单词 | bad |
释义 | bad adj., n., & adv. --adj (worse; worst)   1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light).   2. a unpleasant, unwelcome (bad weather; bad news). b unsatisfactory, unfortunate (a bad business).   3. harmful (is bad for you).   4. (of food) decayed, putrid.   5. colloq. ill, injured (am feeling bad today; a bad leg).   6. colloq. regretful, guilty, ashamed (feels bad about it).   7. (of an unwelcome thing) serious, severe (a bad headache; a bad mistake).   8. a morally wicked or offensive (a bad man; bad language). b naughty; badly behaved (a bad child).   9. worthless; not valid (a bad cheque).   10. (badder, baddest) esp. US sl. good, excellent. --n   1. a ill fortune (take the bad with the good). b ruin; a degenerate condition (go to the bad).   2. the debit side of an account ({pound}500 to the bad).   3. (as pl.; prec. by the) bad or wicked people. --adv US colloq. badly (took it bad). Phrases and idioms bad blood ill feeling. bad books see BOOK. bad breath unpleasant-smelling breath. bad debt a debt that is not recoverable. bad egg see EGG(1). bad faith see FAITH. bad form see FORM. a bad job colloq. an unfortunate state of affairs. bad mouth US malicious gossip or criticism. bad-mouth v.tr. US subject to malicious gossip or criticism. bad news colloq. an unpleasant or troublesome person or thing. from bad to worse into an even worse state. in a bad way ill; in trouble (looked in a bad way). not (or not so) bad colloq. fairly good. too bad colloq. (of circumstances etc.) regrettable but now beyond retrieval. Derivatives baddish adj. badness n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OE b{aelig}ddel hermaphrodite, womanish man: for loss of l cf. MUCH, WENCH |
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