worth

adj.

1. 有…价值；值…钱
   having a value in money, etc.
   1. Our house is worth about £100 000.
      我们的房子大约值10万英镑。
   2. How much is this painting worth?
      这幅画值多少钱？
   3. to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune (= a lot of money)
      值一大笔钱
   4. It isn't worth much.
      这不值多少钱。
   5. If you answer this question correctly, it's worth five points.
      答对了这道题可以得五分。
2. （指行动）值得，有价值
   used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc.
   1. The museum is certainly worth a visit.
      这家博物馆的确值得参观。
   2. This idea is well worth considering.
      这个想法很值得考虑。
   3. It's worth making an appointment before you go.
      去之前预约一下是值得的。
3. 值得（费周折）
   important, good or enjoyable enough to make sb feel satisfied, especially when difficulty or effort is involved
   1. Was it worth the effort?
      这值得花费力气吗？
   2. The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved.
      这座新房子确实不值这么多的花费。
   3. The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it .
      这工作需要花费很大力气，但是值得。
   4. The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny .
      这次旅行花费很大，但是花的每一分钱都不冤枉。
4. 拥有…价值的财产
   having money and possessions of a particular value
   1. He's worth £10 million.
      他拥有1 000万英镑的财产。

noun

1. 价值（十元、40英镑等）的东西
   an amount of sth that has the value mentioned
   1. The winner will receive ten pounds' worth of books.
      获胜者将得到价值十英镑的书籍。
   2. a dollar's worth of change
      一元的零钱
2. 能用（一个星期、一个月等）的东西
   an amount of sth that lasts a week, etc.
3. 价值；意义；作用
   the financial, practical or moral value of sb/sth
   1. Their contribution was of great worth.
      他们的贡献具有伟大的意义。
   2. The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth.
      这些活动有助于儿童培养自身的价值感。
   3. A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth (= show how good they are) .
      好的面试可以让求职者证明他们的价值。
   4. a personal net worth of $10 million
      价值1 000万元的个人净资产

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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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.
   1. I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips...
      我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
   2. 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。
   3. Worth is also a pronoun.
      
   4. '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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Worth is also a pronoun.
      
   4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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.
   1. No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice...
      没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。
   2. 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。
   3. This restaurant is well worth a visit...
      这家饭店非常值得光顾一番。
   4. 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 (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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Push for all you're worth!
      使足劲推！
8. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...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 (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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 (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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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

1. I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle
   我认为不值得为此花费那么多金钱和精力。
2. A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.
   价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。
3. These books might be worth £ 80 or £
   90ormoretoacollector*这些书对收藏家而言可能值八九十英镑或更多。
4. I went and bought about six dollars 'worth of potato chips
   我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Most things worth having never come easy.
   大部分值得拥有的东西都来之不易。
9. No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice
   没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。
10. 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。
11. This restaurant is well worth a visit
    这家饭店非常值得光顾一番。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Push for all you're worth!
    使足劲推！
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. I don't think it's worth that much.
    我看不值那么多。
23. How much [ What] is this worth?
    这值多少钱？
24. We worked hard, but it was worth it.
    我们费了很大力量，但是值得。
25. I know his worth.
    我了解他的品质。
26. This novel is worth reading.
    这部小说值得一读。

  worth worthwhile worthy【导航词义：值得…的】

  worth adj. 价值…的，值得…的

〔辨析〕具有介词性质的表语形容词，通常用在动词 to be 之后，其后应接名词、代词（宾格）、数词或主动形式的动名词。

  worthwhile adj. 值得的，值得做的

〔辨析〕可作表语或定语，指某事物是值得的，或某事是值得花时间、金钱、精力做的，后接动词不定式和动名词均可。

  worthy adj. 值得的，值得尊敬的

〔辨析〕作定语时，主要用于修饰人或诸如事业、生活等抽象名词；作表语时，常后接被动语态的动词不定式，或介词 of 加名词或被动语态的动名词。

adj.

for all sb/it is worth

• 竭尽全力；拼命；十分坚定
  with great energy, effort and determination
  1. He was rowing for all he was worth.
     他在拼命地划船。
• 尽量（多得）；拼命（榨取）
  in order to get as much as you can from sb/sth
  1. She is milking her success for all it's worth.
     她在利用自己成功的机会拼命捞好处。

for what it's worth

• （所说的只是个人意见）无论管不管用，不论好坏
  used to emphasize that what you are saying is only your own opinion or suggestion and may not be very helpful
  1. I prefer this colour, for what it's worth.
     无论好坏，我喜欢这个颜色。

(the game is) not worth the candle

• 得不偿失；代价太高
  the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved

not worth the paper it's written/printed on

• （尤指在法律上）毫无价值
  having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would

worth your/its salt

• 称职；胜任
  deserving respect, especially because you do your job well
  1. Any teacher worth her salt knows that.
     凡称职的教师都知道这一点。

worth your/its weight in gold

• 非常有用；很有价值
  very useful or valuable
  1. A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.
     一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。

worth sb's while

• 对…有好处（或用处）；值得
  interesting or useful for sb to do
  1. It will be worth your while to come to the meeting.
     你来参加会议对你会大有好处。
  2. He'll do the job if you make it worth his while (= pay him well) .
     你要是给他的报酬丰厚，他会做这份工作的。

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

• 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林（满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好）
  it is better to keep sth that you already have than to risk losing it by trying to get much more

more than your job's worth (to do sth)

• 工作所不允许的事；违反原则的事；可能丢饭碗的事
  not worth doing because it is against the rules or because it might cause you to lose your job
  1. It's more than my job's worth to let you in without a ticket.
     没有票就让你进去，我可能会丢饭碗的。

n.

put in your two cents' worth

put in your two cents' worth

get your money's worth

• （钱或时间等）值得花
  to get enough value or enjoyment out of sth, considering the amount of money, time, etc. that you are spending on it

noun

1. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

2. an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
   1. 10 dollars worth of gasoline