badly off

adjective

/ˌbædli ˈɒf/

/ˌbædli ˈɔːf/

(comparative worse off, superlative worst off)

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not having much money穷困的；拮据的 synonym poor
- 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。
opposite well off
not in a good situation境况不佳的
- 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。
- Lots of people are far worse off than we are.很多人的情况比我们差得多。
opposite well off

Idioms

be badly off for something