could: (can 的過去式) 1.〔特殊用例〕打算,要,想。 ...worse: adj. 〔bad, ill 的比較級〕(opp. be ...it could be worse: 但她的更壞; 而我的最壞; 或情況可能更糟; 你的工作不好; 我可能錯了it could always be worse: 事情總可能變得更糟it could have been worse: 情況可能更糟lesson it could be worse: 不幸中之萬幸well it could be worse: 還算不錯了at worse: 最差的估計be the worse for: 因...而更壞, 更糟, 因...而受影響worse: adj. 〔bad, ill 的比較級〕(opp. better)更壞,還要壞;病情(更重)。 He is worse today. 他今天病況更壞了。 a change for the worse 變壞,趨向壞的方面的變化。 grow rapidly worse 越來越壞。 He is none the worse for it. 雖然這樣他倒一點也不在乎[沒有什么]。 (and) what is worse = worse than all = to make the matter worse 更壞的是。 be the worse for drink 喝醉。 be the worse for wear (衣服)穿舊,破舊。 be worse off 經(jīng)濟情況更不好,更拮據(jù)。 be worse than one's word 不守約。 one's worse half 〔戲謔語〕丈夫〔妻子叫 better half〕。 adv. 〔badly, ill 的比較級〕更壞,較壞,還要壞;更厲害,更猛烈。 behave worse than ever 行為日愈惡劣。 go farther and fare worse 每況愈下。 none the worse 并不更差;還是,仍舊 (I like him none the worse for being outspoken. 他說話雖然不客氣但我仍然喜歡他)。 think none the worse of 還是尊重,仍然尊敬。 n. 更壞的事情[情況];〔the worse〕更壞的方面,損失,失敗,不利。 There is worse to tell. 還有更壞的事情。 do worse 做更壞[更荒唐]的事情。 for better (or) for worse 禍福與共;不論變好變壞。 for the worse 向壞的方面,更壞,惡化。 go from bad to worse 越發(fā)變壞,越發(fā)惡化,變本加厲。 have the worse 失敗,輸。 put (sb.) to the worse 打敗,擊敗。 turn for the worse 惡化。 worse and worse: 越來越差, 每況愈下; 越來越遭;越來越壞worse; even worse; worse still: 更壞could: (can 的過去式) 1.〔特殊用例〕打算,要,想。 I could laugh for joy. 我高興得想笑。 Really I could not think of it. 真的那是我不愿意考慮的。 I couldn't think of allowing it. 我沒有允許的意思。 ★could 與感覺動詞連用時,表示“要,想”,與一般動詞連用而表示“能夠”時,為避免與“要,想”混淆起見,通例不說 could 而改說 was [were] able to, 若所指行動須經(jīng)過努力或會遇到困難,則通例不說 could 而改說 managed to, succeeded in -ing.例:I could do it=I was able to do it. He could reach the top of the mountain. =He managed to reach [succeeded in reaching] the top of the mountain. 2.〔用于假設語氣的條件句〕 if I could 〔現(xiàn)在〕假定可能的話(但事實上不可能)。 if I could have done so 〔過去〕假定做到了(但事實上沒有做到)。 3.〔用于虛擬語氣的結論句〕 I could if I would. 〔現(xiàn)在〕假定我要做就可以做到〔但事實上不打算做〕。I could have done it. 〔過去〕假定我本來是可以做到的〔但未做〕。 could be: 可能是吧; 可能是的吧could it be: 可能嗎; 是否可能the patient is getting worse and worse: 病人的情況在一天天壞下去a turn for the worse: 變得更糟all the worse: 更加好and what is worse: 更糟的是be the worse for wear: 被用壞, 被穿破be worse off: 處境較壞,情況惡化; 情況更差, 更加貧困become worse: 變壞(質(zhì))better or worse: 豐腴困厄change for the worse: 變壞even worse: 更糟