bad /bæd/ CET4 TEM4 ( worse, worst )

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. 坏的

  例：

  The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing.

  恶劣的天气使飞机无法着陆。

  例：

  Divorce is bad for children.

  离婚对孩子不好。

• 2. 

  ADJ You use bad to indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree. 严重的

  例：

  Glick had a bad accident two years ago and had to give up farming.

  格利克两年前遭遇一次严重事故，不得不放弃务农。

  例：

  The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.

  这场洪水被描述为近五十年来最严重的一次。

• 3. 

  ADJ A bad idea, decision, or method is not sensible or not correct. 糟糕的; 不明智的

  例：

  Giving your address to a man you don't know is a bad idea.

  把你的地址告诉一个你不认识的男人不太明智。

  例：

  The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.

  最糟的做法就是低估对手。

• 4. 

  ADJ If you describe a piece of news, an action, or a sign as bad, you mean that it is unlikely to result in benefit or success. 不利的

  例：

  The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.

  该项目的结束对她的员工来说是个坏消息。

  例：

  It was a bad start in my relationship with Warr.

  对我和沃尔的关系来说，这是个不好的开端。

• 5. 

  ADJ Something that is bad is of an unacceptably low standard, quality, or amount. 低劣的

  例：

  Many old people in the United States are living in bad housing.

  美国的许多老年人住房条件恶劣。

  例：

  The schools' main problem is that teachers' pay is so bad.

  这些学校的主要问题是教师的工资太低。

• 6. 

  ADJ Someone who is bad at doing something is not skilful or successful at it. 不擅长的

  例：

  Howard was so bad at basketball.

  霍华德的篮球打得真臭。

  例：

  He was a bad driver.

  他车技不佳。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong. 不能接受的; 不幸的; 错的

  例：

  Not being able to hear doesn't seem as bad to the rest of us as not being able to see.

  对我们其他人来说，听不见似乎不像看不见那么糟。

• 8. 

  ADJ You can say that something is not bad to mean that it is quite good or acceptable, especially when you are rather surprised about this. (与not同用，表示)不错 [with neg]

  例：

  "How much is he paying you?"—"Oh, five thousand."—"Not bad."

  “他付你多少工资？”—“哦，五千。”—“还不错。”

  例：

  That's not a bad idea.

  那个主意不错。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you describe someone or something as bad, you mean that they are very good. 非常好的 [非正式] [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the baddest bass music from Miami, featuring Dr. Boom & The Dominator.

  …来自迈阿密最棒的低音音乐，由布姆博士和霸主伴唱。

• 10. 

  ADJ A bad person has morally unacceptable attitudes and behaviour. (指人) 恶的

  例：

  I was selling drugs, but I didn't think I was a bad person.

  我卖毒品，但我不认为自己是坏人。

• 11. 

  ADJ A bad child disobeys rules and instructions or does not behave in a polite and correct way. 不听话的; 没规矩的

  例：

  You are a bad boy for repeating what I told you.

  你是个没规矩的男孩，重复我对你讲的话。

• 12. 

  ADJ If you are in a bad mood, you are angry and behave unpleasantly to people. (情绪) 糟的

  例：

  She is in a bit of a bad mood because she's just given up smoking.

  因为刚戒烟，她心情有点糟。

• 13. 

  ADJ If you feel bad about something, you feel sorry or guilty about it. 内疚的

  例：

  You don't have to feel bad about relaxing.

  你不必因为放松而感到内疚。

  例：

  I feel bad that he's doing most of the work.

  让我感到愧疚的是，他在做大部分的工作。

• 14. 

  ADJ If you have a bad back, heart, leg, or eye, it is injured, diseased, or weak. (身体某部位) 不适的

  例：

  Joe has a bad back so we have a hard bed.

  乔的背不好，所以我们睡硬板床。

• 15. 

  ADJ Food that has gone bad is not suitable to eat because it has started to decay. 变质的

  例：

  They bought so much beef that some went bad.

  他们买了这么多牛肉，有些都变质了。

• 16. 

  ADJ Bad language is language that contains offensive words such as swear words. (语言) 带脏字的

  例：

  I don't like to hear bad language in the street.

  我不喜欢在大街上听到脏话。

• 17. 

  → see also worse, worst

• 18. 

  bad blood →see blood

• 19. 

  bad luck →see luck

• 20. 

  to get bad press →see press

• 21. 

  ADV badly 极度地 [NOT STANDARD]

  例：

  to want something bad