badly
adverb uk/ˈbæd.li/ us/ˈbæd.li/ worse | worst
(UNPLEASANTLY)
A2 严重地
in a severe and harmful way
She was badly affected by the events in her childhood. 童年时的一些事严重地影响了她。
Fortunately, none of the passengers was badly hurt/injured in the crash. 幸运的是，撞车事故中没有乘客受重伤。
I thought he was treated very badly. 我认为他受到了虐待。
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- The way he was shouting, you'd have thought he was badly hurt.
- Both buildings were badly damaged by the fire.
- The bush looked badly diseased, with black marks on all the leaves.
- I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.
- It's hard to believe that he could treat his own family so badly.
(IN A BAD WAY)
A2 坏，差;不可接受的;拙劣地
in a way that is not acceptable or of good quality
The event was really badly organized. 比赛组织得很不好。
I thought he behaved very badly. 我觉得他表现得很差。
Their children are extremely badly behaved. 他们的孩子行为举止非常糟糕。
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- He's always badly dressed.
- The pot had been badly glazed.
- The talk she gave was incoherent and badly prepared.
- The team has performed very badly this season.
- The whole report is badly written.
(VERY MUCH)
A2 很，非常
very much
He needs the money really badly. 他真的非常需要这笔钱。
They are badly in need of help. 他们非常需要帮助。