it: it2 pron. (sing. Nom. ...could: (can 的过去式) 1.〔特殊用例〕打算,要,想。 ...always: adv. 1.永远,始终。 2.经常,老是,总是,一直。 ...worse: adj. 〔bad, ill 的比较级〕(opp. be ...could be worse: 没关系啦 还好啦it could be worse: 但她的更坏; 而我的最坏; 或情况可能更糟; 你的工作不好; 我可能错了it could have been worse: 情况可能更糟lesson it could be worse: 不幸中之万幸well it could be worse: 还算不错了at worse: 最差的估计be the worse for: 因...而更坏, 更糟, 因...而受影响worse: adj. 〔bad, ill 的比较级〕(opp. better)更坏,还要坏;病情(更重)。 He is worse today. 他今天病况更坏了。 a change for the worse 变坏,趋向坏的方面的变化。 grow rapidly worse 越来越坏。 He is none the worse for it. 虽然这样他倒一点也不在乎[没有什么]。 (and) what is worse = worse than all = to make the matter worse 更坏的是。 be the worse for drink 喝醉。 be the worse for wear (衣服)穿旧,破旧。 be worse off 经济情况更不好,更拮据。 be worse than one's word 不守约。 one's worse half 〔戏谑语〕丈夫〔妻子叫 better half〕。 adv. 〔badly, ill 的比较级〕更坏,较坏,还要坏;更厉害,更猛烈。 behave worse than ever 行为日愈恶劣。 go farther and fare worse 每况愈下。 none the worse 并不更差;还是,仍旧 (I like him none the worse for being outspoken. 他说话虽然不客气但我仍然喜欢他)。 think none the worse of 还是尊重,仍然尊敬。 n. 更坏的事情[情况];〔the worse〕更坏的方面,损失,失败,不利。 There is worse to tell. 还有更坏的事情。 do worse 做更坏[更荒唐]的事情。 for better (or) for worse 祸福与共;不论变好变坏。 for the worse 向坏的方面,更坏,恶化。 go from bad to worse 越发变坏,越发恶化,变本加厉。 have the worse 失败,输。 put (sb.) to the worse 打败,击败。 turn for the worse 恶化。 worse and worse: 越来越差, 每况愈下; 越来越遭;越来越坏always: adv. 1.永远,始终。 2.经常,老是,总是,一直。 3.不断地。 She is always busy. 她总是忙。 You must always bear this in mind. 这一点你要经常记在心里。 Near, always near, he came. 他一步步走过来,愈来愈近了。 almost always 通常。 not always 未必,不一定。 always be there: 一直如此always on: 不断线; 一直开着always there: 永驻; 总在我身旁always will: 永远for always: 不要模仿这一用法; 为了永远it was always there: 只是等现成的not always: 不一定that was always there: 那些总是在那里的worse; even worse; worse still: 更坏could: (can 的过去式) 1.〔特殊用例〕打算,要,想。 I could laugh for joy. 我高兴得想笑。 Really I could not think of it. 真的那是我不愿意考虑的。 I couldn't think of allowing it. 我没有允许的意思。 ★could 与感觉动词连用时,表示“要,想”,与一般动词连用而表示“能够”时,为避免与“要,想”混淆起见,通例不说 could 而改说 was [were] able to, 若所指行动须经过努力或会遇到困难,则通例不说 could 而改说 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.〔用于假设语气的条件句〕 if I could 〔现在〕假定可能的话(但事实上不可能)。 if I could have done so 〔过去〕假定做到了(但事实上没有做到)。 3.〔用于虚拟语气的结论句〕 I could if I would. 〔现在〕假定我要做就可以做到〔但事实上不打算做〕。I could have done it. 〔过去〕假定我本来是可以做到的〔但未做〕。 could be: 可能是吧; 可能是的吧