be badly off financially 经济状况很差
badly off family 贫困家庭
badly off situation 困难处境
worse off 更糟糕
well off 富裕的（反义）
1. Many families were badly off during the economic crisis. 经济危机期间许多家庭生活拮据。
2. We were badly off but still happy. 我们虽然很穷但依然很快乐。
3. The village is badly off for medical services. 这个村庄医疗条件很差。
A: Were you badly off when you were young?
A：你小时候生活很困难吗？
B: Yes, we were badly off but we managed.
B：是的，我们当时很拮据，但还是撑过来了。
1) 经济状况不佳，缺乏资金或资源
2) 生活条件困难，物质匮乏
3) 比较级表达为 worse off
4) 常用于描述家庭或地区贫困状态
1. 经济拮据的；贫困的
e.g. They were badly off after losing their jobs. 他们失业后生活变得很困难。
adjective phrase
1. in a poor financial or material situation.
Synonym: poor, impoverished