badly off

美 [ˌbædli ˈɔːf]英 [ˌbædli ˈɒf]
  • adj.穷困的;穷困潦倒;拮据的;境况不佳的

最高级: worst off 比较级: worse off

badly offbadly off

adj.

【不规则形式】worse off worst off
1

穷困的;拮据的
not having much money

We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that.

我们并不是一文不名,但我们负担不起那样的房子。

2

境况不佳的
not in a good situation

I've got quite a big room so I'm not too badly off.

我有一间蛮大的屋子,所以住得还不坏。

习语

to not have enough of sth

badly off

频次

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 处于困境的;境况不佳的
    If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.

    The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off.

    日本每周平均工作时间为42.3小时,和英国的每周41.6小时相比,他们的情况并不算太糟。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 缺钱的;贫穷的
    If you are badly off, you do not have much money.

    It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly off they are.

    那些有着高薪工作的人竟然还抱怨自己多么缺钱,真是过分。

  1. I 've got quite a big room so I 'm not too badly off .

    我有一间蛮大的屋子,所以住得还不坏。

  2. We aren 't too badly off but we can 't afford a house like that .

    我们并不是一文不名,但我们负担不起那样的房子。

  3. Surely you can 't be that badly off ?

    你肯定没那么穷吧?

  4. The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours , compared with 41.6 in the UK , so they are not too badly off .

    日本每周平均工作时间为42.3小时,和英国的每周41.6小时相比,他们的情况并不算太糟。

  5. It is outrageous that people doing well-paid jobs should moan about how badly off they are .

    那些有着高薪工作的人竟然还抱怨自己多么缺钱,真是过分。

  6. Even now some universities are badly off for English teachers .

    即使现在有些大学英语教师也很缺。

  7. He has become quite badly off since he lost his job .

    他失业后,变得相当穷困。

  8. Our junior middle school was then badly off for teachers .

    当时我们初级中学缺少教师。

  9. They are too badly off to have a good meal .

    他们太穷了,都不能吃一顿好饭。

  10. We may be poor , but we are not that badly off .

    我们虽然穷,可我们还没穷到那么糟糕。

  11. The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years .

    这家公司最近几年已经陷于严重瘫痪。

  12. My family was badly off in those days .

    那些日子我家一贫如洗。

  13. My parents were badly off when we were young .

    我们小时侯父母很穷。

  14. The story took place some ten years ago , when most people were badly off .

    故事发生在大约十年前,当时大多数人的生活很贫苦。

  15. I guess so . I am badly off and I need this job .

    我想也是,我失业很久了,现在很需要这份工作。

  16. The local farmers all looked pretty badly off .

    当地农民看起来全都很贫困。

  17. I am badly off for meeting a friend .

    我立刻得走,见个朋友。

  18. She was quite badly off for a while after her husband died .

    丈夫去世后的一段时期内她很贫困。

  19. The kids are quite badly off for clothes .

    这些孩子缺衣少穿。

  20. I am quite badly off recently .

    最近我经济上很拮据。

  21. My parents were too badly off to send me to school when I was a child .

    我小的时候太穷了,上不了学。

  22. In the past , they were too badly off to afford a holiday .

    过去他们很贫穷,根本谈不上度假。

  23. Personally , I am ready to make a contribution to those who are badly off .

    就我而言,我是很乐意捐款给那些穷困潦倒的人的。

  24. We can 't have vacation & we are too badly off .

    我们不能去度假&我们太穷了。

  25. We were so badly off when we first married that we could afford to heat only one room in the house .

    我们刚结婚时非常穷,只用得起一间屋子的暖气。

  26. They don 't seem too badly off & they have smart clothes and a nice house .

    他们似乎不算贫困,因为他们有漂亮的衣服和房子。

  27. The refugees are badly off for blankets , and even worse off for food .

    难民需要毯子,更需要食物。

  28. A currency facing downward pressure is a headache , but one facing upward pressure is not badly off .

    有下降压力很头痛,但上升压力绝对不坏。

  29. They were so badly off that they had to sell whatever was valuable in their possession .

    他们家境不佳,不得不变卖家产中任何值钱的东西。

  30. Diplomatically , we were not badly off . This would be against diplomatic etiquette .

    从外交上说,我们境况不错。

  • 习语

adj.

be badly off for sth

某物短少;缺乏
to not have enough of sth