badly

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B0022400 (băd′lē)adv. worse (wûrs), worst (wûrst) 1. In a bad manner.2. Very much; greatly. See Usage Note at bad¹.

badly

(ˈbædlɪ) adv, worse or worst1. poorly; defectively; inadequately: the chair is badly made. 2. unfavourably; unsuccessfully; unfortunately: our scheme worked out badly. 3. severely; gravely: he was badly hurt. 4. incorrectly or inaccurately: to speak German badly. 5. improperly; naughtily; wickedly: to behave badly. 6. without humanity; cruelly: to treat someone badly. 7. very much (esp in the phrases need badly, badly in need of, want badly)8. regretfully: he felt badly about it. 9. badly off poor; impoverishedadj (postpositive) dialect Northern English ill; poorly

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adv. worse, worst,
adj. adv. 1. in a defective or incorrect way. 2. in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner. 3. unfavorably: She spoke badly of him. 4. in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way. 5. in a naughty or socially wrong way. 6. very much; to a great extent or degree: to want something badly. 7. severely; direly: to be injured badly. 8. with great distress or emotional display: She took the news badly. adj. 9. in ill health; sick: He felt badly. 10. sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your loss. 11. dejected; downcast. [1350–1400] usage: In the sense “very much,” badly is fully standard: He needs help badly. See also bad¹.

bad

badly1. 'bad'

Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable.

I have some very bad news.Sugar is bad for your teeth.

The comparative and superlative forms of bad are worse and worst.

Her grades are getting worse and worse.This is the worst day of my life.2. 'badly'

Don't use 'bad' as an adverb. Don't say, for example, 'They did bad in the elections'. You say 'They did badly in the elections'.

I cut myself badly.The room was so badly lit I couldn't see what I was doing.

When badly is used like this, its comparative and superlative forms are worse and worst.

We played worse than in our previous match.The south of England was the worst affected area.

Badly has another different meaning. If you need or want something badly, you need or want it very much.

I want this job so badly.We badly need the money.I am badly in need of advice.

For this meaning of badly, don't use the comparative and superlative forms 'worse' and 'worst'. Instead you use the forms more badly and most badly.

She wanted to see him more badly than ever.Basketball is the sport that most badly needs new players.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	badly - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"severely, gravely, seriously
	2.	badly - (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"ill, poorlycombining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
	3.	badly - evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
	4.	badly - in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"mischievously, naughtily
	5.	badly - with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"bad
	6.	badly - very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"bad
	7.	badly - without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"well - with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"
	8.	badly - in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"disadvantageouslyadvantageously, well - in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
	9.	badly - unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"ill
	10.	badly - with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"well - without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"

badly

adverb1. poorly, incorrectly, carelessly, inadequately, erroneously, imperfectly, ineptly, shoddily, defectively, faultily I was angry because I played so badly.
poorly well, properly, satisfactorily, splendidly, ably, competently2. severely, greatly, deeply, seriously, gravely, desperately, sorely, dangerously, intensely, painfully, acutely, exceedingly It was a gamble that went badly wrong.3. much, seriously, desperately Why do you want to go so badly? cruelly, savagely, brutally, unkindly, viciously, mercilessly, ferociously, cold-bloodedly, callously, unmercifully, sadistically, pitilessly, spitefully, heartlessly, barbarously, brutishly Why were they treated so badly?4. unfavourably, unsuccessfully The male sex comes out of the film very badly.5. poorly, meanly, inadequately, insufficiently, unsatisfactorily You may have to work part-time, in a badly paid job with unsociable hours.6. mischievously, perversely, wickedly, playfully, annoyingly, impishly, exasperatingly, naughtily, waywardly, disobediently Children who behave badly need help, not criticism.

Translations

严重地坏差

bad

(bӕd) – comparative worse (wəːs) : superlative worst (wəːst) – adjective1. not good; not efficient. He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).坏的2. wicked; immoral. a bad man; He has done some bad things.不道德的3. unpleasant. bad news.使人不愉快的4. rotten. This meat is bad.腐烂的5. causing harm or injury. Smoking is bad for your health.有害的6. (of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state. She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.痛的7. unwell. I am feeling quite bad today.不舒服的8. serious or severe. a bad accident; a bad mistake.严重的9. (of a debt) not likely to be paid. The firm loses money every year from bad debts. 坏帐，倒帐 ˈbadly – comparative worse: superlative worst - adverb1. not well, efficiently or satisfactorily. He plays tennis very badly. 坏，差 2. to a serious or severe extent. He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.严重地ˈbadness noun坏badly off not having much especially money. We can't go on holiday – we are too badly off.缺少的feel bad (about something) to feel upset or ashamed about something. I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.懊恼的go from bad to worse to get into an even worse condition etc than before. Things are going from bad to worse for the firm – not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.每况愈下not bad quite good. `Is she a good swimmer?' `She's not bad.'不错too bad unfortunate. It's too bad that he has left.不幸

off

(of) adverb1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.离开2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light. 关掉，中止 3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today.休假4. completely. Finish off your work.完成5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently劣于通常水平6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off.腐烂7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off.下车8. cancelled. The marriage is off.取消 preposition1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair. 从...离开，从...掉下 2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food.不想...3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus.从...下来ˌoff-ˈchance noun a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.一线希望ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning.脸色不好的ˌoffˈhand adjective acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour. 傲慢无礼的，不客气的，随便的 adverb without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand. 事先没想到地，随便地 ˌoffˈhandedly adverb立即ˌoffˈhandedness noun立刻ˌoffˈshore adjective1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells.在近海的2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea. （风）由海岸吹向海洋的 ˌoffˈside adverb (in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside. （足球、曲棍球等运动中的）越位 adjective (of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel. （车、马等的）右边的 ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress.米色的badly, well off poor, rich. The family was quite well off. 穷的，富的 be off with you! go away!. 你给我走开！in the offing about to happen. He has a new job in the offing.即将发生off and on / on and off sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club.断断续续地the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)off-season rates. 淡季

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badly

bad off

Without enough money to get by; poor. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I've been bad off for the last few months; it's hard to make ends meet these days.See also: bad, off

badly off

Without enough money to get by; poor. She was laid off from her job last year, and she has been quite badly off since then.See also: badly, off

badly off for (something)

Without enough of something that one needs. Primarily heard in UK. I hope you get paid soon, we are badly off for groceries in the house.See also: badly, off

come out badly

To result in something negative or unpleasant. I didn't mean to insult her hairdo, but everything I said just came out badly.See also: badly, come, out

do badly by (someone)

To treat one poorly or disrespectfully. I know I did badly by Colin by not showing up for our study date—I should have at least called him.See also: badly, by

reflect on (someone something)

To stand as evidence of someone's or something's qualities or merits. The principal seems more concerned that the incident will reflect poorly on the school, as opposed to whether anyone was hurt. Your poise under pressure really reflects on your ability as a leader.See also: on, reflect

be badly off

1. To lack enough money to provide basic necessities; to be poor. She was laid off from her job last year, and she has been quite badly off since then.2. To be in a difficult or unpleasant situation. We were badly off in our last apartment because the building was constantly under construction.See also: badly, off

be badly off for (something)

To be without enough of something that is needed. Primarily heard in UK. I hope you get paid soon, we are badly off for groceries in the house.See also: badly, off

be well turned out

To be dressed very nicely. She's always well turned out, so I'm sure she'll come to dinner in pearls and high heels.See also: out, turn, well

be badly turned out

To be poorly dressed. Please don't be badly turned out when you come to this dinner party—sneakers are completely unacceptable.See also: badly, out, turn

go down well

To be well-received, as by a group or audience. Three standing ovations! Wow, your performance really went down well!See also: down, go, well

go down badly

To be poorly received, as by a group or audience. Yeah, you could say that my performance went down badly—I got booed off the stage.See also: badly, down, go

do badly by (one)

To treat one poorly. I've been so absorbed in my job that I've done badly by my wife and kids.See also: badly, by

go badly with (someone or something)

To be unpleasant and/or full of challenges. Things are going badly with my sister—she's sick again and her husband just broke his foot. Things must be going badly with this assignment if you still haven't finished it.See also: badly, go

come out badly

[for efforts at something] to have a bad result. I hope trying to get back together with Joan doesn't come out badly.See also: badly, come, out

go badly with someone or something

[for something] to proceed badly for someone or something. I hope that things are not still going badly with you. Things are going very badly with the project.See also: badly, go

You scared the hell out of me.

and You scared the crap out of me.; You scared the dickens out of me.; You scared the devil out of me.; You scared me out of my wits.; You scared the pants off (of) me.You frightened me very badly. (Also with subjects other than second person. Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He scared the hell out of all of us. She really scared the pants off of me.See also: hell, of, out, scare

bad off

Also, badly off. In unfortunate circumstances, poor. For example, Her husband's death left her bad off, or She had her pension and wasn't too badly off. The first term is colloquial. [Early 1800s] Also see well off. See also: bad, off

be badly ˈoff

1 not having much money; poor
2 not in a good situation: I’ve got quite a big room so I’m not too badly off. OPPOSITE: be well offSee also: badly, off

be badly ˈoff for something

(British English) not have enough of something: My father also studied history at college, so I’m not badly off for books (= I’ve got quite a lot).See also: badly, off, something

go down ˈwell, ˈbadly, etc. (with somebody)

(also go off ˈwell) used to talk about whether people like something such as a speech, performance, etc: Her speech went down well with the audience.See also: down, go

reflect well, badly, etc. on somebody/something

make somebody/something appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people: This incident reflects badly on everyone involved.See also: on, reflect, somebody, something

be well, badly, etc. turned ˈout

be well, badly, etc. dressed: Her children are always smartly turned out.See also: out, turn

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adv poorly

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adv severely

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adv much

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adv unfavourably

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adv poorly

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adv mischievously

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adv to a severe or serious degree

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adv ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner

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adv in a disobedient or naughty way

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adv with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly')

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adv very much

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adv without skill or in a displeasing manner

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adv in a disadvantageous way

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adv unfavorably or with disapproval

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adv with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

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