adj (1)更坏(糟，差)的(not as good or pleasant or satisfactory as)： He is～at sums than Jean，but better at history. 他的算术比琼差，但历史比她好。Last year's harvest was/Your face looks even～.去年的收成更差/你的脸色看上去更难看。It could have been much/far～. 也许会糟得多。If things get any～，you'll just come home. 如果情况变得更坏，你就回家来。Which punishment do you think/consider the～? 你认为/考虑哪种惩罚更严厉? The storm grew～and～. 暴风雨越来越猛烈。have even～news 有更糟糕的消息;He may be late or，～still， he may not come at all. 他也许会迟到，更糟的是，他也许根本就不来。What was～， I lost the money. 更糟糕的是我丢了钱。

(2)健康恶化(more ill than before)[作pred]： feel～today than yesterday 感到今天比昨天更难受;She is getting steadily～. 她的健康日益恶化。The patient is getting from bad to～. 病人的情况越来越糟。

be none the worse 未受伤害： He's none the～for the experience/the fall from the window.他在这次经历中没有受到伤害/他从窗户上掉下来没有摔伤。

make matters/things worse 使……更糟：Whatever you do can make matters/things～. 无论你干什么，都会把事情搞得更糟。To make matters/things～，he didn't tell the truth. 更糟的是他未讲出实情。

the worse for wear 1)用旧(坏)：The coat/Her favourite tablecloth was looking the～for wear. 看来这件外套已穿坏了/她心爱的桌布已用坏了。2)憔悴的： He looks the～for wear after years of hard work. 经历了几年的辛苦劳作，他看上去显得很憔悴。

worse luck 不幸，糟糕(infml)：We cannot go for a picnic in such a bad weather，～luck! 这样的坏天气我们不能去野餐了，真遗憾!

adv(1)更坏(糟，差)地(in a worse way)： ski/sing～than others 滑雪/唱歌比别人差; behave～than animals/ever 行为比野兽/从前还不如; The car is running even～than before. 汽车比以前跑得更差了。You are working～than I expected. 你的工作比我预想的还要糟。

(2)更强烈(严重)地(to a worse degree)： His feet bled～. 他的脚流血更多了。The second injection hurt～than the first. 第二针要比第一针更痛。hate sb～than before 比以前更加憎恨某人;It's raining～than ever. 雨下得更大了。

be worse off 1)更穷： He is no～off (for money) these days than I am. 这些日子他不会比我的境况更差(更缺钱)。2)更槽：Her father's death left her～off. 她父亲的去世使她的状况更糟。

n更坏(糟、差)的事(sth worse)[U]： There has been a change/a turn for the～in the patient's condition. 病人的状况更加恶化。He is the～of the two. 他是两人中更糟的一个。have～to tell 有更坏的消息要告诉; expect～等着更糟糕的事情发生;I got the～of it. 我失败了。W～remains to tell. 还有更坏的事在后头。But～was to come/follow. 更糟糕的还在后头呢。

can/could do worse than 做……是正确的或可取的： The rest of you could do～than read a few books on that subject. 你们其他人读一些关于那个问题的书是对的。

go from bad to worse 每况愈下： Life has gone from bad to～. 生活变得越来越艰难了。