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单词 bad form
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Definition of bad form in English:

bad form

noun
mass noun
  • An offence against current social conventions.

    it was considered bad form to talk about money
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is purely voluntary, but is considered bad form not to accept.
    • Until the 1990s, it was considered bad form, even in church-related law schools, to relate legal ethics to religious ethics.
    • Although I was the most recent arrival in Indonesia of all the people working on Pacific Union, I appeared to be the only one who had read in a book on the country that it is considered very bad form to sit on a table.
    • It is considered bad form to charge personal calls to the room, use the in-room bar, or order pay-per-view movies or events.
    • In the Navy if you are having a drink in the bar it is considered bad form to talk about money.
    • To bring reason to bear on it is considered bad form.
    • Wearing ragged cutoffs and flip-flops is generally considered bad form at most business meetings.
    • After decades of being considered bad form, tales of imperial derring-do are making something of a comeback.
    • All the students attended, near-riotously, and it was considered bad form for a faculty member not to be present.
    • Nevertheless, it is considered bad form to state the blindingly obvious; that Europe exhibits more signs of failure than of success.
    • There was a time when it would be considered bad form for a chef to be seen by the customers.
    • This blurring of the line between editorial and advertising content would have once been considered very bad form - but these days it seems as if anything goes in the quest for online profits.
    • Using e-mail to break up with your sweetheart is still considered bad form.
    • That ideology was not alien to the Russian political elite under Yeltsin either, but subscribing to it is now obligatory… In today's Russia it is bad form not to be a derzhavnik.
    • While a certain level of high spirits is expected at these bashes, it is considered bad form to become overly tired and emotional.
    • It is also considered bad form to take this as an invitation to give a detailed description of your current problems.
    • It is considered very bad form indeed in the industry to ‘poach’.
    • It is therefore considered bad form to turn up with an article you found on the internet and presume to tell him exactly what he should prescribe for your rash.
    • At these parties, refusing somebody's advances is considered to be the height of bad form.
    • I realize that it is considered bad form to make such a claim.
 
 

Definition of bad form in US English:

bad form

noun
  • An offense against current social conventions.

    it was considered bad form to talk about money
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is considered bad form to charge personal calls to the room, use the in-room bar, or order pay-per-view movies or events.
    • In the Navy if you are having a drink in the bar it is considered bad form to talk about money.
    • While a certain level of high spirits is expected at these bashes, it is considered bad form to become overly tired and emotional.
    • There was a time when it would be considered bad form for a chef to be seen by the customers.
    • Nevertheless, it is considered bad form to state the blindingly obvious; that Europe exhibits more signs of failure than of success.
    • At these parties, refusing somebody's advances is considered to be the height of bad form.
    • It is considered very bad form indeed in the industry to ‘poach’.
    • To bring reason to bear on it is considered bad form.
    • Wearing ragged cutoffs and flip-flops is generally considered bad form at most business meetings.
    • All the students attended, near-riotously, and it was considered bad form for a faculty member not to be present.
    • It is purely voluntary, but is considered bad form not to accept.
    • It is therefore considered bad form to turn up with an article you found on the internet and presume to tell him exactly what he should prescribe for your rash.
    • Using e-mail to break up with your sweetheart is still considered bad form.
    • After decades of being considered bad form, tales of imperial derring-do are making something of a comeback.
    • It is also considered bad form to take this as an invitation to give a detailed description of your current problems.
    • This blurring of the line between editorial and advertising content would have once been considered very bad form - but these days it seems as if anything goes in the quest for online profits.
    • That ideology was not alien to the Russian political elite under Yeltsin either, but subscribing to it is now obligatory… In today's Russia it is bad form not to be a derzhavnik.
    • Until the 1990s, it was considered bad form, even in church-related law schools, to relate legal ethics to religious ethics.
    • Although I was the most recent arrival in Indonesia of all the people working on Pacific Union, I appeared to be the only one who had read in a book on the country that it is considered very bad form to sit on a table.
    • I realize that it is considered bad form to make such a claim.
 
 
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