Xấu, tồi, dở, bậy

to behave badly

ăn ở bậy bạ

Nặng trầm trọng, nguy ngập

to be badly wounded

bị thương nặng

to be badly beaten

bị đánh thua nặng

Lắm rất

to want something badly

rất cần cái gì

Adv.

Poorly, defectively, insufficiently, inadequately,unsatisfactorily, carelessly, ineptly, shoddily, inadequately,deficiently: We lived in a badly furnished flat in the EastEnd.

Unfortunately, unluckily, unsuccessfully, unfavourably,poorly: These are an improvement on the former rules, whichworked badly.

Incorrectly, faultily, defectively, poorly,improperly, inaccurately, erroneously, unacceptably; ineptly,inartistically, amateurishly, awfully: He speaks English badly.He sings badly.

Immorally, wickedly, viciously,mischievously, naughtily, shamefully, improperly, villainously:The school has had its share of badly behaved pupils.

Dangerously, severely, gravely, critically, grievously,seriously: Her father was badly wounded in the war.

Unkindly, cruelly, harshly, severely, wretchedly, dreadfully,improperly, atrociously, horribly, unspeakably: The prisonerswere treated so badly that few survived.

Unfavourably,damagingly, critically: Even her friends spoke badly of her.

Very much, greatly, seriously: Peter is badly in need of extramoney.

Distressfully, emotionally, hard: He took the newsbadly.

Adv.

(worse; worst) 1 in a bad manner (works badly).

Colloq.very much (wants it badly).

Severely (was badly defeated).