badness

英 [ˈbædnəs]

美 [ˈbædnəs]

n.  道德败坏

BNC.34724 / COCA.29980

牛津词典

noun

• 道德败坏
  the fact of being morally bad
  1. There was not a hint of badness in him.
     他道德十分高尚。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坏的；令人不快的；不合意的；有害的；糟糕的
  Something that isbadis unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable.
  1. The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing...
     糟糕的天气使飞机无法降落。
  2. We have been going through a bad time...
     我们正经历一段困难时期。
  3. I've had a bad day at work...
     我今天上班诸事不顺。
  4. Divorce is bad for children...
     离婚对孩子不好。
  5. Analysts fear the situation is even worse than the leadership admits.
     分析家担心情况比领导层承认的还要糟。
• ADJ-GRADED 严重的；厉害的；剧烈的
  You usebadto indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree.
  1. He had a bad accident two years ago and had to give up farming...
     他两年前遇到严重的车祸，不得不放弃务农。
  2. This was a bad case of dangerous driving...
     这是一起严重的危险驾驶案例。
  3. The pain is often so bad she wants to scream...
     剧烈的疼痛常常让她想大声叫喊。
  4. The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.
     这次洪灾据说是近50年来最为严重的。
• ADJ-GRADED 不明智的；错误的；不对的
  Abadidea, decision, or method is not sensible or not correct.
  1. Economist Jeffrey Faux says a tax cut is a bad idea...
     经济学家杰弗里·福克斯认为减税是不明智的。
  2. Of course politicians will sometimes make bad decisions...
     政治家当然有时也会作出错误的决定。
  3. That's not a bad way to proceed, just somewhat different...
     以此方法进行并没有错，只是有些与众不同。
  4. The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
     最严重的错误就是低估对手。
• ADJ-GRADED 不利的；不幸的
  If you describe a piece of news, an action, or a sign asbad, you mean that it is unlikely to result in benefit or success.
  1. The closure of the project is bad news for her staff...
     项目终止对她的雇员来说是一个不幸的消息。
  2. It was a bad start in my relationship with Warr...
     我与沃尔的关系开始得不太顺利。
  3. The report couldn't have come at a worse time for the European Commission.
     这份报告发布的时间对欧盟委员会极为不利。
• ADJ-GRADED 不合标准的；劣质的；蹩脚的；不足的
  Something that isbadis of an unacceptably low standard, quality, or amount.
  1. She was in rather a bad film about the Mau Mau...
     她出演了一部关于茅茅运动（20世纪50年代肯尼亚基库尤人反抗英国殖民者的民族主义运动）的烂片。
  2. Many old people in Britain are living in bad housing...
     英国有很多老人居住条件恶劣。
  3. The state schools' main problem is that teachers' pay is so bad...
     公立学校的主要问题是教师的薪资太低。
  4. It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
     这绝对是我吃过的最糟糕的食物。
• ADJ-GRADED 不擅长的；不善于的
  Someone who isbad atdoing something is not skilful or successful at it.
  1. He had increased Britain's reputation for being bad at languages...
     他加深了人们对英国人不擅长语言的印象。
  2. He was a bad driver...
     他是一个技术糟糕的司机。
  3. Rose was a poor cook and a worse mother.
     罗丝不太会做饭，更不会当母亲。
• ADJ-GRADED 难以接受的；令人遗憾的
  If you say that it isbadthat something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
  1. Not being able to hear doesn't seem as bad as not being able to see...
     看不见比听不到更让人难以忍受。
  2. You need at least ten pounds if you go to the cinema nowadays — it's really bad.
     现在看场电影至少要花上10英镑——真是太贵了。
• ADJ-GRADED （尤表示惊讶）不错的，不坏的，挺好的
  You can say that something isnot badto mean that it is quite good or acceptable, especially when you are rather surprised about this.
  1. 'How much is he paying you?' — 'Oh, five thousand.' —'Not bad.'...
     “他给你多少钱？”——“哦，5,000。”——“挺不错嘛。”
  2. 'How are you, mate?' — 'Not bad, mate, how's yourself?'...
     “最近怎么样，老兄？”——“还不错，你呢？”
  3. He's not a bad chap — quite human for an accountant...
     这个家伙人不坏——就会计来说已经很有人情味了。
  4. That's not a bad idea.
     这个主意不错。
• ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的；不道德的
  Abadperson has morally unacceptable attitudes and behaviour.
  1. I was selling drugs, but I didn't think I was a bad person...
     我贩卖毒品，但我并不觉得自己是个坏人。
  2. He does not think that his beliefs make him any worse than any other man.
     他觉得自己的信仰并不让他比其他人更邪恶。
• ADJ-GRADED 不听话的；调皮的；捣蛋的
  Abadchild disobeys rules and instructions or does not behave in a polite and correct way.
  1. You are a bad boy for repeating what I told you...
     重复我对你说的话，你真是个捣蛋鬼。
  2. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
     很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。
• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的；乖戾的；阴郁的
  If you are in abadmood, you are angry and behave unpleasantly to people.
  1. She is in a bit of a bad mood because she's just given up smoking.
     因为她刚刚戒烟，所以脾气有点大。
• ADJ-GRADED 抱歉的；难过的；内疚的
  If youfeel bad aboutsomething, you feel rather sorry or guilty about it.
  1. You don't have to feel bad about relaxing...
     你不必为放松感到内疚。
  2. I feel bad that he's doing most of the work...
     大部分工作都是他在干，我觉得很过意不去。
  3. Are you trying to make me feel bad?
     你是想让我歉疚吗？
• ADJ 受伤的；有病的；虚弱的
  If you have abadback, heart, leg, or eye, it is injured, diseased, or weak.
  1. Alastair has a bad back so we have a hard bed.
     阿拉斯泰尔背部有毛病，所以我们睡硬板床。
• ADJ 变质的；腐烂的
  Food that hasgone badis not suitable to eat because it has started to decay.
  1. They bought so much beef that some went bad.
     他们买了太多牛肉，有些都变质了。
• ADJ-GRADED 污秽的；咒骂的
  Badlanguage is language that contains offensive words such as swear words.
  1. I don't like to hear bad language in the street...
     我不喜欢在街上听见一些污言秽语。
  2. I said a bad word.
     我说了一句脏话。
• See also:worseworst
• PHRASE …真可惜；…真遗憾
  If you say that it istoo badthat something is the case, you mean you are sorry or sad that it is the case.
  1. It is too bad that Eleanor had to leave so soon...
     埃莉诺不得不这么快就离开，真是太遗憾了。
  2. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
     他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
• CONVENTION （表示无法改变，亦不觉得抱歉或同情）算…倒霉
  If you say 'too bad', you are indicating that nothing can be done to change the situation, and that you do not feel sorry or sympathetic about this.
  1. Too bad if you missed the bus.
     你没有赶上公交车只能算自己倒霉。
• PHRASE 境况不佳；处于困境
  If someone or something isin a bad way, they are in a bad condition or situation.
  1. The economy is in a bad way...
     经济陷入困境。
  2. 'You look in a bad way,' chuckled Brad.
     “你看起来糟透了，”布拉德笑着说。
• PHRASE 对…有不好的评价；说…的坏话
  If nobody hasa bad word to say aboutyou, you are liked or admired by everyone.
  1. She's got beauty, wealth, and fame, and we still can't find anyone with a bad word to say about her.
     她美丽，富有，出名，而且我们还没有发现谁说她不好。
• tomake the best of a bad job→ see:best

英英释义

noun

• an attribute of mischievous children
  Synonym:naughtinessmischievousness
• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
  Synonym:severitysevereness
• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
  1. take the bad with the good
  Synonym:bad

双语例句

• The animadverted on his faults and the badness of his taste.
  他们批评他的缺点与低品味。
• The third one is the infection of vogue of badness.
  第三，是受不良社会风气的影响。
• The reasons of the problem are weakness of theory research in situation and Policy education, unspecificness of the idiographic content and achieving way, badness of teachers.
  形势与政策教育理论研究薄弱、具体内容和实现途径泛化、师资队伍建设不力是问题产生的根源。
• You get clear about the kinds of questions we've just been asking about the badness of death, whatever that is.
  你弄明白我们所问的关于死亡的坏处的，这类问题，不管是什么。
• It is as wrong to dispute his greatness as his badness.
  他的伟大和坏都是不容否认的。
• He was just being good while his badness grew inside him.
  他只是努力表现得好而已，他的坏劲儿全在内心深处藏着呐。
• His parents animadverted on the badness of his taste.
  他的父母责备他趣味低下。
• And the badness for him isn't just a matter of separation, because that we already had in number one.
  这里的坏处不仅仅是分离，因为在故事一我们就已经经历过分离了。
• Since he has no passions and desires in his mind, the worldly rightness and wrong, good and badness, kindness and evilness can no longer bind him anymore.
  因为他不具人的七情六欲，所以世俗的对、错、好、坏、善、恶等都对他不具约束力。
• It's easy to see how you might think, how you might worry about the badness of death, if you thought you would survive your death.
  如果你认为经历过死亡依然能存活，你会怎么想象和担心死亡的坏处，就很容易看出来了。