释义 |
worth/wɜ:θ/ adj. & n.●predic. adj. (governing a noun like a preposition 像介词一样限定名词) 1 of a value equivalent to 价值…;值…钱 is worth £ 50 值 50 英镑; is worth very little 很不值钱 2 such as to justify or repay; deserving; bringing compensation for 值得的;有价值的;有补偿的 worth doing 值得做; not worth the trouble 不值得费那个事 3 possessing or having property amounting to 拥有…价值的财产 is worth a million pounds 拥有百万英镑的财产 ●n. 1 what a person or thing is worth; the (usu. specified) merit of (某人或某物的)价值;(通常指特别的)长处 of great worth 价值很高的; persons of worth 有价值的人 2 the equivalent of money in a commodity 某一金额的商品 ten pounds' worth of petrol 10 英镑的汽油 □ for all one is worth colloq. with one's utmost efforts; without reserve [口]尽一切可能,竭尽全力;无保留地 □ for what it is worth without a guarantee of its truth or value 不管好坏;不论真伪 □ worth it colloq. worth the time or effort spent [口]值得花费时间或精力的;有用的 □ worth one's salt see 见 SALT □ worth one's while (or worth while) see 见 WHILE [Old English w(e)orth] |