| 单词 | worse |
| 释义 | worse (once / 70 pages) adjadvn Worse means "not as good as something else" or "changed negatively," like a sore throat that is getting worse, meaning it hurts more now. Worse comes from the Old Saxon word werran or "to entangle, compound." To compound is to add to, so if troubles, complication, or anything else that entangles are added to a situation, it will get worse. Remember that worse is used to compare two things, such as "now" and "before," while worst compares three or more things. You might use worse than yesterday, but this doesn't make it the worst cold you ever had. WORD FAMILYworse: worsen, worser, worses+/bad: badly, badness, bads, worse, worst/badness: badnesses/worsen: worsened, worsening, worsens/worst: worster, worstest, worsting, worsts USAGE EXAMPLESBharambe, for his part, argues that Mumbai’s collision statistics look worse than other Indian cities because the Mumbai police are better at recording accidents. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) “Potentially, this is worse than anything he did in Watergate.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In other words: we’re surrounded by rubbish, and because our population is on the rise, the problem is set to get worse. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability this road is worse than the first one we took the road is in worse shape than it was she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying Syn|Ant worsened made or become worse; impaired 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 amendedmodified for the better finer(comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence improvedbecome or made better in quality 2adj changed for the worse in health or fitness I feel worse today her cold is worse Syn|Ant worsened better (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness fitter, healthierimproved in health or physical condition 3adv (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner he did worse on the second exam 4n something inferior in quality or condition or effect for better or for worse accused of cheating and lying and worse Hyper bad, badness that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
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