| 单词 | bad |
| 释义 | adjective | noun | adverb badbad1 /bæd/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative worse, superlative worst) 1NOT GOOD not good or not nice OPP good: The plane was delayed because of bad weather. I’d better clean out the refrigerator – it has a bad smell. Did you have a bad day at work? I didn’t think the situation could get worse (=become worse).THESAURUSunpleasant – not nice or enjoyable: My sleeping bag was cold and damp and it was unpleasant getting into it.poor – not as good as something could or should be: A poor diet can lead to health problems.disappointing – not as good as you hoped or expected: The test scores have been disappointing.awful – very bad or unpleasant: The traffic was awful.terrible – extremely bad: The hotel food was terrible.horrible – very bad or upsetting: The weather was horrible all day.appalling formal – very bad and very shocking: The country has an appalling human rights record.atrocious – extremely bad: Living conditions in the refugee camps were atrocious. My spelling is atrocious.horrendous formal – very bad or very frightening or shocking: Police are looking for the man responsible for such a horrendous crime.abysmal formal – very bad in quality and of a very low standard: The quality of care at the hospital was abysmal.lousy informal – very bad in quality: We had lousy seats and I couldn’t see the game at all.2LOW QUALITY low in quality or below an acceptable standard OPP good: The failure of the company was due to bad management. Your handwriting is so bad I can hardly read it.3HARMFUL damaging or harmful OPP good: Pollution is having a bad effect on local beaches. Too much salt is bad for you (=harmful to your health).be bad for somebody/something to do something It’s bad for you to be alone so much.4SERIOUS serious or severe: I have a bad cold. The pain was really bad. The traffic today was even worse than yesterday. Watch out! The boss is in a really bad mood (=feeling very annoyed).5NOT APPROPRIATE not appropriate or right for a particular situation or action OPP good: Borrowing more money is a bad idea. Her decision showed very bad judgment.a bad time/moment Did I call at a bad time?6NOT SKILLFUL having very little skill or ability in a particular activity OPP good: He has always been a bad driver. They have got to be the worst band I have ever heard.bad at (doing) something I’m really bad at chess.7DANGEROUS a bad area or part of a city is dangerous to go to OPP good: I try to avoid driving through bad areas of the city.8MORALLY WRONG morally wrong or evil OPP good: You had to tell him the truth. That doesn’t make you a bad person. → see also bad guyTHESAURUSimproper formal – improper behavior is not morally right, not appropriate, or not socially acceptable: The police chief had to resign after several instances of improper conduct were reported.immoral/wrong – not morally right. Wrong is less formal than immoral: I think it is immoral to test beauty products on animals.corrupt – not morally right or honest. You use corrupt about people who use their personal power in order to get an advantage or money: Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.evil/wicked – deliberately very bad and very cruel to other people: He was an evil man who felt no sympathy for his victims.reprehensible formal – reprehensible behavior is very bad and deserves criticism: Leaving the scene of a car accident is a morally reprehensible act.9FOOD food that is bad is not safe to eat because it has decayed: She threw away the bad apples. This fish has gone bad.10BODY PART a body part that is bad is permanently injured or does not work correctly: My eyes are getting worse.a bad heart/leg/back etc. The illness left him with a bad heart.11SWEARING bad language is offensive and contains swearing or rude words: Jacky said a bad word (=a swear word).12feel bad a)to feel ashamed or sorry about something: I felt bad about lying to him. b)to feel sick: Are you still feeling bad?13BEHAVIOR spoken used in order to say that a child or animal is behaving in a way that they should not: Katie was very bad today!bad girl/boy/cat/dog! etc. Bad cat! Get off the table!SPOKEN PHRASES14too bad a) (also it’s too bad) used to say that you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone: It’s too bad she had to give up teaching when she got sick. b) (also that’s too bad) used to say that you do not care that something bad happens to someone: “I want to go out tonight.” “Too bad, you have homework to do.”15not bad used to say that something is good or acceptable: “How are you?” “Oh, not bad.” That’s not a bad idea.16not that bad (also not as bad as something) used in order to say that something is not as bad as someone says it is: Oh, come on! The situation isn’t that bad.17not too/so bad used in order to say that something is not as bad as expected: The roads weren’t too bad.18 (comparative badder, superlative baddest) slang nonstandard a)used when you think something is very good: Now that’s a bad car! b)approving someone who is bad is very determined and does not always obey rules19go from bad to worse to become even more difficult or lower in quality: The schools have gone from bad to worse in this area.20have/get a bad name (also give something a bad name) to lose people’s respect or trust: Fighting gives hockey a bad name.21not have a bad word to say about somebody/something if no one has a bad word to say about a particular person, everyone likes and respects that person: Nobody who knew Jenny had a bad word to say about her.22bad blood angry or bitter feeling between people SYN hostility: bad between There had been some bad blood between the two men over a woman.23bad news informal someone or something that always causes trouble: Rich foods are bad news if you’re on a diet.24in bad faith if someone does something in bad faith he or she is behaving dishonestly and has no intention of keeping a promise: We can’t prove that the company was acting in bad faith.25something can’t be bad used to tell someone that something is good or worth doing: The kids get a multicultural education, and that can’t be bad.26be in a bad way old-fashioned to be very sick, injured, or upset27a bad penny old-fashioned informal someone or something that causes trouble and is difficult to avoid → it’s bad enough at enough1 (4), see also bad off—badness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun | adverb badbad2 noun 1take the bad with the good accept not only the good things in life but also the bad things2my bad! slang used to say that you have made a mistake or that something is your fault adjective | noun | adverb badbad3 adverb spoken nonstandard badly: He needed a drink pretty bad. |
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