in shape

pineapple

We've got a couple of phrases to express \"being healthy or not\", like \"in good/bad condition”, and I came across \"in good shape\" once. Since \"in shape\" itself means \"healthy\", \"good\" can be regarded as a way of emphasizing.
I was wondering: Is there such an expression as \"in bad shape\"?
Thank you for your attention.

brianleeeee

查一下搭配词典，不就知道了！ 是真wondering，还是为发帖而wondering？

shape

3 the physical condition of sb/sth:
What sort of shape was the car in after the accident?
He's in good shape for a man of his age.
I like to keep in shape (= keep fit).
He's not in any shape (= not well enough) to be working.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 6th edition

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shape

3 good or bad condition
ADJ. fine, good, great | bad, poor | physical He's 64, but he's in better physical shape than I am.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students

winnerwzs

引用第0楼pineapple于2008-06-09 16:04发表的 in shape :
We've got a couple of phrases to express "being healthy or not", like "in good/bad condition”, and I came across "in good shape" once. Since "in shape" itself means "healthy", "good" can be regarded as a way of emphasizing.
I was wondering: Is there such an expression as "in bad shape"?
Thank you for your attention.

There Is such an expression as "in bad shape

    shape :  [(in,into,out of)u ]infml(proper)condition,health,effectiveness,etc


e.g:He's been work too hard ang he's in pretty bad shape

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