Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6841
worse
更差的事物；更坏的情况
That which is worse; something less good.
- 1.
That which is worse; something less good.
更坏的事物,较差的事物
更坏的事物,较差的事物；更坏的事；更恶劣的事；败局
In use
I was nervous about my speech, but I have seen worse.
The rain ruined our picnic, and worse was to come when we lost the car keys.
The exam was difficult, but I expected worse.
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。
take a turn for the worse
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。
the worse of (sth)
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？
Common mistakes
This is the worse I can imagine.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’。
Things went from bad to worst.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’。
Connections
Collocations
- for the worse
- 向更坏的方向；恶化
- The situation changed for the worse.情况变得更糟了。
- change for the worse
- 变坏；恶化
- There has been a change for the worse in his health.他的健康状况恶化了。
- take a turn for the worse
- 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。
- fear worse
- 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。
- expect worse
- 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。
- worse comes to worst
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两个苹果，坏的标'bad'，更坏的标'worse'，记住它表示更差。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
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'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Worse /wɜːrs/ rhymes with curse, nurse, purse, and verse (all have /ɜːrs/). Words like horse and course share the -orse spelling but have a different vowel (/ɔːrs/), so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.