worse
adj
noun
adv
wɜːs adj
1 more unpleasant, bad, or severe 更坏的; 更糟的; 更差的; the comparative of bad bad 的比较级
[+ than ]
The violence was worse than we expected.
那桩暴行比我们想象的更为严重。
The traffic is much worse after five o’clock.
五点以后交通拥堵严重得多。
The weather was a lot worse this year.
今年天气糟糕得多。
Conditions will get worse as the winter continues.
随着冬天持续下去，情况会更糟。
High inflation will make unemployment worse .
高通货膨胀率将使失业状况更加严峻。
Don’t say anything, you’ll only make matters worse .
什么也别说，说了只会火上浇油。
The bullying got worse and worse until finally he had to leave the school.
仗势作恶现象变得越来越严重，最后他只得离开了学校。
There’s nothing worse than being robbed while you’re on holiday.
没有比度假时被抢劫更糟的了。
The school’s not perfect, but I suppose it could be worse .
这所学校不是十全十美，不过我想还不算太糟吧。
2 more ill than before 〔病得〕更厉害的
If she’s worse in the morning, I’ll call the doctor.
她如果早上病情恶化的话，我要去请医生来。
I was worried because he seemed to be getting worse rather than better.
我很担心，因为他的病情好像没有好转，反而恶化了。
The tablets seemed to make him worse .
他吃了那些药片似乎病得更重了。
3
be none the worse for sth
to not have been harmed by something 没有受到某事物的伤害
She seemed none the worse for her night out in the cold.
她在外面冻了一晚上，好像一点事也没有。
4
worse luck
used to say that you are disappointed or annoyed by something [口] 真不幸〔因某事而感到沮丧或生气时用〕 spoken
I’ve got one more year of college, worse luck!
我还得再上一年大学，真倒霉！
5
sb could do worse than do sth
used to say that you think that someone should do something [口] 某人倒不如做某事 spoken
He could do worse than marry Eleanor.
他和埃莉诺结婚倒不错。
6
go from bad to worse
to continue getting worse 越来越糟; 每况愈下
Things went from bad to worse , and in the end she lost her job.
情况越来越糟，最终她丢了工作。
7
the worse for wear the worse for drink
also 又作 drunk 喝醉的 BrE informal
8
Worse
is a comparative form. worse 是比较级形式
The problem got worse and worse.
这问题变得越来越严重。
9 Do not say ‘more worse’ or ‘worser’. 不要说 more worse 或者 worser。
10
Worst
is a superlative form. worst Do not say ‘most worst’ or ‘worstest’. 不要说 most worst 或者 worstest。
the worst film (NOT 不说 worse film) I have ever seen
我看过的最糟糕的电影
noun
11 something worse 更差 （坏 ）的事物;
We thought the situation was bad, but worse was to follow.
我们以为形势不好，但更糟的还在后头。
12
take a turn for the worse
to change and become worse 变得更差
Last year his health took a turn for the worse.
去年他的健康状况开始变得不好了。
adv
13 in a more severe or serious way than before 更猛烈地; 更厉害地;
[+ than ]
By lunch time it was raining worse than ever.
到吃午饭的时间，雨下得更大了。
[sentence adverb 句子副词]
The business could become less profitable or, even worse , could close down. Suppose Rose, or worse still , Peter had seen the photograph?
该公司可能会盈利减少，更糟的是，可能倒闭。 设想一下要是罗斯，或者更糟，要是彼得当时看到了照片会怎么样？
The business could become less profitable or, even worse , could close down. Suppose Rose, or worse still , Peter had seen the photograph?
该公司可能会盈利减少，更糟的是，可能倒闭。 设想一下要是罗斯，或者更糟，要是彼得当时看到了照片会怎么样？
Suppose Rose, or worse still , Peter had seen the photograph?
设想一下要是罗斯，或者更糟，要是彼得当时看到了照片会怎么样？