... There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.
   ▪ something could be worse Cheer up – things could be worse.
   ▪ better or worse I wasn’t sure whether his behaviour was getting better or worse.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ worse more unpleasant, bad, severe etc, or of a lower standard or quality: Recent reports indicate that the situation is getting worse. | Your French is even worse than mine!
   ▪ inferior of a lower standard or quality than something else, or less good than someone else: Their wines are of inferior quality. | an inferior product | Trying to do things on the cheap only results in an inferior service.
   ▪ not compare with something used to emphasize that someone or something is not nearly as good, big, or nice as someone or something else: This recording just doesn’t compare with his early recordings. | Our sales this year do not compare with last year’s outstanding results.
   ▪ not be in the same league informal used to emphasize that the standard of someone or something is not nearly as good as someone or something else: He’s pretty good, but he’s not in the same league as his brother.
   ▪ not be a patch on something/somebody British English informal use this to emphasize that something is not nearly as good as something else, especially something that came before it: The film wasn’t a patch on the book. | He’s not a patch on Tarantino as an director.

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worse² noun [uncountable]
1. something worse ⇨ better:
    We thought the situation was bad, but worse was to follow.
2. take a turn for the worse to change and become worse:
    Last year his health took a turn for the worse.

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worse³ S3 W3 adverb [the comparative of badly]
in a more severe or serious way than before ⇨ better
    worse than
    By lunch time it was raining worse than ever.
   [sentence adverb]
    The business could become less profitable or, even worse, could close down.
    Suppose Rose, or worse still, Peter had seen the photograph?