worthwhile

adj.

1. 重要的；令人愉快的；有趣的；值得花时间（或花钱、努力等）
   important, enjoyable, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on
   1. It was in aid of a worthwhile cause (= a charity, etc.) .
      这是在为高尚的事业尽一份力。
   2. The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.
      她脸上的笑容使得这一切都非常值得。
   3. High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad.
      英国的高价足以使买主把视线转向国外。
   4. It is worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations.
      把真正高质量的插图包括进去是值得的。
   5. It didn't seem worthwhile writing it all out again.
      把这再都写出来似乎不必要。

1. ADJ-GRADED 有价值的;令人愉快的；值得花费时间（或金钱、精力）的
   If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it.
   1. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile...
      总统本周的华盛顿之行看来是有价值的。
   2. ...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again...
      非常吸引人、值得再看一遍的精彩影片
   3. It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy.
      考虑一下你对投保的看法也许有所助益。

1. Their sobering conversation brought home to everyone present the serious and worthwhile work the Red Cross does.
   他们发人深省的对话使在座的每个人都清楚地认识到红十字会所从事的严肃而有价值的工作。
2. We believe the time and hard work involved in completing such an assignment are worthwhile
   我们认为完成这项任务所必须付出的时间与辛苦都是值得的。
3. We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile
   我们必须抛弃那种认为要想活得有价值就得始终取悦他人的想法。
4. If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter.
   要是用水量很小，就可以考虑装一个水表。
5. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile
   总统本周的华盛顿之行看来是有价值的。
6. It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy.
   考虑一下你对投保的看法也许有所助益。
7. The trip is not worthwhile.
   跑这一趟不值。
8. It is worthwhile.; It pays.
   划得来。
9. It isn't worthwhile spending so much time on minor problems.
   在枝节问题上犯不着花这么多时间。
10. Is it worthwhile getting angry over such a trifling matter?
    为这点小事犯得着生气吗？
11. It is worthwhile to ruminate over his remarks.
    他的话值得玩味。
12. Is it worthwhile taking such risks?
    犯得着冒这种风险吗？
13. He did not consider it worthwhile spending a lot of time on paperback thrillers.
    他认为花大量时间读惊险小说是不值得的。
14. Is it worthwhile quarrelling with him over such a trifling matter?
    为这么点儿小事犯得着和他吵吗？
15. The teacher recommended some really worthwhile novels to his students.
    老师推荐给学生一些真正有价值的小说。
16. It wasn't worthwhile to spend so much time on such a trifle.
    在这件小事上花那么多时间，真冤枉。
17. High on the list of interesting and worthwhile tools and APIs to master are those that deal with data.
    要掌握的最有吸引力和价值的是那些和数据处理有关的工具和API。
18. This may not be noticeable for most packages but is worthwhile mentioning.
    这对于大多数程序包来说并不是显而易见的，但是值得一提。
19. But it also is worthwhile, because it creates jobs and gives people access to the American dream.
    但这仍然是值得的，因为它创造了就业机会，也给了人们实现美国梦的机会。
20. This is a worthwhile job.
    这是一项值得干的工作。
21. It's times like this that make it worthwhile.
    因为有象这样的时光，才使一切都值得。
22. A very interesting and worthwhile thing to do.
    那件事情是一个非常有趣和值得去做的。
23. It made our time and work truly worthwhile.
    它使我们感到我们的时间和工作真正地有价值。
24. It's not worthwhile keeping it any longer.
    这不值得再保留了。
25. There are too many other interesting or pleasurable or worthwhile things to be doing instead.
    有趣、快乐、值得做的事情多了去了。
26. Although this experiment fails, it's still worthwhile.
    这次试验虽然失败了，但还是值得的。
27. I promise all this waiting will be worthwhile.
    我承诺你的等待是值得的。
28. Do you think it's worthwhile quarrelling with me?
    你认为和我吵值得吗？
29. Work hard to ensure your existence in this world is worthwhile.
    努力工作，确保你在这世上的存在是有价值的。
30. Do you think it worthwhile to spend so much time and energy arranging an activity like this?
    你认为是否值得花这么多的时间和精力来安排这样一个活动？

  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

1. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
   1. a worthwhile book