worse off
[.wə:s 'ɔf]
(情况)更糟糕, 更贫困
例句与用法:
The refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food.
难民需要毯子,更需要食物。
I've only broken my arm; other patients are far worse off than me.
我只是胳膊折了,其他病人比我严重得多。
We shouldn't complain about being poor many families are much worse off (than we are).
我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天--许多人的家境(比起我们来)还要糟得多呢。
The increase in taxes means that we'll be 30 a month worse off.
加税後我们每月收入就要少了30英镑。
Mark has lost his job and is worse off than ever.
马克的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。
详细释义:
ph.
(用作表语)愈加贫穷的; 每况愈下的