badly off [ˈbædli ɔf]
贫困的，境况不好的 （比较级：worse off 最高级：worst off）

1. The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off.
日本每周平均工作时间为42.3小时，和英国的每周41.6小时相比，他们的情况并不算太糟。

2. She was quite badly off for a while after her husband died.
丈夫去世后的一段时期内她很贫困。

badly off for 缺少，缺乏，供应不足

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

2. I am badly off for meeting a friend.
我立刻得走,见个朋友。

3. 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。