bad
adj
(worse, worst)
1
(a) of poor quality; below an acceptable standard; faulty 壞的; 劣質的; 不合格的; 有錯的
a bad lecture, harvest 很糟的演講、收成
bad pronunciation, eyesight 很差的發音、視力
You can't take photographs if the light is bad. 光線不足, 就無法拍照.
(b) (used with names of occupations or with ns derived from vs 與職業名稱連用或與動詞派生的名詞連用) not competent; not able to perform satisfactorily 不能勝任的; 表現不能令人滿意的
a bad teacher, hairdresser, poet, etc 濫竽充數的教師、理發師、詩人等
a bad liar, listener, etc 很差勁的說謊者、聽者等
a bad loser, ie one who complainswhen he loses 沒出息的失敗者(失敗後怨天尤人的人).
2 not morally acceptable; wicked 不道德的; 邪惡的
It's bad to steal. 偷竊真缺德.
He led a bad life. 他曾經過著邪惡的生活.
3 unpleasant; disagreeable; unwelcome 令人不快的; 使人討厭的; 不受歡迎的
In the recession, our firm went through a bad time. 我們公司在經濟衰退時期歷盡艱辛.
What bad weather we're having! 多討厭的天氣!
He's had some bad news
his father has died suddenly. 他得悉噩耗: 父親突然去世.
These rotting bananas are giving off a bad smell. 這些腐爛的香蕉發出難聞的氣味.
4 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(of things that are in themselves undesirable) serious; noticeable (指那些本身就要不得的東西)嚴重的, 顯著的
a bad mistake, accident, fracture, headache 嚴重的錯誤、事故、骨折、頭痛.
5 (of food) not fit to be eaten because of decay; rotting or rotten (指食物)因變質而不能食用的, 正在腐爛或已經腐爛的
bad eggs, meat, etc 腐壞的蛋、肉等
The fish will go bad if you don't put it in the fridge. 這魚不放入冰箱內就會腐壞.
6 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
unhealthy or diseased 不健康的; 有病的: bad teeth 蛀牙
a bad back, ie one that causes pain 背部疼痛.
7 [pred 作表語]
~ for sb/sth hurtful or injurious to sb/sth 有害於某人[某事物]
Smoking is bad for you/bad for your health. 吸煙有害於你[有害於你的健康].
Too much rain is bad for the crops. 雨量過多對莊稼不利.
8 ~ (for sth/to do sth) unsuitable; difficult bad, adv (US infml 口) badly(2) 非常; 在很大程度上
That's what I want, and I want it bad. 這就是我想要的, 而且是迫不及待要得到的.
Are you hurt bad? 你傷得厲害嗎?
bad n the bad [U]
1 that which is wicked, unpleasant, etc 壞的事物.
2 (idm 習語) go to the `bad become completely immoral 道德敗壞; 墮落. take the ,bad with the `good accept the unwelcome aspects (of life, a situation, etc) as well as the welcome ones 好壞都看得開. to the `bad (used to describe a financial position) in debit (用以形容財務狀況)虧損, 負債
I am 500 to the bad, ie I have 500 less than I had. 我負債500英鎊.
*[b?d]a. 壞的n. 壞ad. 壞地【機】 壞, 不良, 品質不佳相關詞組: to have a bad time to feel bad about sth be in a bad way be taken bad to feel bad to go from bad to worse to go to the bad in bad be in bad with sb not bad to take the bad with the good to make the best of a bad job to the bad with a bad grace