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for the worse
用于表示向更坏的方向变化，常与 change, turn 等动词搭配。
The situation changed for the worse.
情况变得更糟了。
更差的事物；更坏的情况
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更差的事物；更坏的情况
That which is worse; something less good.
The situation changed for the worse.
情况变得更糟了。
更坏的事物,较差的事物
That which is worse; something less good.
I was nervous about my speech, but I have seen worse.
我担心自己的演讲，但我见过更糟的。
The rain ruined our picnic, and worse was to come when we lost the car keys.
下雨毁了我们的野餐，而更糟的事随后就来了：我们把车钥匙弄丢了。
The exam was difficult, but I expected worse.
考试很难，但我原本预料会更糟。
用于表示向更坏的方向变化，常与 change, turn 等动词搭配。
The situation changed for the worse.
情况变得更糟了。
固定习语，指情况突然变坏。
His health took a turn for the worse.
他的健康状况恶化了。
作为名词，表示两者中较坏的那个。
Which is the worse of the two options?
这两个选项中哪一个更差？
Not this
This is the worse I can imagine.
Use this
This is the worst I can imagine.
在使用‘worse’作为名词表示‘更糟的事’时，如果前面有定冠词‘the’，则通常表示最高级，应用‘worst’而非‘worse’。
Not this
Things went from bad to worst.
Use this
Things went from bad to worse.
固定搭配‘from bad to worse’表示情况越来越糟，其中‘worse’是比较级，不能换成最高级‘worst’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
向更坏的方向；恶化
The situation changed for the worse.
情况变得更糟了。
变坏；恶化
There has been a change for the worse in his health.
他的健康状况恶化了。
突然恶化；转向更坏
The patient took a turn for the worse overnight.
病人一夜之间病情恶化了。
担心更坏的情况
We feared worse when we heard the news.
听到这个消息时，我们担心情况会更糟。
预料更坏的结果
Despite the bad news, we should expect worse.
尽管有坏消息，但我们还是应该预料到更糟的情况。
如果最坏的情况发生
If worse comes to worst, we can always ask for help.
如果最坏的情况发生，我们总可以寻求帮助。
不论好坏；不管怎样
For better or worse, they decided to get married.
不论好坏，他们决定结婚。
疲惫不堪；破旧不堪
After the long hike, he was a bit the worse for wear.
长途徒步后，他有点疲惫不堪。
恶化；变得更糟
His health took a turn for the worse last night.
昨晚他的健康状况恶化了。
Use worse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象两个苹果，坏的标'bad'，更坏的标'worse'，记住它表示更差。
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作名词时通常不可数, 指最坏的情况; 作形容词时是bad的最高级, 前面常加the; 作副词时表示'最坏地'。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.