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单词 worth
释义
worth
adjective
uk
/wɜːθ/us
/wɝːθ/

worthadjective(MONEY)

B1
having aparticularvalue,especiallyinmoney:
值…钱的
Ourhouseis worth £200,000.我们的房子价值约20万英镑。
Heroin worth about $5 million wasseized.缴获了价值约500万美元的海洛因。
informal
having aparticularamountofmoney:
拥有…财产的
She must be worth at leasthalfa million.她肯定拥有价值至少50万的财产。
be worth it
to be ofreasonableor goodvaluefor theprice:
是值得的；物有所值
Fourdays'carhirecosts£150, which iswellworth it for thefreedomit gives you.租车4天需花费150英镑，但它给了你行动自由，这样来说还是十分值得的。
More examples
  • "Ipaid£2,000 for thiscar." "You've been had,mate. It's not worth more than £1,000."
  • Thievesbroketheshopwindowandcarriedoffjewelleryworth thousands ofpounds.
  • Buying thoseshareswas a veryfar-sightedmove- they must be worth tentimestheiroriginalvaluenow.
  • Anypaintingby Van Gogh is worth afortune.
  • Thecountryexportsgoodsworth $600 millionperannum.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • spend
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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worthadjective(IMPORTANCE)

be worthsomething
B1
to beimportantorinterestingenough toreceiveaparticularaction:
值得…
Ithinkthismatteris worthourattention.我觉得这件事值得我们注意。
When you're in Reykjavík, theNationalMuseum is worth avisit.如果你在雷克雅未克，那里的国家博物馆值得参观。
More examples
  • This is amovieworthseeingforitseffectsalone.
  • Only a fewpeoplearesuccessfulassportsprofessionals, but it's worth giving it a go.
  • We need toassesswhether theprojectis worth doing.
  • It's asteepclimbto thetopof themountain, but theviewis worth it.
  • You couldaskhim if he'swilling- it's worth atry.
be worthhaving/doing something
to beimportantorusefulto have or do:
值得拥有／做…
There's nothing worthreadingin thisnewspaper.这份报纸中没什么值得一读的。
If you are ayoung,inexperienceddriver, it is worth havingcomprehensiveinsurance.如果你是一位初出茅庐的年轻司机，买一份全险是必要的。
It'sworthrememberingthatpricesgo up inFebruary.值得记住的是，价格在2月上涨。
worth it
enjoyableenough orproducingenoughadvantagesto make thenecessaryeffort,risk,pain, etc.seemacceptable:
值得（努力、冒险、忍受痛苦等）去做
It was alongclimbto thetopof thehill, but it was worth it for theviewfrom thetop.攀登到山顶要很长时间，但为了能看到山顶上的风景，这是值得的。
Don'ttireyourself out, Geri, it's really not worth it.格里，别把自己累坏了，那真的不值得。
After theplasticsurgeryI had twoblackeyesand myfacewas veryswollen. But Iknewit would be worth it.整容手术之后，我双眼发青，而且肿得非常厉害。但我知道这是值得的。
Forget him,sweetheart, - he's just not worth it.忘了他吧，亲爱的——他不值得你这样。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Useful or advantageous
  • advantageous
  • advantageously
  • all-singing
  • amiss
  • asset
  • fecund
  • foil
  • fruitfully
  • fruitfulness
  • functionally
  • gainfully
  • general
  • preferential
  • productive
  • productively
  • profitable
  • profitably
  • wholesomeness
  • win-win
  • worthwhile
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Grammar

Worthorworthwhile?
Worth and worthwhile are adjectives.…

Idioms

be worthyour/itsweight in gold
be worthyourwhile
for allyouare worth
for what it's worth
if it/a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well
makesomething/itworthyourwhile
not worth the papersomethingis printed/written on
what's it worth (to you)?
worthyoursalt
worth
noun
uk
/wɜːθ/us
/wɝːθ/

worthnoun(MONEY)

[U]
theamountofmoneythat something can besoldfor;value:
价格；价值
Theestimatedworth of theplasticsandpetrochemicalindustryis about $640billion.塑料与石化工业的估计价值约为6，400亿美元。
£20, $100, etc. worth ofsomething
theamountof something that you couldbuyfor £20, $100, etc.:
价值20英镑／100美元（等等）的…
$4 million worth ofsouvenirsandgiftitemshave beenproducedfor theevent.已为这次活动制作了价值400万美元的纪念品和礼品。
More examples
  • Heboughta dollar's worth ofstamps.
  • Hetriedtoreadbooksofrealworth.
  • She got her money's worth out of thatcoat.
  • Thelorrycontainedthousands ofpoundsworth ofcontraband.
  • I've got £20,000 worth ofcoverfor thecontentsof myhouse.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • spend
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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worthnoun(IMPORTANCE)

[U]
theimportanceorusefulnessof something or someone:
重要性；作用
Hefeltas though he had no worth.他觉得自己似乎一无是处。
She hasprovedher worth onnumerousoccasions.她已经在众多场合证明了自己的作用。
Thestudyprovedthat women werepaidless than menholdingjobsofcomparableworth.研究证明，在从事同等重要的工作时，女性得到的报酬要比男性少。
More examples
  • Heprovedhis worth to theteambyscoringtwogoalsin thefinal.
  • Hebehavedlike apersonofgreatworth.
  • His worth to theschoolwasincalculable.
  • Theanti-lockbrakesprovedtheirworth when thecarwasnearlyinvolvedin anaccident.
  • It was hard toassessthe worth of hiscontributionto thediscussion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Importance - general words
  • centre of gravity
  • cornerstone
  • criticality
  • focus
  • grandness
  • gravitas
  • import
  • overfocus
  • pertinence
  • pre-eminence
  • precedence
  • salience
  • seriousness
  • status
  • supremacy
  • transcendence
  • urgency
  • value
  • weight
  • weightage
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worthnoun(AMOUNT)

a month's, a year's, etc. worth ofsomething
anamountof something that will last amonth, ayear, etc. or thattakesamonth, ayear, etc. to do:
可持续（或需花费）一个月／一年（等等）的…
a month's worthofgroceryshopping买的够一个月用的食品杂货
I've done three hour's worthofworkthismorning.今天早晨我已经完成的工作顶得上3个小时的工作量。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of volume: informal
  • -ful
  • armload
  • basin
  • basketful
  • bucketful
  • eyeful
  • fistful
  • forkful
  • glassful
  • handful
  • jugful
  • pocketful
  • pot
  • roomful
  • scoop
  • spoon
  • tablespoonful
  • tankful
  • tbsp.
  • truckload
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Idiom

getyourmoney's worth
(Definition ofworthfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

worth| American Dictionary

worth
noun[U]
us
/wɜrθ/

worthnoun[U](MONEY)

theamountofmoneythat something can besoldfor:
Theestimatedworth of herjewelsaloneis about $30 million.
Aparticularamountof money’s worth of something is theamountofmoneythat itcosts:
$20 worth ofgasoline

worthnoun[U](IMPORTANCE)

theimportanceorusefulnessof something or someone:
asenseofpersonalworth
Somepeoplearemodestto thepointof notrealizingtheirtrueworth.

worthnoun[U](AMOUNT)

anamountof something that will last astatedperiodoftimeor thattakesastatedamountoftimeto do:
We got a week’s worth ofdiapersat thesupermarket.
When thecomputercrashed, welostsix month’s worth ofwork.

Idioms

worth it
worthyourwhile
worth
adjective[not gradable]
us
/wɜrθ/

worthadjective[not gradable](IMPORTANCE)

importantorusefulenough to have or do:
There are only two things worthreadingin thisnewspaper– the TVlistingsand thesportspage.
I don’tthinkit’s worthtalkingabout any more.

worthadjective[not gradable](MONEY)

having avalueinmoneyof:
They’reasking$10,000 for thecar, but I don’tthinkit’s worth that much.
It is anexpensiverestaurant, but forspecialoccasionsit’s worth it(= thevalueof what you get isequalto themoneyspent).
If apersonis worth aparticularamountofmoney, thepersonhas thatamountorownsthings that wouldcostthatamount:
She must be worth at leasthalfa million.
(Definition ofworthfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

worth| Business English

worth
adjective[not before noun]
uk
/wɜːθ/us
having aparticularvalue:
Thesharesare worth 262p.
Taxcutsworth $10billionshould givebusinessesaboost.
owningaparticularamountofmoney:
Asownerofalmost25% of thecompany, she's worth anestimated$10billion.
be worth it
to be ofreasonableor goodvaluefor theprice:
He says the $349costwaswell worth it.
enjoyableenough orproducingenoughadvantagesto make thenecessaryeffort,risk, etc.seemacceptable:
Webelievetheextratimeandattentiontodetailis worth it.
It's been hardworkbut worth it.
be worth doing
useful,important, or good enough to be asuitablerewardfor themoneyortimespentor theeffortmade:
Manyincomefundsare worthconsideringsince thetotalreturnis oftenbetterthan from agrowthfund.
It is worthkeepinganeyeonratesover the comingweeks.
be worth sth
to beimportantorinterestingenough to be areasonfor doing something:
worth a look/tryThisinvestmentcould beriskybut it's worth atry.
worth
noun[U]
uk
/wɜːθ/us
thevalueof something:
They wereforcedtoselltheirsharesfor one-tenth oftheirworth.
theamountof something that you canbuywith aparticularamountofmoney:
$10/€50/£300, etc. worth of sthShebought$200 worth ofclothes.

See also

comparable worth
net worth
(Definition ofworthfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworth

worth
The 'could' in the first sentence isworthnoting but, passing quickly over this point, the 10 per cent figure seems arbitrary, at best.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given that such an exercise is not costless, it is onlyworthundertaking if the benefit from doing so outweighs the costs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It isworthexamining an ensemble of feature vectors to maximise the creative potential of the system.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For this reason alone, this valuable and often stimulating book isworthreading.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Its implications areworthconsidering, particularly in the light of the post-processualist rush to embrace alternative, indigenous voices throughout the world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Worth£400 a year, he was a fundraiser for nonconformist clergy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It isworthemphasising that without delayed instantiation, rebinding in these examples would not be possible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is not the only possible interpretation of these facts, but it is a possible one, and oneworthconsidering.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It isworthnoting that the amount and quality of published evidence about a procedure has the potential to influence recommendations in different ways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To illustrate why transposition is the best explanation of this phenomenon, it isworthconsidering a range of possible solutions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is wellworthreading for anyone interested in some, or all, of those subjects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is future potential worths that are not realized because of premature deaths that matter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is a relatively easy target for critical theory andwortha book on its own.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is alsoworthpointing out that it is not simply the number of features that is the key to successful classification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it isworthnoting that this value remains zero for the simulations in which only 20% of the samples are corrupted by noise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithworth

worth

These are words often used in combination withworth.

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equal worth
But for him, the major question is the contradiction between the democratic notion ofequalworthand the persistence of extensive social and economic inequalities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
inherent worth
No matter what theinherentworthand particular nature of an ideal may be, they will depend solely on the human and moral factors brought to bear upon that ideal.
From theCambridge English Corpus
intrinsic worth
Such human minutiae enrich and entwine our lives and form a part of theirintrinsicworth.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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