- equivalent in value to the sum or item specified相当于…价值的, 值…钱的:
jewellery worth £450 was taken.
价值450英镑的珠宝被偷了。
- sufficiently good, important, or interesting to justify a specified action; deserving to be treated or regarded in the way specified值得的; 具有…价值的:
the museums in the district are well worth a visit.
这个区的博物馆很值得一看。
- used to suggest that the specified course of action may be advisable值得(用于建议):
the company's service schemes are worth checking out.
该公司的服务安排值得调查。
- having income or property amounting to a specified sum拥有…财产的:
she is worth £10 million.
她拥有1,000万英镑的财产。
- the value equivalent to that of someone or something under consideration; the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated价值, 作用:
they had to listen to every piece of gossip and judge its worth.
他们不得不听每一则谣传并判断其价值。
- an amount of a commodity equivalent to a specified sum of money值一定金额的商品:
he admitted stealing 10,000 pounds' worth of computer systems.
他承认偷了价值10,000英镑的计算机系统。
- the amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time相当于一定时间内生产的量:
the companies have debts greater than two years' worth of their sales.
公司的债务比他们两年的销售额还要大。
- high value or merit价值, 长处:
he is noble, and gains his position by showing his inner worth.
他品格高尚, 并通过表现出他的内在价值获得了地位。
for all someone is worth
- as energetically or enthusiastically as someone can尽力, 拼命:
he thumps the drums for all he's worth.
他拼命地击鼓。
- so as to obtain everything one can from someone榨干某人所有:
the youths milked him for all he was worth and then disappeared.
年轻人榨干了他的所有, 然后消失了。
for what it is worth
- used to present a comment, suggestion, or opinion without making a claim as to its importance or validity不知是否重要(或有用); 不知是否属实[用以提出看法、建议或观点]:
for what it's worth, she's very highly thought of abroad.
不知是不是真的, 海外都很看重她。
worth it
- informal sufficiently good, enjoyable, or successful to repay any effort, trouble, or expense〈非正式〉值得的; 值得麻烦的; 值得花钱的:
it requires a bit of patience to learn, but it's well worth it.
学习需要一点耐心, 但完全值得付出。
worth one's salt
- 见SALT.
worth one's while(或worth while)
- 见WHILE.