Some people are still badly off.中off的含义

问题描述

Some people are still badly off.

老师，请问这句话中的off是什么意思呀？怎么理解？off不是“离开”的意思吗？谢谢。

老师答疑

童老师：

▲这里的 off 不是“离开”的意思。badly off 是习语，意思是“贫困的，境况不好的”。又如：

I am quite badly off recently. 最近我经济上很拮据。

I’ve got quite a big room so I’m not too badly off. 我有一间蛮大的屋子，所以住得还不坏。

We aren’t too badly off but we can’t afford a house like that. 我们并不是一文不名，但我们负担不起那样的房子。

▲它的比较级是 worse off。如：

We can’t be any worse off than we are already. 我们的状况已经糟得不能再糟了。

We shouldn’t complain about being poor many families are much worse off (than we are). 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天——许多人的家境（比起我们来）还要糟得多呢。

▲另外，后接介词 for 表示“缺乏”。如：

Even now some universities are badly off for English teachers. 即使现在有些大学英语教师也很缺。

The refugees are badly off for blankets, and even worse off for food. 难民需要毯子，更需要食物。