worse 音标拼音: [w'ɚs]
n . 更坏的事,更恶劣的事,败北
a . 更坏的,更恶劣的
ad . 更坏地,更恶劣地
更坏的事,更恶劣的事,败北更坏的,更恶劣的更坏地,更恶劣地
worse adv 1 : (
comparative of `
ill ')
in a less effective or successful or desirable manner ; "
he did worse on the second exam "
adj 1 : (
comparative of `
bad ')
inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability ; "
this road is worse than the first one we took "; "
the road is in worse shape than it was "; "
she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying " [
ant : {
better }]
2 :
changed for the worse in health or fitness ; "
I feel worse today "; "
her cold is worse " [
synonym : {
worse }, {
worsened }] [
ant :
{
better }]
n 1 :
something inferior in quality or condition or effect ; "
for better or for worse "; "
accused of cheating and lying and worse "
Worse \
Worse \,
n .
1 .
Loss ;
disadvantage ;
defeat . "
Judah was put to the worse before Israel ." --
Kings xiv .
12 .
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2 .
That which is worse ;
something less good ;
as ,
think not the worse of him for his enterprise .
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Worse \
Worse \,
adv . [
AS .
wiers ,
wyrs ;
akin to OS . &
OHG .
wirs ,
Icel .
verr ,
Goth ,
wa ['
i ]
rs ;
a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive .
See {
Worse },
a .]
In a worse degree ;
in a manner more evil or bad .
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Now will we deal worse with thee than with them . --
Gen .
xix .
9 .
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Worse \
Worse \,
a .,
compar .
of {
Bad }. [
OE .
werse ,
worse ,
wurse ,
AS .
wiersa ,
wyrsa ,
a comparative with no corresponding positive ;
akin to OS .
wirsa ,
OFries .
wirra ,
OHG .
wirsiro ,
Icel .
verri ,
Sw .
v [
aum ]
rre ,
Dan .
v [
aum ]
rre ,
Goth .
wa ['
i ]
rsiza ,
and probably to OHG .
werran to bring into confusion ,
E .
war ,
and L .
verrere to sweep ,
sweep along .
As bad has no comparative and superlative ,
worse and worst are used in lieu of them ,
although etymologically they have no relation to bad .]
Bad ,
ill ,
evil ,
or corrupt ,
in a greater degree ;
more bad or evil ;
less good ;
specifically ,
in poorer health ;
more sick ;
--
used both in a physical and moral sense .
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Or worse ,
if men worse can devise . --
Chaucer .
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[
She ]
was nothing bettered ,
but rather grew worse .
--
Mark v .
26 .
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Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse . --
2 Tim .
iii .
13 .
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There are men who seem to believe they are not bad while another can be found worse . --
Rambler .
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"
But I love him ." "
Love him ?
Worse and worse ." --
Gay .
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Worse \
Worse \,
v .
t . [
OE .
wursien ,
AS .
wyrsian to become worse .]
To make worse ;
to put disadvantage ;
to discomfit ;
to worst .
See {
Worst },
v .
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Weapons more violent ,
when next we meet ,
May serve to better us and worse our foes . --
Milton .
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Bad \
Bad \ (
b [
a ^]
d ),
a . [
Compar . {
Worse } (
w [^
u ]
s );
superl .
{
Worst } (
w [^
u ]
st ).] [
Probably fr .
AS .
b [
ae ]
ddel hermaphrodite ;
cf .
b [
ae ]
dling effeminate fellow .]
Wanting good qualities ,
whether physical or moral ;
injurious ,
hurtful ,
inconvenient ,
offensive ,
painful ,
unfavorable ,
or defective ,
either physically or morally ;
evil ;
vicious ;
wicked ; --
the opposite of {
good };
as ,
a bad man ;
bad conduct ;
bad habits ;
bad soil ;
bad air ;
bad health ;
a bad crop ;
bad news .
Note :
Sometimes used substantively .
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The strong antipathy of good to bad . --
Pope .
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Syn :
Pernicious ;
deleterious ;
noxious ;
baneful ;
injurious ;
hurtful ;
evil ;
vile ;
wretched ;
corrupt ;
wicked ;
vicious ;
imperfect .
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80 Moby Thesaurus words for "
worse ":
aggravated ,
altered ,
amplified ,
annoyed ,
augmented ,
better ,
broken ,
burned ,
burst ,
busted ,
changeable ,
changed ,
checked ,
chipped ,
converted ,
cracked ,
crazed ,
cut ,
damaged ,
degenerate ,
deliberately provoked ,
deteriorated ,
deviant ,
divergent ,
embittered ,
enhanced ,
enlarged ,
exacerbated ,
exasperated ,
harmed ,
heated up ,
heightened ,
hotted up ,
hurt ,
impaired ,
imperfect ,
improved ,
in bits ,
in pieces ,
in shards ,
increased ,
injured ,
intensified ,
irritated ,
lacerated ,
magnified ,
mangled ,
metamorphosed ,
metastasized ,
modified ,
mutant ,
mutilated ,
provoked ,
qualified ,
rebuilt ,
reformed ,
renewed ,
rent ,
revived ,
revolutionary ,
ruptured ,
scalded ,
scorched ,
shattered ,
slashed ,
slit ,
smashed ,
soured ,
split ,
sprung ,
subversive ,
the worse for ,
torn ,
transformed ,
translated ,
transmuted ,
unmitigated ,
weakened ,
worse off ,
worsened
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