Most simply hoped things would not get worse.

大多数人只是希望情况不会变得更坏。

youdao

We have to wait and see in the next few days how the pain is. I hope it does not get worse.

我们得再等几天，才能清楚受伤的程度。我希望伤情不会加重。

youdao

Just when Benitez thought things could not get worse, he was buffeted by a torrent of bad news on the injury front.

贝尼特斯原想事情已经不会更糟的时候，他又被伤病的消息打击了。

youdao

And the bad news is it is going to get worse and we're not coming out of this fast.

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Our job, we want to get better on the road, not get worse, so I thought we took a step forward.

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"Mr. Kransky did not get worse because of the (implant) and did not get better when it was removed, " he said.

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Most simply hoped things would not get worse.

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