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worth n.价值；财富adj.值得的；值钱的 (1) 窃贼偷走了价值100万英磅的珠宝。(2) 年仅44岁，他的财富纯价值已高达200亿美元。(3) 任何值得做的事就值得做好。(4) 这栋房子值很多钱。 The noun worth also means the inherent value of something based on the qualities of excellence, usefulness or importance. Don't underestimate your worth to the group; the whole bake sale would have fallen apart without you, and your brownies were delicious. As an adjective worth describes something that has a value or deserves to be treated a certain way, like when your hard work baking is worth the effort.

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英 [wɜːθ] 美 [wɜːrθ] (1) The thieves stole 1 million pounds' worth of jewellery.(2) Just 44 years old, his net worth tops $20 billion.(3) Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.(4) The house is worth a lot of money. The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth. 1[v-link worth amount ]价值；值…钱 If something is worth a particular amount of money, it can be sold for that amount or is considered to have that value. These books might be worth £80 or £90 or more to a collector... 这些书对收藏家而言可能值八九十英镑或更多。His mother inherited a farm worth 15,000 dollars a year...他母亲继承了一处年产值为1.5万美元的农场。The contract was worth £25 million a year.这份合同一年价值2,500万英镑。2[COMB in QUANT 与数量词构成的词](与金额连用)价值… Worth combines with amounts of money, so that when you talk about a particular amount of money's worth of something, you mean the quantity of it that you can buy for that amount of money.   [QUANT of n]I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips...我去买了大约6美元的薯条。Large numbers of deer now roam the forests and are causing thousands of millions of roubles-worth of damage.现在大批鹿群在森林里游荡，造成价值几十亿卢布的损失。Worth is also a pronoun.'How many do you want?' — 'I'll have a pound's worth.'“你要多少？”“我要1英镑的。”3[COMB in QUANT 与数量词构成的词](与时间连用)可维持…（时间） Worth combines with time expressions, so you can use worth when you are saying how long an amount of something will last. For example, a week's worth of food is the amount of food that will last you for a week.   [QUANT of n]You've got three years' worth of research money to do what you want with...你有可维持3年的研究经费去做自己想做的事。After an hour and a quarter's-worth of cleansing, toning and pampering, the difference to the way my skin felt was remarkable.经过1小时15分钟的清洁、柔肤和精心护理后，我的皮肤摸上去感觉大不一样。Worth is also a pronoun.There's really not very much food down there. About two weeks' worth.那儿真的没多少吃的了，大概能维持两个星期。4[v-link worth -ing ]值得(拥有) If you say that something is worth having, you mean that it is pleasant or useful, and therefore a good thing to have. He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying...他决定去瞧瞧那座房子，看是否值得买下。If this was what his job required, then the job wasn't really worth having...如果这是他的工作所需，那么这份工作真的不值得去做。Most things worth having never come easy.大部分值得拥有的东西都来之不易。5[v-link worth n/-ing ]具有(某一行动)的价值；值得(做) If something is worth a particular action, or if an action is worth doing, it is considered to be important enough for that action. No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice...没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it...我在这艘船上花了很多金钱和时间，但都很值得。This restaurant is well worth a visit...这家饭店非常值得光顾一番。It is worth pausing to consider these statements from Mr Davies.戴维斯先生的这番话值得大家停下来思考一下。6[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](某人的)价值，用处，重要性 Someone's worth is the value, usefulness, or importance that they are considered to have.   [usu with poss]  [FORMAL 正式]He had never had a woman of her worth as a friend...他从来没有过像她这样值得交往的女性朋友。The team would have need of a driver of his worth.这支队伍需要一位他这样技术水平的司机。7[PHRASE 短语]拼命地； 全力以赴地；热情高涨地 If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.   [V inflects]We both began waving to the crowd for all we were worth...我们俩开始使劲地朝人群挥手。Push for all you're worth!使足劲推！8[PHRASE 短语]尽可能地利用；充分利用 If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it.   [V inflects]You get anywhere with legal aid only by playing the system for all it is worth.你若想让法律援助多少发挥点作用，只有充分利用这一制度。...taking an idea and exploiting it for all it's worth.选取一种观点并对其充分加以挖掘9[PHRASE 短语](尤为避免显得傲慢)不管好坏，不管有没有用 If you add for what it's worth to something that you say, you are suggesting that what you are saying or referring to may not be very valuable or helpful, especially because you do not want to appear arrogant.   [PHR with cl]For what it's worth, my feeling is that ice in whisky is fine...不管怎么样，我觉得威士忌放冰很好。I've brought my notes, for what it's worth.不管有没有用，我反正把我的笔记带来了。10[PHRASE 短语](行为或活动)值得…去做，对…有好处 If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort.   [v-link PHR]It might be worth your while to go to court and ask for the agreement to be changed...上法庭要求对协议进行改动也许对你有益。You'll find it well worth your while to learn something of each island's special features before visiting them.你会发现游览之前先了解一下各岛的特色非常有帮助。11  worth your weight in gold→see: weight；

英语单词	worth
英美音标	英 [wɜːθ] 美 [wɜːrθ]
中文释义	n.价值；财富 adj.值得的；值钱的
英语例句	(1) The thieves stole 1 million pounds' worth of jewellery. (2) Just 44 years old, his net worth tops $20 billion. (3) Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. (4) The house is worth a lot of money.
中文例句	(1) 窃贼偷走了价值100万英磅的珠宝。 (2) 年仅44岁，他的财富纯价值已高达200亿美元。 (3) 任何值得做的事就值得做好。 (4) 这栋房子值很多钱。
vocabulary简明	The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth.
vocabulary扩展	The noun worth also means the inherent value of something based on the qualities of excellence, usefulness or importance. Don't underestimate your worth to the group; the whole bake sale would have fallen apart without you, and your brownies were delicious. As an adjective worth describes something that has a value or deserves to be treated a certain way, like when your hard work baking is worth the effort.
柯林斯解释	1 [v-link worth amount ]价值；值…钱 If something is worth a particular amount of money, it can be sold for that amount or is considered to have that value. These books might be worth £80 or £ 90 or more to a collector... 这些书对收藏家而言可能值八九十英镑或更多。 His mother inherited a farm worth 15,000 dollars a year... 他母亲继承了一处年产值为1.5万美元的农场。 The contract was worth £25 million a year. 这份合同一年价值2,500万英镑。 2 [COMB in QUANT 与数量词构成的词](与金额连用)价值… Worth combines with amounts of money, so that when you talk about a particular amount of money's worth of something, you mean the quantity of it that you can buy for that amount of money. [QUANT of n] I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips... 我去买了大约6美元的薯条。 Large numbers of deer now roam the forests and are causing thousands of millions of roubles-worth of damage. 现在大批鹿群在森林里游荡，造成价值几十亿卢布的损失。 Worth is also a pronoun. 'How many do you want?' — 'I'll have a pound's worth.' “你要多少？”“我要1英镑的。” 3 [COMB in QUANT 与数量词构成的词](与时间连用)可维持…（时间） Worth combines with time expressions, so you can use worth when you are saying how long an amount of something will last. For example, a week's worth of food is the amount of food that will last you for a week. [QUANT of n] You've got three years' worth of research money to do what you want with... 你有可维持3年的研究经费去做自己想做的事。 After an hour and a quarter's-worth of cleansing, toning and pampering, the difference to the way my skin felt was remarkable. 经过1小时15分钟的清洁、柔肤和精心护理后，我的皮肤摸上去感觉大不一样。 Worth is also a pronoun. There's really not very much food down there. About two weeks' worth. 那儿真的没多少吃的了，大概能维持两个星期。 4 [v-link worth -ing ]值得(拥有) If you say that something is worth having, you mean that it is pleasant or useful, and therefore a good thing to have. He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying... 他决定去瞧瞧那座房子，看是否值得买下。 If this was what his job required, then the job wasn't really worth having... 如果这是他的工作所需，那么这份工作真的不值得去做。 Most things worth having never come easy. 大部分值得拥有的东西都来之不易。 5 [v-link worth n/-ing ]具有(某一行动)的价值；值得(做) If something is worth a particular action, or if an action is worth doing, it is considered to be important enough for that action. No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice... 没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。 I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it... 我在这艘船上花了很多金钱和时间，但都很值得。 This restaurant is well worth a visit... 这家饭店非常值得光顾一番。 It is worth pausing to consider these statements from Mr Davies. 戴维斯先生的这番话值得大家停下来思考一下。 6 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](某人的)价值，用处，重要性 Someone's worth is the value, usefulness, or importance that they are considered to have. [usu with poss] [FORMAL 正式] He had never had a woman of her worth as a friend... 他从来没有过像她这样值得交往的女性朋友。 The team would have need of a driver of his worth. 这支队伍需要一位他这样技术水平的司机。 7 [PHRASE 短语]拼命地；全力以赴地；热情高涨地 If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. [V inflects] We both began waving to the crowd for all we were worth... 我们俩开始使劲地朝人群挥手。 Push for all you're worth! 使足劲推！ 8 [PHRASE 短语]尽可能地利用；充分利用 If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it. [V inflects] You get anywhere with legal aid only by playing the system for all it is worth. 你若想让法律援助多少发挥点作用，只有充分利用这一制度。 ...taking an idea and exploiting it for all it's worth. 选取一种观点并对其充分加以挖掘 9 [PHRASE 短语](尤为避免显得傲慢)不管好坏，不管有没有用 If you add for what it's worth to something that you say, you are suggesting that what you are saying or referring to may not be very valuable or helpful, especially because you do not want to appear arrogant. [PHR with cl] For what it's worth, my feeling is that ice in whisky is fine... 不管怎么样，我觉得威士忌放冰很好。 I've brought my notes, for what it's worth. 不管有没有用，我反正把我的笔记带来了。 10 [PHRASE 短语](行为或活动)值得…去做，对…有好处 If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort. [v-link PHR] It might be worth your while to go to court and ask for the agreement to be changed... 上法庭要求对协议进行改动也许对你有益。 You'll find it well worth your while to learn something of each island's special features before visiting them. 你会发现游览之前先了解一下各岛的特色非常有帮助。 11 worth your weight in gold→see: weight ；

Worth Amount Phrase 短语 Lot V Link Considered Money