请输入您要查询的词汇：

　

单词 bad
例句
badbad /bæd/ adjective (worse /wɚs/, worst /wɚst/) 1 describing an experience that is not nice or enjoyable► bad
not nice or enjoyable, not at all what you want, and often upsetting:
  • I’m afraid I have some bad news - your sister is very sick.
  • The plane was delayed by bad weather.
    • ► awful
    very bad:
  • I had an awful day at work - everything went wrong.
  • The food was awful, and I couldn’t eat it.
    • ► terrible
    terrible means the same as awful but sounds a little stronger:
  • The drive was terrible - it took us nine hours to get there because of the traffic.
    • ► horrible
    very bad and having a strong effect on your emotions so that you feel shocked, annoyed, or sick:
  • What is that horrible smell?
  • It was horrible just having to wait at the hospital to see if he would be all right.
    • ► nasty
    very bad, and shocking or painful:
  • I had a nasty experience on the subway - someone stole my purse.
    • ► disgusting
    very bad. Disgusting is a very strong word. You use it about a taste, smell, or habit that makes you feel sick:
  • Do you have to bite your nails? It’s a disgusting habit.
    • ► unpleasant
    not nice or enjoyable. Unpleasant is more formal than bad but is not as strong:
  • There was an unpleasant smell coming from under the floorboards.
  • My sleeping bag was cold and damp, and it was unpleasant getting into it.
    • ► negative AWL
    bad or harmful:
  • Her illness was having a negative effect on her schoolwork, because she was often too sick to go to class.
    • ► mediocre
    not very good, but not really bad. You often use mediocre when something is not as good as it should be:
  • The team disappointed the fans with another mediocre performance.
    • GRAMMAR CHECK: badDon’t use “very” with adjectives that mean “very bad,” such as awful, terrible, horrible, and disgusting. Don’t say: It was very awful. Say: It was awful or It was really awful.    2 describing someone who is not good at doing something► bad
    not good at doing something:
  • There are a lot of bad drivers on the roads.
  • She is really bad at spelling.
    • ► poor
    not good at something, because you do not have the skills to do it. Poor is more formal than bad:
  • I was a poor student because reading was hard for me.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: Poor is only used before a noun. Don’t say: She is poor at spelling. Say: She is a poor speller.
    ► weak
    not successful or effective when you are trying to do a particular skill, subject, or activity:
  • The team’s defense was weak, and the other team scored easily.
  • The company lost a lot of money because of its weak management.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: Don’t say: The team is weak at defense. Say: The team had a weak defense or The defense was weak.
    ► awful
    very bad at doing something:
  • My sister is an awful cook - she burns everything.
    • ► terrible
    terrible means the same as awful but sounds a little stronger:
  • I’m terrible at remembering people’s names.
    • ► incompetent
    very bad at doing your job:
  • The company’s problems were caused by incompetent management.
    • 3 describing something that is not good quality► bad (informal)
    not good quality. Bad is used more in spoken English:
  • It was a really bad movie.
  • Her spelling is really bad.
    • ► poor
    not good quality, especially when something is not as good as it should be. Poor is used more in writing than bad:
  • There were complaints about the poor quality of the materials.
  • Her health has been poor for several years.
    • ► badly made
    if something is badly made, it has not been made in a skillful way and the quality is bad:
  • The shoes were badly made and they didn’t last long.
    • ► cheap
    low in price and quality:
  • The furniture looked cheap, and one of the chairs broke when I sat down on it.
    • 4 describing someone who behaves in a way that is bad► bad
    behaving in a way that is bad, for example by lying or doing unkind things to people. Bad is used mainly in spoken English:
  • Jones was a bad man, and I knew he could not be trusted.
  • My parents used to send me to my room when I was bad.
    • ► mischievous
    a mischievous child secretly behaves a little badly, especially in a way that makes people laugh rather than be angry:
  • My younger son is very mischievous and you always have to watch what he is doing.
    • ➔ You also use mischievous about the look on someone’s face, when he or she is secretly thinking about something a little bad: “I’m not going to tell you,” she said with a mischievous grin.
    ► disobedient
    not doing what someone has told you to do:
  • If you train your dog well, it won’t be disobedient. It will sit when you tell it to, and come back when you whistle.
    • ► naughty
    a naughty child behaves badly, for example by doing things that he or she should not do:
  • He knew he had done something naughty, but he didn’t realize his mother would get so upset.
    • ► evil
    very cruel or bad. People often think of evil as a quality that comes from the devil:
  • He was an evil dictator who was responsible for the deaths of millions of people.
    • ► wicked
    very cruel or bad. Wicked sounds a little less strong than evil, and is often used in stories:
  • The wicked witch lived in the forest.
    • ➔ If someone is evil, he or she is cruel and bad because it is part of their personality to be like that. If someone is wicked, he or she chooses to do bad things.
    ► wrong
    not morally right. You use wrong when you think that something should not happen:
  • It’s wrong that people have to sleep on the streets.
    • ► immoral
    not morally right. You use immoral when you strongly disapprove of something:
  • He believes that testing beauty products on animals is immoral.
    • ► improper (formal)
    improper behavior is behavior in which someone does something that he or she should not do, especially according to official rules:
  • The mayor had to resign after he was accused of improper behavior.
    • 5 describing food that is not good to eat► bad
    not having a good taste:
  • The food in that restaurant is really bad.
    • ➔ If food goes bad, it becomes rotten: The meat had gone bad and we had to throw it out.
    ► disgusting
    having a very bad taste, which makes you feel sick:
  • The stew was disgusting and I couldn’t eat it.
    • ► spoiled
    if food is spoiled, it is no longer fresh or it is damaged, and it is not suitable to eat:
  • Several people became seriously ill after eating some spoiled food.
  • Some of the strawberries were spoiled.
    • ► rotten
    rotten food is old and starting to become soft because of natural chemical changes, and usually has a bad smell:
  • The apples were soft and rotten.
    • ► moldy
    covered in a soft green, gray, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long:
  • The only thing in the fridge was a piece of moldy cheese.
    • ► stale
    stale bread or cake is no longer fresh or good to eat, and is often too hard:
  • The cookies were hard and stale.
    • ► sour
    sour milk has a bad taste because it is no longer fresh:
  • The milk is sour. We’ll have to throw it out.
    • ► rancid
    rancid butter, milk, or meat has a strong bad smell, because it is no longer fresh:
  • There was a horrible smell of rancid meat in the kitchen.
    • ► off
    if food is off, it is no longer fresh and it has a bad smell or taste:
  • The milk is off - it has a funny smell.
    • ➔ GRAMMAR: You cannot use off before a noun. Don’t say: an off egg. Say: The egg is off.
    ANTONYMS ➔ see good ➔ see serious (1) for words used to describe a bad situation, problem, injury, etc., ➔ see worse, get worseADVERBS: badYou can make most of the adjectives that mean bad into adverbs by using an -ly ending, except for the words that describe food that is not good to eat: The party went really badly - everything went wrong! | The kitchen was disgustingly dirty. | The shoes were poorly made. | “I put a frog in my sister’s bed,” said Joe, grinning mischievously.
    随便看

    　

    英语同义词词典收录了6737条英语词条，基本涵盖了全部常用同义词或反义词的辨析及翻译，是英语学习的有利工具。

    　

    Copyright © 2000-2023 Newdu.com.com All Rights Reserved
    更新时间：2025/4/26 6:48:27