Bad I Feel Good Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Informal Worse
The flashcard defines "bad" as an adjective with multiple meanings, such as unpleasant, harmful, severe, incorrect, unfavorable, low quality, not skilled at something, unacceptable, evil, disobedient, irritable, regretful, injured, spoiled, and profane. It also covers phrases like "not bad" (meaning quite good) and "too bad" (meaning a shame or tough luck).
The flashcard defines "bad" as an adjective with multiple meanings including unpleasant, harmful, severe, incorrect, unfavorable, low quality, not good at something, unacceptable, evil, disobedient, irritable, regretful, injured, spoiled, and profane. It also includes phrases like "not bad" (meaning quite good) and "too bad" (meaning a shame or tough luck).
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坏的;令人不快的;不合意的;有害的;糟糕的 Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable.
The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing...
糟糕的天气使飞机无法降落。
We have been going through a bad time...
我们正经历一段困难时期。
I've had a bad day at work...
我今天上班诸事不顺。
Divorce is bad for children...
离婚对孩子不好。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严重的;厉害的;剧烈的 You use bad to indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree.
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。
This was a bad case of dangerous driving...
这是一起严重的危险驾驶案例。
The pain is often so bad she wants to scream...
剧烈的疼痛常常让她想大声叫喊。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不明智的;错误的;不对的 A bad idea, decision, or method is not sensible or not correct.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
Of course politicians will sometimes make bad decisions...
政治家当然有时也会作出错误的决定。
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。
The worst thing you can do is underestimate an opponent.
最严重的错误就是低估对手。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不利的;不幸的 If you describe a piece of news, an action, or a sign as bad, you mean that it is unlikely to result in benefit or success.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
It was a bad start in my relationship with Warr...
我与沃尔的关系开始得不太顺利。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不合标准的;劣质的;蹩脚的;不足的 Something that is bad is of an unacceptably low standard, quality, or amount.
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。
Many old people in Britain are living in bad housing...
英国有很多老人居住条件恶劣。
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。
It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
这绝对是我吃过的最糟糕的食物。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不擅长的;不善于的 Someone who is bad at doing something is not skilful or successful at it.
[v-link ADJ at -ing/n]
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。
He was a bad driver...
他是一个技术糟糕的司机。
Rose was a poor cook and a worse mother.
罗丝不太会做饭,更不会当母亲。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以接受的;令人遗憾的 If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
[v-link ADJ]
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。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](尤表示惊讶)不错的,不坏的,挺好的 You can say that something is not bad to mean that it is quite good or acceptable, especially when you are rather surprised about this.
[with neg]
'How much is he paying you?' — 'Oh, five thousand.' —'Not bad.'...
“他给你多少钱?”——“哦,5,000。”——“挺不错嘛。”
'How are you, mate?' — 'Not bad, mate, how's yourself?'...
“最近怎么样,老兄?”——“还不错,你呢?”
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。
That's not a bad idea.
这个主意不错。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]邪恶的;不道德的 A bad person has morally unacceptable attitudes and behaviour.
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。
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。
badness
They only recognise badness when they perceive it in others.
他们只看到别人身上的恶行。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不听话的;调皮的;捣蛋的 A bad child disobeys rules and instructions or does not behave in a polite and correct way.
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。
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易怒的;乖戾的;阴郁的 If you are in a bad mood, you are angry and behave unpleasantly to people.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]抱歉的;难过的;内疚的 If you feel bad about something, you feel rather sorry or guilty about it.
[feel ADJ]
You don't have to feel bad about relaxing...
你不必为放松感到内疚。
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。
Are you trying to make me feel bad?
你是想让我歉疚吗?
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[ADJ 形容词]受伤的;有病的;虚弱的 If you have a bad back, heart, leg, or eye, it is injured, diseased, or weak.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]变质的;腐烂的 Food that has gone bad is not suitable to eat because it has started to decay.
[usu go ADJ]
They bought so much beef that some went bad.
他们买了太多牛肉,有些都变质了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]污秽的;咒骂的Bad language is language that contains offensive words such as swear words.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
I said a bad word.
我说了一句脏话。
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See also:
worse
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worst
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[PHRASE 短语]…真可惜;…真遗憾 If you say that it is too bad that something is the case, you mean you are sorry or sad that it is the case.
[oft it v-link PHR that]
[feelings]
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。
Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
他把聪明都用在了犯罪上,太可惜了。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](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.
[feelings]
Too bad if you missed the bus.
你没有赶上公交车只能算自己倒霉。
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[PHRASE 短语]境况不佳;处于困境 If someone or something is in a bad way, they are in a bad condition or situation.
[v-link PHR]
The economy is in a bad way...
经济陷入困境。
'You look in a bad way,' chuckled Brad.
“你看起来糟透了,”布拉德笑着说。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…有不好的评价;说…的坏话 If nobody has a bad word to say about you, you are liked or admired by everyone.
[with brd-neg]
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。
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to make the best of a bad job→see:
best
; bad blood→see:
blood
; to be in someone's bad books→see:
book
; bad luck→see:
luck
; to get a bad press→see:
press
; to go from bad to worse→see:
worse
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Oxford
bad★/bæd; NAmEbæd/
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badworseworstadjective★(worse/wɜːs; NAmEwɜːrs/worst/wɜːst; NAmEwɜːrst/)unpleasant 令人不快1★unpleasant; full of problems 令人不快的;问题成堆的;坏的◆bad news/weather/dreams/habits坏消息;坏天气;噩梦;恶习◆I'm having a really bad day.我今天倒霉透了。◆It was the worst experience of her life.那是她一生中最糟糕的经历。◆Smoking gives you bad breath.吸烟会引致口气。◆Things are bad enoughwithout our own guns shelling us. 本来情况就够糟的了,偏偏我们自己的大炮又向我们开起火来。poor quality 劣质2★of poor quality; below an acceptable standard 质量差的;不合格的◆bad conditions/driving恶劣的情况;拙劣的驾驶技术◆a bad copy/diet不清晰的复印本;劣质饮食◆I thought it was a very bad article.我以为那是一篇很低劣的文章。◆This isn't as bad as I thought.这没我原来所想的那么差。◆That's not a bad idea.那个主意不错。not good at sth 不擅长3★badat sth/at doing sth (of a person 人)not able to do sth well or in an acceptable way 拙于;不擅;不善于SYN
poor
◆a bad teacher不称职的教师◆You're a bad liar!你连说谎都不会!◆He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game).他是个输不起的人。◆She is so bad at keeping secrets.她一点都不会保守秘密。serious 严重4★serious; severe 严重的;剧烈的◆You're heading for a bad attack of sunburn.你会被严重晒伤的。◆The engagement was a bad mistake.这婚约是个大错。◆My headache is getting worse.我头痛越来越厉害了。not appropriate 不合适5★[only before noun ]not appropriate in a particular situation 不适合的;不适当的◆I know that this is a bad time to ask for help.我知道在这时候要求帮助不合适。◆He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part.他现在意识到是他作了一个不恰当的决定。wicked 邪恶6★morally unacceptable 不道德的;邪恶的◆The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.主人公结果射杀了所有的坏蛋。◆He said I must have done something bad to deserve it.他说我肯定是罪有应得。children 儿童7★[usually before noun ](especially of children 尤指儿童)not behaving well 顽皮的;不乖的SYN
naughty
◆Have you been a bad boy?你调皮了吗?harmful 有害8★[not before noun ]badfor sb/sth harmful; causing or likely to cause damage 有害;招致损害◆Those shoes are bad for her feet.那双鞋会伤她的脚。◆Weather like this is bad for business.这种天气不利于做买卖。painful 疼痛9[usually before noun ](of parts of the body 身体部位)not healthy; painful 有病的;疼痛的◆I've got a bad back.我背部疼痛。food 食物10not safe to eat because it has decayed 变质的;腐烂的◆Put the meat in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.把肉放进冰箱里,免得坏了。temper/mood 脾气;情绪11~ temper/moodthe state of feeling annoyed or angry 发脾气;坏情绪;恼怒◆It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.那事让我余下整天再也没了好心情。guilty/sorry 愧疚;遗憾12feel ~to feel guilty or sorry about sth 感到愧疚(或遗憾)◆She felt bad about leaving him.她因离开他而感到歉疚。◆Why should I want to make you feel bad?我干吗要让你难过呢?ill/sick 有病;不舒服13feel/look ~to feel or look ill/sick 觉得不舒服;感到有病;面有病容;气色不好◆I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.很抱歉,我觉得很不舒服。excellent 极好14(bad·der,bad·dest)( slang) ( especially NAmE) good; excellent 顶呱呱的;没治IDIOMSMost idioms containing badare at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example be bad news (for sb/sth)is at news.大多数含 bad 的习语,都可在该等习语中的名词及动词相关词条找到,如 be bad news (for sb/sth) 在词条 news 下。can't be bad( informal) used to try to persuade sb to agree that sth is good (劝导时说)没有什么不好◆You'll save fifty dollars, which can't be bad, can it?你会省下五十元钱,这就够好了,对吧?have got it ˈbad( informal,humorous) to be very much in love 热恋着;在热恋中◆You're not seeing him again tonight, are you? That's five times this week—you've got it bad!你今天晚上不再和他见面了,是吧?这个星期都约会了五次,你们热恋了!★not ˈbad( informal) quite good; better than you expected 不错;比预料的好◆‘How are you?’ ‘Not too bad.’“你怎么样?”“还不错。”◆That wasn't bad for a first attempt.第一次尝试,还算不错。too bad( informal) 1★( ironic) used to say ‘bad luck’ or ‘it's a shame’ when you do not really mean it (等于说“倒霉”或“可惜”,实际上并无同情之意)◆If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad.如果有时这些决定是错误的,那可是太不幸了。2★a shame; a pity 遗憾;可惜◆Too bad every day can't be as good as this.可惜并不是每一天都像今天这么好。3( old-fashioned) annoying 令人生气的;恼人的◆Really, it was too bad of you to be so late.你来得这么晚实在不像话。nounthe bad[uncountable ]bad people, things, or events 坏人;坏事◆You will always have the bad as well as the good in the world.人生在世总是有苦有甜。IDIOMSˌgo to the ˈbad( old-fashioned) to begin behaving in an immoral way 堕落◆I hate to see you going to the bad.我不愿看到你堕落。ˈmy bad( NAmE) ( informal) used when you are admitting that sth is your fault or that you have made a mistake 是我的错;我错了◆I'm sorry—my bad.对不起,我错了。take the ˌbad with the ˈgoodto accept the bad aspects of sth as well as the good ones 接受人生的甘苦(或事物的好与坏)to the ˈbad( BrE) used to say that sb now has a particular amount less money than they did before 亏损◆After the sale they were £300 to the bad.这笔买卖使他们亏损了 300 英镑。adverb( NAmE) ( informal) badly 很;非常◆She wanted it real bad.她确实很想得到它。◆Are you hurt bad?你伤得重吗?VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充Bad and very badInstead of saying that something is bador very bad,try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things. 表示不好或糟糕,除了用 bad 或 very bad 外,尽量用更贴切、更有意思的形容词来描述:■an unpleasant/a foul/a disgustingsmell 令人不快的/难闻的/恶心的气味■appalling/ dreadful/ severeweather 糟透的/十分恶劣的/非常恶劣的天气■an unpleasant/a frightening/a traumaticexperience 不愉快的/可怕的/痛苦难忘的经历■poor/ weakeyesight 视力差■a terrible/ serious/ horrificaccident 重大的/严重的/可怕的事故■a wicked/an evil/an immoralperson 恶毒的/邪恶的/道德败坏的人■an awkward/an embarrassing/a difficultsituation 令人尴尬的/使人难堪的/艰难的处境■We were working in difficult/ appallingconditions. 我们在艰苦的/恶劣的条件下工作。To refer to your health, you can say 谈及身体状况可说:◆I feel unwell/sick/terrible.我感到不舒服/恶心/难受极了。◆I don’t feel (very) well.我感到不(太)舒服。In conversation, words like terrible,horrible,awfuland dreadfulcan be used in most situations to mean ‘very bad’. 在口语中,terrible、horrible、awful、dreadful 等词在多数情况下均可表示糟糕。bad/bæd; NAmEbæd/worse/wɜːs; NAmEwɜːrs/worst/wɜːst; NAmEwɜːrst/
1not good unpleasant or likely to cause problemsOPP good: I have some bad news for you. I thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse. The plane was delayed for several hours by bad weather. It’s difficult to break bad habits. a bad smell2low quality low in quality or below an acceptable standardOPP good: The failure of the company was due to bad management. Your handwriting is so bad I can hardly read it. That was the worst movie I’ve ever seen.3not sensible [usually before noun] not sensible, or not suitable in a particular situationOPP good: Cutting spending at this time is a bad idea. Making big changes in your diet all at once is a bad thing to do.4morally wrong morally wrong or evilOPP good: He’s a bad man – keep away from him. →
bad guy
5wrong behaviour spoken doing something you should not do, or behaving in a wrong way – used especially about children or petsSYN naughty: Katie was very bad today!bad girl/dog etc Bad cat! Get off the table!6serious serious or severe: He was in a bad accident. The pain in my side is worse than it was yesterday.7a bad time/moment etc a time that is not suitable or causes problems: It’s a bad time to have to borrow money, with interest rates so high. You’ve come at the worst possible moment. I have a meeting in five minutes.8harmful damaging or harmful: Pollution is having a bad effect on fish stocks.bad for Smoking is bad for your health. Too much salt can be bad for you.It is bad for kids to be on their own so much.9food food that is bad is not safe to eat because it has decayed: bad fish This milk has gone bad.10no skill having no skill or ability in a particular activitybad at (doing) something I’m really bad at chess. They have got to be the worst band on the planet.11bad heart/leg/back etc a heart, leg etc that is injured or does not work correctly: I haven’t been able to do much because of my bad back.12language bad language is rude or offensive: We were shocked to hear the little boy using bad language in front of his mother. Jacky said a bad word!13be in a bad mood (also be in a bad temper British English) to feel annoyed or angry: The boss is in a bad mood.14 feel bada)to feel ashamed or sorry about somethingfeel bad about (doing) something I felt bad about not being able to come last night.bad for I feel bad for Ann – she studied so hard for that test and she still didn’t pass.b)to feel ill15not bad spoken used to say that something is good, or better than you expected: ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, not bad.’ That’s not a bad idea.16not too/so bad spoken used to say that something is not as bad as expected: The exams weren’t so bad.17too bad spokena)used to say that you do not care that something bad happens to someone: ‘I’m going to be late now!’ ‘Too bad – you should have gotten up earlier.’b)used to say that you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone: It’s too bad that you couldn’t come to the party last night.18go from bad to worse to become even more unpleasant or difficult: The schools have gone from bad to worse in this area.19be in a bad way informal to be very ill, unhappy, or injured, or not in a good condition: She was in a bad way after the funeral.20a bad name if something has a bad name, people do not respect or trust ithave/get a bad name The bar had a bad name and was avoided by all the locals.give somebody/something a bad name These annoying tourists give all Americans a bad name.21bad lot/sort/type British English old-fashioned someone who is morally bad or cannot be trusted22bad penny British English someone or something that causes trouble and is difficult to avoid: Sure enough, Steve turned up like the proverbial bad penny (=suddenly appeared).23be taken bad British English informal to become ill: He was taken bad in the middle of the night.24in bad faith if someone does something in bad faith, they are behaving dishonestly and have no intention of keeping a promise: In order to sue, you have to prove that the company was acting in bad faith.25bad news spoken informal someone or something that always causes trouble: I’d avoid her if I were you. She’s bad news.26bad form British English old-fashioned socially unacceptable behaviour: It’s bad form to argue with the umpire.27bad blood angry or bitter feelings between peoplebad between There’s too much bad blood between them.28not have a bad word to say about/against somebody if no one has a bad word to say about a particular person, everyone likes and respects that person29it’s bad enough ... spoken used to say that you already have one problem, so that you do not want to worry about or deal with another one: It’s bad enough having to bring up three kids on your own, without having to worry about money as well!30something can’t be bad spoken used to persuade someone that something is good or worth doing: You only pay £10 deposit and no interest – that can’t be bad, can it?31 (comparative badder, superlative baddest) spoken informal especially American Englisha)used when you think something is very good: Now that’s a bad car!b)someone who is bad is very determined and does not always obey rules – used to show approval—badness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSbad not good: · a bad idea· His behaviour is getting worse.poor not as good as it could be or should be: · A poor diet can lead to ill health.· his poor performance at schoolnot very good not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it: · The film wasn’t very good.disappointing not as good as you hoped or expected: · Her exam results were disappointing.· a disappointing start to the campaignnegative bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something: · All the publicity had a negative impact on sales.· the negative effects of climate changeundesirable formal bad and not wanted: · The policy had some undesirable consequences.· drug abuse and other undesirable behaviourunfavourable formal unfavourable conditions are not good for doing something: · The boat race was cancelled because of unfavourable weather.very badawful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad: · The movie was awful.· Her house is in a terrible state.· a dreadful crimehorrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you: · He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’.· It was a horrible experience.disgusting smelling or tasting very bad: · The food was disgusting.· The fish smelled disgusting.lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing: · The weather has been lousy all week.· I’m fed up with this lousy job.ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British English informal very bad: · I’ve had a ghastly day.· a ghastly mistakesevere severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious: · The country faces severe economic problems.· severe delays· He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking: · Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious.· The country has an appalling human rights record.abysmal /əˈbɪzməl/ very bad and of a very low standard: · The team’s performance was abysmal.· the abysmal conditions in some prisons
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1to the bad British English informal if you are a particular amount to the bad, you are that much poorer or you owe that much: Thanks to your mistake, I’m £500 to the bad!2my bad! American English spoken informal used to say that you have made a mistake or that something is your fault3go to the bad British English old-fashioned to begin living in a wrong or immoral way
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a word used to mean ‘badly’ that many people think is incorrect: I need that money bad.