badly
英 ['bædlɪ]
美['bædli]
英英释意
- 1. to a severe or serious degree;
- "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
- "badly injured"
- "a severely impaired heart"
- "is gravely ill"
- "was seriously ill"
- 2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well;
- "he was ill prepared"
- "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"
- "the car runs badly"
- "he performed badly on the exam"
- "the team played poorly"
- "ill-fitting clothes"
- "an ill-conceived plan"
- 3. evilly or wickedly;
- "treated his parents badly"
- "to steal is to act badly"
- 4. in a disobedient or naughty way;
- "he behaved badly in school"
- "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"
- "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
- 5. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');
- "the injury hurt badly"
- "the buildings were badly shaken"
- "it hurts bad"
- "we need water bad"
- 6. very much; strongly;
- "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"
- "the cables had sagged badly"
- "they were badly in need of help"
- "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
- 7. without skill or in a displeasing manner;
- "she writes badly"
- "I think he paints very badly"
- 8. in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage;
- "the venture turned out badly for the investors"
- "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
- 9. unfavorably or with disapproval;
- "tried not to speak ill of the dead"
- "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
- 10. with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display;
- "they took their defeat badly"
- "took her father's death badly"
- "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"