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prep.相当...价值 n.价值,财产 adj.值钱的,值的看中的

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动词过去式:worthed 过去分词:worthed 现在分词:worthing 第三人称单数:worths

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/wɜ:θ; wɝθ/
adj [pred 作表语]
1 having a certain value 有某种价值
*Our house is worth about 60000. 我们的房子约值60000英镑.
* I paid only
3000 for this used car but it's worth a lot more. 我只花了3000英镑就买下了这辆旧汽车, 其价值远不止这些.
* What's the old man worth? ie What is the value of his possessions? 这个老先生的财产值多少钱?
* This contract isn't worth the paper it's written on, ie It is worthless. 这份合同的价值还比不上写合同的这张纸呢.
2 (sometimes followed by the -ing form of a v 有时後接动词的-ing形式) giving or likely to give a satisfactory or rewarding return for (doing sth) 值得(做某事); 有(做某事)的价值
*The book is worth reading/It's worth reading the book. 这本书值得一读.
* He felt that his life was no longer worth living. 他觉得他的生命已经没有再活下去的价值了.
* It's an idea that's worth considering. 这是个值得考虑的意见.
* It's such a small point that it's hardly worth troubling about. 这个问题很小, 不值得研究.
* It's not worth the effort/the trouble. 不值得费那个事.
* The scheme is well worth a try. 这个计画倒值得一试.
3 (idm 习语) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush => bird. for ,all one is `worth (infml 口) with all one's energy and effort 竭尽全力
*The thief ran off down the road, so I chased him for all I was worth. 那个贼顺着马路逃跑, 我就拼命紧追不舍. for ,what it's `worth however much or little importance or value sth has 无论某事物价值如何
*And that's my opinion, for what it's worth. 这就是我的意见, 也别管有用没用吧. the game is not worth the candle => game1. not worth a `damn, a `straw, a `red cent, a tinker's `cuss, etc (infml 口) worthless 毫无价值
*Their promises are not worth a damn. 他们的承诺分文不值. `worth it certain or very likely to repay the money, effort or time given 很值得
*The new car cost a lot of money, but it's certainly worth it. 买这辆新汽车花了很多钱, 但确实物有所值.* I don't bother to iron handkerchiefs it's not worth it. 我可不费那个事去熨手绢儿--犯不上. ,worth one's `salt deserving what one earns; doing one's job competently 值得雇用; 称职
*Any teacher worth his salt knows that. 只要不是混饭吃的教师, 都明白这一点. ,worth one's/its ,weight in `gold extremely helpful, useful, etc; invaluable 非常有用的; 无价的
*A reliable car is worth its weight in gold. 靠得住的汽车就是无价之宝. ,worth sb's `while profitable or interesting to sb对某人有利益或有好处
*It would be (well) worth your while/You would find it (well) worth your while to come to the meeting. 你要是参加了这个会议就会觉得很有好处.
* They promised to make it worth her while (ie pay or reward her) if she would take part. 他们许诺说她要是参加就一定给她报酬.

n [U]
1 ~ of sth (preceeded by a n indicating amount, duration, etc 用于表示数量、持续时间等的名词之後)
(a) amount of sth that a specified sum of money will buy (某物的)值某金额的量
*The thieves stole
1 million worth of jewellery. 窃贼偷走了价值100万英镑的珠宝.
* ten pounds' worth of petrol 十英镑的汽油.
(b) amount of sth that will last for a specified length of time (某物的)能持续某段时间的量
*a day's worth of fuel 能用一天的燃料
* two weeks' worth of supplies 能维持两个星期的供应品.
2 value or usefulness 价值; 用处
*items of great, little, not much, etc worth 很有、简直没有、没什么...用处的物件
* people of worth in the community 社区里的重要人物. worthless adj
1 having no value or usefulness 无价值的; 没用的
*worthless old rubbish 没用的破烂货
* This contract is now worthless. 这份合同现在毫无价值了.
2 (of a person) having bad qualities (指人)品质坏的
*a worthless character 品质坏的人.

worth


Joseph Hepworth (c. 1876 – 11 May 1945) was a British Conservative Party politician.
1. Each time you go to a job interview and give them your best and they hire someone else, you go another round with yourself and your self-worth.
    每次去求职面试,你都把你主要的优点陈述给他们听,可他们雇佣的却总是别人。你只好带着你自己和你的自尊开始另一轮的求职。

2. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
    到了那个时候,状况良好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见,值得抢救。

3. But each time you recover that valued self-worth, you renew (重新开始) a fight to keep it.
    但是每当你重新找回那珍贵的自尊时,你又得开始一场新的战斗来维护它。

4. But they reasoned that it would be worth it if their children got into private schools early and did not have to worry about passing examinations later on.
    可她们又辩解道,如果自己的孩子能早日进入私立学校,用不着以后担心通过入学考试,那么这么做也是值得的。"

5. But most wonder if it's worth it given their respective lack of affection for each other.
    但大多数人都心存疑惑:既然两岸互缺钟爱之情,修此隧道是否值得?

6. But the latest research seems to imply that without the software of emotional maturity and self-knowledge, the hardware of academic training alone is worth less and less.
    但最新的研究似乎表明,缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件,单靠纯学院式的培训这一硬件是没有用的。

7. It seemed worth that price to have us out the door.
    好象用这个代价把我们赶出门是很合算的。

8. The new equipment is not worth the expenditure.
    新设备不值这笔开支。

9. The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.
    这块小宝石价值两千美元。

10. The work itself is worth doing.
    这工作本身值得干。

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