badly off

1. ADJ If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation. 情况糟糕的[usu v-link ADJ]

But there were other people worse off than me at the hospital, linked up to respirators and unable to walk. 但是，医院里有些人情况比我还糟，他们接着人工呼吸机，无法走动。

2. ADJ If you are badly off, you do not have much money. 穷困的[usu v-link ADJ]

An independent study found that the owners are not as badly off as they say, and most are making money. 一项独立的研究发现，企业主们并不像他们说的那么经济困难，大部分都在赚钱。