bad1 /bæd/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlativesupl worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) → bade1 not good 不好的HARMFULUNPLEASANT unpleasant or likely to cause problems 不好的,糟糕的,坏的 OPP good I have some bad news for you. 我有坏消息要告诉你。
I thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse. 我想事情最坏也不过如此了。
The plane was delayed for several hours by bad weather. 天气不好,飞机延误了好几个小时。
It’s difficult to break bad habits. 坏习惯很难改。
2 low quality 质量差LOW QUALITYBAD low in quality or below an acceptable standard 差的,拙劣的 OPP good The failure of the company was due to bad management. 公司倒闭是因为管理不善。
Your handwriting is so bad I can hardly read it. 你写的字太差,我几乎看不懂。
That was the worst movie I’ve ever seen. 那是我看过的最差劲的一部电影。
3 not sensible 不明智的 [usually before noun] not sensible, or not suitable in a particular situation 不好的,不明智的,不合适的 OPP good Cutting spending at this time is a bad idea. 这个时候削减开支不是好主意。
Making big changes in your diet all at once is a bad thing to do. 饮食突然大变是不好的。
4 morally wrong 道德品质不好的WRONGBAD PERSON morally wrong or evil 〔道德品质〕坏的,不好的 OPP good He’s a bad man – keep away from him. 他是个坏人,离他远一点。
→ bad guy 5 wrong behaviour 不良行为BAD PERSON spoken doing something you should not do, or behaving in a wrong way – used especially about children or pets 〔尤指儿童或宠物〕顽皮的,表现差的,表现不好的 SYN naughty Katie was very bad today! 凯蒂今天很顽皮!
bad girl/dog etc Bad cat! Get off the table! 坏猫咪!下去,别待在桌子上!
6 serious 严重的SERIOUSSERIOUS SITUATION serious or severe 严重的;厉害的 He was in a bad accident. 他遭遇了一场严重的事故。
The pain in my side is worse than it was yesterday. 我身体一侧的疼痛比昨天厉害了。
7 a bad time/moment etc DIFFICULTa time that is not suitable or causes problems 不适当的时候 It’s a bad time to have to borrow money, with interest rates so high. 现在借款真不是时候,利率这么高。
You’ve come at the worst possible moment. I have a meeting in five minutes. 你来得真不是时候,我五分钟后有个会议。
a bad time/moment etc• Calls to assistant general manager Mike Port came at a bad time.• Strawberry had had a bad time.• While I have no problem with this, the issue is that my friends are giving me a bad time about it.• The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.• And it was still a bad time for the people in the middle.• And then uh, he was the homecoming king and oh, gosh, that was a bad time in my life.• I thought it would be great down there, but I started having a bad time so I went back to Newcastle.• It was a bad time to have chosen for confrontation. 8 harmful 有害的HARM/BE BAD FOR damaging or harmful 造成损害的,有害的 Pollution is having a bad effect on fish stocks. 污染正在使鱼类数量下降。
bad for Smoking is bad for your health. 吸烟有害健康。
Too much salt can be bad for you. 摄入太多的盐对身体不好。
It is bad for kids to be on their own so much. 小孩子总是独处并不好。
9 food 食物FOODDFDECAY food that is bad is not safe to eat because it has decayed 已变质的,腐烂的 This milk has gone bad. 这牛奶变质了。
10 no skill 不熟练BAD AT having no skill or ability in a particular activity 不擅长的;能力不济的bad at (doing) something I’m really bad at chess. 我国际象棋下得很糟。
They have got to be the worst band on the planet. 他们一定是天底下最糟糕的乐队。
11 bad heart/leg/back etc CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga heart, leg etc that is injured or does not work correctly 心脏/腿/背等不好 I haven’t been able to do much because of my bad back. 我因为背不好一直不能干太多的活。
bad heart/leg/back etc• Medical deferment for a very bad heart.• He had a bad leg and they kept on at him to hurry up.• He had a bad back as well, you know, just like Rich.• For Joshua, at sixty-two, and suffering from a bad leg, distances had begun to take on an extraordinary significance.• A sweetheart, this little lady, not bad legs either.• The problems-from bad backs to carpal tunnel syndrome to headaches-have made the headlines of every health magazine in the country.• That coming from him who would go sick with a bad back whenever a job tired him. 12 language 语言SWEARINGSWEAR bad language is rude or offensive 〔语言〕粗鲁的,下流的 We were shocked to hear the little boy using bad language in front of his mother. 我们听见那小男孩在他母亲面前说粗话,感到非常震惊。
Jacky said a bad word! 杰基说脏话了!
13 be in a bad mood (also be in a bad temper British English)BAD-TEMPERED to feel annoyed or angry 情绪不好,心情不佳 The boss is in a bad mood. 老板情绪不好。
be in a bad mood• I had to wait two hours for the train, which really put me in a bad mood.• Maybe he was in a bad mood.• Sister Isabel is in a bad mood.• He seems to be in a bad mood about something.• The feeling of contentment produced by gin-and-water had now disappeared, and the beadle was in a bad mood once more.• Nubenehem was in a bad mood, reaching for her liquor jar and belching.• Why were you in such a bad mood this morning?• Ignore her, she is in a bad mood today.• But I was in a bad mood with myself. 14 feel bad a) GUILTY/FEEL GUILTYto feel ashamed or sorry about something 感到愧疚[遗憾]feel bad about (doing) something I felt bad about not being able to come last night. 我昨天晚上没能来,心里很愧疚。
feel bad for I feel bad for Ann – she studied so hard for that test and she still didn’t pass. 我为安感到遗憾——那次测验她已经很用功了,可还是没有通过。
feel bad• We had a long talk about it afterwards and I know she felt bad.• Being with the nuns only made it feel worse.• I felt bad about David, whose roots are in labor.• Continually feeling bad about how your body looks limits your self-esteem, which eventually undercuts your immune power.• I felt bad about not being able to come last night.• I feel bad about not going to Debbie's party, but I've just got too much to do.• I feel bad about what I said. Things haven't been easy for either of us.• It's very ... I felt bad afterwards.• That makes me feel bad because I don't want to go anywhere else.• Do I feel bad, exploited, put down?• Whenever I go to London I feel bad for Georgie.• Turning the mirror over, I feel worse than before.• I should have told Helen I was sorry. I feel really bad that I didn't. 15 not bad spokenGOOD ENOUGH used to say that something is good, or better than you expected 不错的 ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, not bad.’ “你好吗?”“哦,还不错。”
That’s not a bad idea. 那个主意不错。
not bad• "How are you?" "Oh, not bad."• Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad.• Not an ale, but not bad.• All the news out of Texas is not bad.• But for all that, you are not bad.• It was not bad at all ... Emma: Not bad at all!?• But for an afternoon's work, not bad at all.• "What was the food like?" "Oh, not bad - better than last time."• "How was the exam?" "Oh, not too bad. I think I passed."• That's not a bad idea.• You know, that's not a bad idea.• A sweetheart, this little lady, not bad legs either.• Not bad, not bad I've been sorting out my council tax George. 16 not too/so bad spoken used to say that something is not as bad as expected 不是太糟糕 The exams weren’t so bad. 考试并不是太差。
not too/so bad• The roads weren't too bad.• At first, things were not so bad.• Compared to how I feel, how I look is not so bad.• She began to think that perhaps village life was not so bad.• The Ky is not too bad.• The policing here is not so bad.• The weather was not too bad.• We played really well and while the other contenders still had to play each other, our run-in was not too bad.• The Vatican, I must say, is not too bad when it is full and the resonance is reduced. 17 too bad spoken a) DON'T CAREused to say that you do not care that something bad happens to someone 算你倒霉〔表示并不关心某人碰到了不好的事情〕 ‘I’m going to be late now!’ ‘Too bad – you should have gotten up earlier.’ “我要迟到了!”“活该,你应该早点起床的。”
b) PITY/IT'S A PITYused to say that you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone 太可惜,真遗憾 It’s too bad that you couldn’t come to the party last night. 你昨晚没能来参加聚会,真遗憾。
too bad• The weather was not too bad.• But, as he admits, he's not doing too bad.• If any of the contenders have not got their act together by then, then it is simply too bad.• All this would not have been too bad but for the fact that our rope was going rotten at an alarming pace.• Too bad Dickie isn't here to enjoy the fun.• Life in the slammer wasn't too bad for Bob Mitchum.• "I've got plans this evening." "Too bad, I need you to stay till you've finished the report."• "Senator Volk's out of town.'' "Too bad! I wanted to meet him and talk about the campaign.''• It's too bad of you.• It's too bad she had to give up teaching when she got sick.• It's too bad you have to leave, just when we need you most. 18 go from bad to worse WORSEto become even more unpleasant or difficult 越来越坏,每况愈下 The schools have gone from bad to worse in this area. 这个地区的学校越来越差了。
19 be in a bad way informalSERIOUS SITUATION to be very ill, unhappy, or injured, or not in a good condition 病情严重;不高兴;受伤;处于困境 She was in a bad way after the funeral. 葬礼之后,她非常难受。
be in a bad way• You'd better get an ambulance - she's in a pretty bad way.• Sometimes aircraft returning across the Channel are in a bad way.• She was in a bad way and I hated doing it, but I had to.• The solo climber was in a bad way, and they invited him to rope up with them.• I was in a bad way at that time, I felt really depressed, so I went round causing criminal damage.• Martin came back from Africa with malaria, and he was in a pretty bad way for months.• Effie here is in a bad way for several reasons.• Duncan saw that he was in a bad way, his face grey and wan.• He could see that Longhi, the lowest on the rope, was in a bad way; his hands kept slipping.• Some are in a bad way so we share what we have. 20 a bad name BADif something has a bad name, people do not respect or trust it 不好的名声have/get a bad name The bar had a bad name and was avoided by all the locals. 这个酒吧名声不好,当地人都不愿意去。
give somebody/something a bad name These annoying tourists give all Americans a bad name. 这些讨厌的游客给所有的美国人脸上抹黑。
21. bad lot/sort/type British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBAD PERSON someone who is morally bad or cannot be trusted 坏人,坏蛋,坏家伙bad lot/sort/type• Domestic violence is insanity of the worst sort.• I left to live with a boyfriend, who turned out to be a bad lot.• If so, San Diego was among the worst of a bad lot.• He was a bad lot and it was just one of those things.• And yes, I know, even as a spectator, I was condoning the worst sort of behavior.• If they do not, they will be guilty of the worst sort of hypocrisy.• But maybe that is the worst sort of wishful thinking.• The city's school system, among the worst of a bad lot through the state, is full of squabbling. 22 bad penny British EnglishBrEDIFFICULT someone or something that causes trouble and is difficult to avoid 讨厌又避不开的人[事物] Sure enough, Steve turned up like the proverbial bad penny (=suddenly appeared). 史蒂夫果然来了,就像俗话中说的讨债鬼一样。
23 be taken bad British EnglishBrE informalMIILL to become ill 生病 He was taken bad in the middle of the night. 他半夜里发病了。
24 in bad faith DISHONESTif someone does something in bad faith, they are behaving dishonestly and have no intention of keeping a promise 存心不良地,背信弃义地 In order to sue, you have to prove that the company was acting in bad faith. 要打官司,你必须证明这家公司有欺诈行为。
25 bad news spoken informalBAD PERSON someone or something that always causes trouble 带来麻烦的人[事物] I’d avoid her if I were you. She’s bad news. 要是我就躲着她,她总是给人惹麻烦。
26 bad form British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS socially unacceptable behaviour 不礼貌的行为 It’s bad form to argue with the umpire. 跟裁判员争辩是一种无礼的行为。
27 bad blood AGAINST/OPPOSEangry or bitter feelings between people 恶感,敌意;仇恨bad blood between There’s too much bad blood between them. 他们之间的仇恨太深。
bad blood• There'd been some bad blood between Jose and Arriola over a woman.• There had been bad blood between Laurie and Lisa for months.• It will be great theater because there is truly bad blood between the camps of supporters.• There is bad blood between the options market's leading dealing firms and the stock exchange.• But bad blood between the two had developed years before that.• There was bad blood between Uncle Hal and Uncle Charlie.• Probyn recognises that whenever there is money about, then the potential for bad blood creeping in is always there.• Was this not deft proof of how the human gene-pool was constantly deteriorating, how bad blood drove out good?• But referee Ed Morrison's leniency led to bad blood spilling over in a six-man brawl as Richards looked for revenge. 28. not have a bad word to say about/against somebody if no one has a bad word to say about a particular person, everyone likes and respects that person 如果没有人说某人一句不好,那某人口碑很好 29 it’s bad enough ... DIFFICULT spoken used to say that you already have one problem, so that you do not want to worry about or deal with another one …已经够受了 It’s bad enough having to bring up three kids on your own, without having to worry about money as well! 就算不需要担心钱的问题,单是一个人抚养三个孩子也是够你受的!
it’s bad enough ...• It's bad enough being paranoid, let alone telling everyone about it.• It's bad enough being stuck in here without our not getting on as well.• It's bad enough for me, imagine living abroad.• It's bad enough having a seriously ill child without all having to be split up.• It's bad enough looking through the new sections and the main articles and seeing nothing mentioned less than E4,6b.• It's bad enough now, but it must have been really something when it was occupied.• It's bad enough that Timothy's mooning over her like a schoolboy, wet behind the ears.• It's bad enough trying to fly with unequal line lengths; having an asymmetric kite can be most frustrating! 30 something can’t be bad spokenGOOD ENOUGH used to persuade someone that something is good or worth doing 某事不错〔用于劝导〕 You only pay £10 deposit and no interest – that can’t be bad, can it? 你只要付十英镑的保证金,又不用付利息,那可真不错,对吧?
something can’t be bad• The kids get a multicultural education, and that can't be bad. 31 (comparativecomp badder, superlativesupl baddest) spoken informal especially American EnglishAmE a) used when you think something is very good 非常好的,很棒的,顶呱呱的 Now that’s a bad car! 哇,真是辆好车!
—badness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSbad not good 坏的,不好的His behaviour is getting worse. 他行为越来越糟了。
poor not as good as it could be or should be 差的,不佳的A poor diet can lead to ill health. 饮食不良会导致健康欠佳。
his poor performance at school 他在学校的糟糕表现
not very good not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it 不怎么好,一般〔委婉说法,尤用于表示失望的时候〕The film wasn’t very good. 这部电影很一般。
disappointing not as good as you hoped or expected 让人失望的Her exam results were disappointing. 她的考试成绩令人失望。
a disappointing start to the campaign 这场让人失望的运动开场
negative bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something 〔某事的结果或影响〕不良的,负面的All the publicity had a negative impact on sales. 所有这些推广宣传对销售产生了负面影响。
nthe negative effects of climate change
undesirable formal bad and not wanted 不合意的,不想要的The policy had some undesirable consequences. 这一政策造成了一些不良后果。
ndrug abuse and other undesirable behaviour
unfavourable formal unfavourable conditions are not good for doing something 不利的,不好的The boat race was cancelled because of unfavourable weather. 划船比赛因天气不好被取消了。
very bad 非常不好的awful/terrible/dreadful especially British EnglishBrE very bad 极糟的,很差的The movie was awful. 这部电影糟透了。
Her house is in a terrible state. 她的房子状况极差。
na dreadful crime
horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you 可怕的,恐怖的He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’. 他形容监狱是“一个可怕的地方”。
nIt was a horrible experience.
disgusting smelling or tasting very bad 〔气味或味道〕极糟的,令人恶心的The food was disgusting. 食物非常糟糕。
The fish smelled disgusting. 这鱼闻上去很恶心。
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing 很差的,令人失望的The weather has been lousy all week. 整个星期天气都很糟。
I’m fed up with this lousy job. 我对这份讨厌的工作已经受够了。
ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British EnglishBrE informal very bad 糟透的I’ve had a ghastly day. 今天我倒霉透了。
severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious 〔问题、伤势、病情等〕严重的,恶劣的The country faces severe economic problems. 该国面临严重的经济问题。
nHe suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.
atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking 可怕的,惊人的Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious. 她的行为极其恶劣。
The country has an appalling human rights record. 这个国家的人权记录令人发指。
abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard 极坏的,糟透的The team’s performance was abysmal. 该队的表现一塌糊涂。
nthe abysmal conditions in some prisons