badly

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in Vietnamese Xấu, tệ

BrE /ˈbædli/ AmE /ˈbædli/

adverb en → vi

1 NEGATIVELY [adverb] A2

Xấu, tệ

in a negative or unsatisfactory way

  • do something badly

Collocations play badly · speak badly

  • He played the piano very badly.

    Anh ấy chơi đàn piano rất tệ.

2 NEED [verb + infinitive] B1

Muốn, cần

to need something or to want something very much

  • want badly

Collocations need badly · want badly

  • I need a drink badly.

    Tôi rất cần một cốc nước.

3 INJURY [adverb] B1

Chấn thương nặng, bị thương

to be injured or hurt seriously

  • be badly injured

Collocations badly injured · badly wounded

  • He was badly hurt in the accident.

    Anh ấy bị thương nặng trong tai nạn.

1 QUALITY [adjective] A2

Xấu, kém chất lượng

to be of poor quality or standard

  • be badly made

Collocations badly made · poorly constructed

  • The furniture is badly made.

    Các món đồ nội thất này được làm rất kém chất lượng.

2 EFFECT [adverb] B1

Ảnh hưởng tiêu cực, tác động xấu

to affect someone or something in a negative way

  • affect badly

Collocations badly affected · negatively impacted

  • The economy was badly hit by the crisis.

    Kinh tế bị ảnh hưởng tiêu cực bởi cuộc khủng hoảng.

3 SLEEP [adverb] B1

Ngủ không ngon, mất ngủ

to sleep poorly or not at all

  • sleep badly

Collocations badly slept · poor sleep

  • She has been sleeping badly recently.

    Cô ấy đã ngủ không ngon trong thời gian gần đây.

4 SPEECH [adverb] B2

Nói khó hiểu, phát âm sai

to speak or pronounce words in a way that is difficult to understand

  • speak badly

Collocations badly spoken · poor pronunciation

  • He speaks English badly.

    Anh ấy nói tiếng Anh rất khó hiểu.

5 FEELING [adverb] B1

Cảm thấy buồn, đau lòng

to feel very sad or upset about something

  • feel badly

Collocations badly affected · deeply saddened

  • She feels badly about the situation.

    Cô ấy cảm thấy buồn về tình hình này.