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| 1 | if you say how much something is worth , you state its value in money 价值…的；值…钱的 |
| How much do you reckon the estate is worth? 你估计这处房产价值多少？ |
| worth ten pounds/$100/alot etc a Gucci watch worth £1,000 一块价值1,000英镑的“古奇”牌手表 |
| Ididn’ t think the furniture would be worth anything. 我认为这家具不值什么钱。 |
| worth a fortune (=worth a very large sum of money) The building itself must be worth a fortune. 值很多钱 |
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| 2 | used for saying that there is a good enough reason for doing something , because it is important , enjoyable , useful etc 值得…的 |
| be worth doing/having/seeing etc The book is definitely worth reading. 这本书确实值得一读。 |
| We believe that our freedom is worth fighting for. 我们认为为自由而战是值得的。 |
| worth a try/visit/look Owen’ s plan was risky, but it was worth a try. 欧文的计划有风险，但值得一试。 |
| well worth The Museum of Fine Arts is well worth a visit. 美术博物馆很值得参观。 |
| be worth the effort/time/trouble It’ s a long way, and probably not worth the effort. 路太远了，也许不值得花那样的功夫。 |
| it is worth doing sth It’ s worth talking to your financial adviser before making your final decision. 作最后决定之前与你的财务顾问讨论一下是值得的。 |
| be worth it It was hard work, but it was worth it in the end. 虽然这项工作很辛苦，但最终还是值得的。 |
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| 3 | used for saying how good , useful , or reliable someone or something is （某人或某物）很好的，很有用的，很可靠的 |
| be worth something/alot/agreat deal etc She knows that her loyalty is worth a great deal to Charles. 她知道她的忠诚对查尔斯颇为重要。 |
| I’ m afraid the government’ s promises aren’ t worth much. 恐怕政府的承诺不怎么可靠。 |
| | 3a | to be extremely useful or valuable 非常有用的；非常有价值的 | | We have a team manager who’ s worth his weight in gold. 我们有个领队，他非常优秀。 | |
| | 3b | used for saying that something printed, especially a contract , is not reliable and has no value （尤指合同）毫无价值的 | | The guarantees aren’ t worth the paper they’ re printed on. 那些保证书毫无价值。 | |
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| 4 | used for saying how rich someone is 拥有…的财产 |
| She is now worth 20 million dollars. 她现在拥有2,000万美元的财产。 |
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| - | be worth sb’ s while
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| if it is worth your while to do something , you can get some benefit or advantage from doing it even though it may take some time or effort |
| 值得某人去做的 |
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| It’ s not worth their while when most of their profits go in taxes. 当他们的大部分利润都交了税时，就划不来了。 |
| it is worth sb’ s while to do sth It’ s not really worth my while to do that for £150. 我为了150英镑去做那件事实在不值得。 |
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| - | do sth for all you’ re worth
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| to do something with as much effort as you can |
| 竭尽全力做某事 |
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| Paul began to struggle for all he was worth. 保罗开始竭尽全力进行斗争。 |
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| - | for what it’ s worth mainly spoken
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| used when you are telling someone something and you are not sure how useful it is . This is sometimes shown in emails as FWIW |
| 无论价值如何；不论好坏 |
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| For what it’ s worth, I don’ t think we can do anymore until we get more training. 无论如何，我认为我们在未接受更多的训练之前是再也不能做了。 |
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| - | make it worth sb’ s while mainly spoken
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| to pay a reward to someone for doing something |
| 酬谢某人 |
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| Ipromise I’ ll make this worth your while. 我保证会酬谢你的。 |
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| - | what’ s it worth (to you)? spoken
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| used for asking someone what reward they will give you if you do what they want |
| 会有什么好处呢？ |
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| - | worth while BRITISH
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| another way of writing worthwhile |
| 单词worthwhile的另一种写法 |
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