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worthHwV:W, $wV:rWadj [not gradable]Worth means important or useful.重要的, 有用的Events like this will not be worth a mention (= are not important enough to be reported) in the national press.此类事件在全国性报刊上无一席之地。If something is worth having or doing, it is important or useful enough to have or do.值得…There are only two things worth reading in this newspaper--the TV listings and the sports page. [+v-ing]这张报纸上只有两个部分值得一读----电视节目一览表和体育版。If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having (=it is useful to have) comprehensive insurance. [+ v-ing]如果你是一位经验不足的年轻司机的话，则值得参加综合保险。It's worth mentioning (=I should tell you) that you will have to travel quite a lot in this job. [+ v-ing]值得一提的是，做这份工作你需要相当频繁地出差。It's worth remembering (= You should remember) that prices go up on February 1 st. [+ v-ing]值得记住的是，价格定于2月1日上涨。Worth also means likely to give you pleasure or satisfaction.可能会带来快乐或满足, 值得…The band's latest record is worth a listen.这个乐队的最新唱片值得一听。The house is open to the public and is well worth a visit.这座房子对公众开放，很值得去参观一下。If something for which you have to make an effort is worth it, it is enjoyable or beneficial despite the effort which is needed to do it.值得花力气去做的, 值得努力去做的It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but the view from the top was worth it.爬到山顶需要很长时间，但山顶的景色值得这样去做。They wanted me to stay the night but it wasn't worth it (= it would not have been very useful)--I could easily catch the last train.他们想让我留下来过夜，但不值得这样去做----我可以轻而易举地赶上最后一班火车。If an activity is worth your while, you will benefit from doing it.值得花时间, 精力等去做某事It's worth your while taking out travel insurance before you travel.在旅行之前，值得参加某种旅行保险。If you do something for all you are worth, you put a lot of effort into it.尽力, 拼命We pushed the car for all our worth but we still couldn't get it started.我们拼命地推这辆汽车，但仍然无法使它发动起来。(infml) If you say for what it's worth when you are giving someone a piece of information, you mean you are not certain if that information is useful or important.不论有用与否, 不论重要与否For what it's worth, I thnik he may be right.不论重要与否，我想他也许是正确的。The relevant leaflets are available from the library, for what it's worth.图书馆里有相关的小册子，不管其有用与否。(infml) If someone says what's it worth when you have just asked them for a piece of information, they want to know what you will give them if they give you that piece of information.用什么来交换(当向他人询问信息时, 对方反问的话)" Do you know where Dave's living at the moment?" "What's it worth?"“你知道戴夫此刻住在哪里吗?”“用什么来交换这条信息?”(saying)'If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well.' “值得做的事就值得去做好。”
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