| 单词 | bad |
| 释义 | bad (once / 18 pages) 1adjn 2adjadv 3adj 4adj 5adj When something is not good, it's bad. A bad dog goes to the bathroom in the house, and bad milk has gone sour. Bad has slightly different meanings depending on what it's describing, but the overall idea is the same: not good. If you get a bad connection on the telephone, there's something wrong with the line or phone. If someone gives you a bad check, there's no money to back up the check. If you do a bad job on a test, you got a C if you're lucky. In movies, a villain is a bad guy. Also, when someone does something wrong, they might say "My bad!" WORD FAMILYbad: badly, badness, bads, worse, worst+/badness: badnesses/worse: worsen, worser, worses/worsen: worsened, worsening, worsens/worst: worster, worstest, worsting, worsts USAGE EXAMPLESFor those of us who pay attention to economic statistics, Mr. Obama walked into the worst economic crisis in recent history. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Potentially, this is worse than anything he did in Watergate.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Detroit got to the playoffs mostly by winning close games against mediocre or bad teams. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj having undesirable or negative qualities a bad report card his sloppy appearance made a bad impression a bad little boy clothes in bad shape a bad cut bad luck the news was very bad the reviews were bad the pay is bad it was a bad light for reading the movie was a bad choice Syn|Ant worst (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition worse(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability unfavorable, unfavourablenot encouraging or approving or pleasing abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableexceptionally bad or displeasing corked, corky(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorrybad; unfortunate fearful, frightfulextremely distressing hard, toughunfortunate or hard to bear hopeless(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform horridexceedingly bad crappy, icky, lousy, rotten, stinking, stinkyvery bad illdistressing incompetent, unskillednot doing a good job mediocrepoor to middling in quality naughtybadly behaved negativehaving the quality of something harmful or unpleasant poorunsatisfactory pretty(used ironically) unexpectedly bad no-good, rubberreturned for lack of funds severevery bad in degree or extent swingeingsevere; punishingly bad uncool(spoken slang) unfashionable and boring unfavorable, unfavourablenot favorable unsuitablenot conducive to good moral development evilmorally bad or wrong disobedientnot obeying or complying with commands of those in authority good having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified best(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities better(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another favorable, favourableencouraging or approving or pleasing bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swellvery good good enoughadequately good for the circumstances goodishmoderately good of its kind hotvery good; often used in the negative redeemingcompensating for some fault or defect acceptable, satisfactorymeeting requirements solidcharacterized by good substantial quality superbsurpassingly good well behaved, well-behaved(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct goodmorally admirable obedientdutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority respectablecharacterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals 2adj capable of harming bad air smoking is bad for you Syn harmful causing or capable of causing harm 3adj characterized by wickedness or immorality led a very bad life Syn evil morally bad or wrong 4adj below average in quality or performance a bad chess player a bad recital Syn inferior of low or inferior quality 5adj not working properly a bad telephone connection Syn defective malfunctioning, nonfunctional not performing or able to perform its regular function 6adj nonstandard so-called bad grammar Syn nonstandard not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community 7n that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency 2take the bad with the good Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper badness good, goodness that which is pleasing or valuable or useful unworthiness the quality or state of lacking merit or value undesirabilitythe quality possessed by something that should be avoided worsesomething inferior in quality or condition or effect evilthat which causes harm or destruction or misfortune unsoundnessnot mentally or physically healthy liabilitythe quality of being something that holds you back inadvisabilitythe quality of being ill-advised baseness, contemptibility, despicability, despicableness, sordidnessunworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values disgracefulness, ignominiousness, shamefulnessunworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor Four Horsemen(New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse weak pointan attribute that is inadequate or deficient disadvantagethe quality of having an inferior or less favorable position quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 1adj very intense a bad headache had a big (or bad) shock a bad earthquake a bad storm Syn big intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 2adv very much; strongly he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it Syn badly 3adv with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') 3it hurts bad we need water bad Syn badly 1adj physically unsound or diseased has a bad back a bad heart bad teeth Syn unfit, unsound unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind 2adj feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') my throat feels bad she felt bad all over Syn tough uncomfortable providing or experiencing physical discomfort 3adj feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone 4he felt bad about breaking the vase Syn|Ant regretful, sorry penitent, repentant feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds unregretful, unregretting feeling no regret adj (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition 5bad meat Syn spoiled, spoilt stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age 1adj not financially safe or secure a bad investment Syn high-risk, risky, speculative unsound not sound financially 2adj not capable of being collected a bad (or uncollectible) debt Syn uncollectible invalid having no cogency or legal force 3adj reproduced fraudulently like a bad penny... Syn forged counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior |
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