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,壞的 OPP goodI have some bad news for you. 我有壞消息要告訴你。
I thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse. 我想事情最壞也不過如此了。
The plane was delayed for several hours by bad weather. 天氣不好,飛機延誤了好幾個小時。
It’s difficult to break bad habits. 壞習慣很難改。
2 low quality 質量差LOW QUALITYBAD low in quality or below an acceptable standard 差的,拙劣的 OPP goodThe failure of the company was due to bad management. 公司倒閉是因爲管理不善。
Your handwriting is so bad I can hardly read it. 你寫的字太差,我幾乎看不懂。
That was the worst movie I’ve ever seen. 那是我看過的最差勁的一部電影。
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,不合適的 OPP goodCutting spending at this time is a bad idea. 這個時候削減開支不是好主意。
Making big changes in your diet all at once is a bad thing to do. 飲食突然大變是不好的。
4 morally wrong 道德品質不好的WRONGBAD PERSON morally wrong or evil 〔道德品質〕壞的,不好的 OPP goodHe’s a bad man – keep away from him. 他是個壞人,離他遠一點。
→ bad guy 5 wrong behaviour 不良行爲BAD PERSON spoken doing something you should not do, or behaving in a wrong way – used especially about children or pets 〔尤指兒童或寵物〕頑皮的,表現差的,表現不好的 SYN naughtyKatie was very bad today! 凱蒂今天很頑皮!
bad girl/dog etcBad cat! Get off the table! 壞貓咪!下去,别待在桌子上!
6 serious 嚴重的SERIOUSSERIOUS SITUATION serious or severe 嚴重的;厲害的He was in a bad accident. 他遭遇了一場嚴重的事故。
The pain in my side is worse than it was yesterday. 我身體一側的疼痛比昨天厲害了。
7 a bad time/moment etc DIFFICULTa time that is not suitable or causes problems 不適當的時候It’s a bad time to have to borrow money, with interest rates so high. 現在借款真不是時候,利率這麽高。
You’ve come at the worst possible moment. I have a meeting in five minutes. 你來得真不是時候,我五分鐘後有個會議。
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 造成損害的,有害的Pollution is having a bad effect on fish stocks. 污染正在使魚類數量下降。
bad forSmoking is bad for your health. 吸煙有害健康。
Too much salt can be bad for you. 攝入太多的鹽對身體不好。
It is bad for kids to be on their own so much. 小孩子總是獨處並不好。
9 food 食物FOODDFDECAY food that is bad is not safe to eat because it has decayed 已變質的,腐爛的This milk has gone bad. 這牛奶變質了。
10 no skill 不熟練BAD AT having no skill or ability in a particular activity 不擅長的;能力不濟的bad at (doing) somethingI’m really bad at chess. 我國際象棋下得很糟。
They have got to be the worst band on the planet. 他們一定是天底下最糟糕的樂隊。
11 bad heart/leg/back etc CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga heart, leg etc that is injured or does not work correctly 心髒/腿/背等不好I haven’t been able to do much because of my bad back. 我因爲背不好一直不能幹太多的活。
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 語言SWEARINGSWEAR bad language is rude or offensive 〔語言〕粗魯的,下流的We were shocked to hear the little boy using bad language in front of his mother. 我們聽見那小男孩在他母親面前說粗話,感到非常震驚。
Jacky said a bad word! 傑基說髒話了!
13 be in a bad mood (also be in a bad temper British English)BAD-TEMPERED to feel annoyed or angry 情緒不好,心情不佳The boss is in a bad mood. 老板情緒不好。
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[遺憾]feel bad about (doing) somethingI felt bad about not being able to come last night. 我昨天晚上沒能來,心裏很愧疚。
feel bad forI feel bad for Ann – she studied so hard for that test and she still didn’t pass. 我爲安感到遺憾——那次測驗她已經很用功了,可還是沒有通過。
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 不錯的‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, not bad.’ “你好嗎?”“哦,還不錯。”
That’s not a bad idea. 那個主意不錯。
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. 考試並不是太差。
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 算你倒黴〔表示並不關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.’ “我要遲到了!”“活該,你應該早點起床的。”
b) PITY/IT'S A PITYused to say that you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone 太可惜,真遺憾It’s too bad that you couldn’t come to the party last night. 你昨晚沒能來參加聚會,真遺憾。
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 越來越壞,每況愈下The schools have gone from bad to worse in this area. 這個地區的學校越來越差了。
19 be in a bad way informalSERIOUS SITUATION to be very ill, unhappy, or injured, or not in a good condition 病情嚴重;不高興;受傷;處於困境She was in a bad way after the funeral. 葬禮之後,她非常難受。
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 不好的名聲have/get a bad nameThe bar had a bad name and was avoided by all the locals. 這個酒吧名聲不好,當地人都不願意去。
give somebody/something a bad nameThese annoying tourists give all Americans a bad name. 這些討厭的遊客給所有的美國人臉上抹黑。
21. bad lot/sort/type British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBAD PERSON someone who is morally bad or cannot be trusted 壞人,壞蛋,壞家夥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 討厭又避不開的人[事物]Sure enough, Steve turned up like the proverbial bad penny (=suddenly appeared). 史蒂夫果然來了,就像俗話中說的討債鬼一樣。
23 be taken bad British EnglishBrE informalMIILL to become ill 生病He was taken bad in the middle of the night. 他半夜裏發病了。
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,背信棄義地In order to sue, you have to prove that the company was acting in bad faith. 要打官司,你必須證明這家公司有欺詐行爲。
25 bad news spoken informalBAD PERSON someone or something that always causes trouble 帶來麻煩的人[事物]I’d avoid her if I were you. She’s bad news. 要是我就躲着她,她總是給人惹麻煩。
26 bad form British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS socially unacceptable behaviour 不禮貌的行爲It’s bad form to argue with the umpire. 跟裁判員爭辯是一種無禮的行爲。
27 bad blood AGAINST/OPPOSEangry or bitter feelings between people 惡感,敵意;仇恨bad blood betweenThere’s too much bad blood between them. 他們之間的仇恨太深。
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 如果沒有人說某人一句不好,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 …已經夠受了It’s bad enough having to bring up three kids on your own, without having to worry about money as well! 就算不需要擔心錢的問題,單是一個人撫養三個孩子也是夠你受的!
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 某事不錯〔用於勸導〕You only pay £10 deposit and no interest – that can’t be bad, can it? 你只要付十英鎊的保證金,又不用付利息,那可真不錯,對吧?
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,頂呱呱的Now that’s a bad car! 哇,真是輛好車!
—badness noun [uncountableU]
THESAURUSbad not good 壞的,不好的His behaviour is getting worse. 他行爲越來越糟了。
poor not as good as it could be or should be 差的,不佳的A poor diet can lead to ill health. 飲食不良會導致健康欠佳。
his poor performance at school 他在學校的糟糕表現
not very good not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it 不怎麽好,一般〔委婉說法,尤用於表示失望的時候〕The film wasn’t very good. 這部電影很一般。
disappointing not as good as you hoped or expected 讓人失望的Her exam results were disappointing. 她的考試成績令人失望。
a disappointing start to the campaign 這場讓人失望的運動開場
negative bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something 〔某事的結果或影響〕不良的,負面的All the publicity had a negative impact on sales. 所有這些推廣宣傳對銷售産生了負面影響。
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. 這一政策造成了一些不良後果。
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. 劃船比賽因天氣不好被取消了。
very bad 非常不好的awful/terrible/dreadful especially British EnglishBrE very bad 極糟的,很差的The movie was awful. 這部電影糟透了。
Her house is in a terrible state. 她的房子狀況極差。
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’. 他形容監獄是“一個可怕的地方”。
nIt was a horrible experience.
disgusting smelling or tasting very bad 〔氣味或味道〕極糟的,令人惡心的The food was disgusting. 食物非常糟糕。
The fish smelled disgusting. 這魚聞上去很惡心。
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing 很差的,令人失望的The weather has been lousy all week. 整個星期天氣都很糟。
I’m fed up with this lousy job. 我對這份討厭的工作已經受夠了。
ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British EnglishBrE informal very bad 糟透的I’ve had a ghastly day. 今天我倒黴透了。
severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious 〔問題、傷勢、病情等〕嚴重的,惡劣的The country faces severe economic problems. 該國面臨嚴重的經濟問題。
nHe suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.
atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking 可怕的,驚人的Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious. 她的行爲極其惡劣。
The country has an appalling human rights record. 這個國家的人權記錄令人發指。
abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard 極壞的,糟透的The team’s performance was abysmal. 該隊的表現一塌糊塗。
nthe abysmal conditions in some prisons