badly off ( worse off, worst off )

[英国英语]

AM usually bad off

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation. 情况糟糕的 [usu v-link ADJ]

  例：

  But there were other people worse off than me at the hospital, linked up to respirators and unable to walk.

  但是，医院里有些人情况比我还糟，他们接着人工呼吸机，无法走动。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you are badly off, you do not have much money. 穷困的 [usu v-link ADJ]

  例：

  An independent study found that the owners are not as badly off as they say, and most are making money.

  一项独立的研究发现，企业主们并不像他们说的那么经济困难，大部分都在赚钱。