worth
adjective uk/wɜːθ/ us/wɝːθ/
(MONEY)
B1 值…钱的
having a particular value, especially in money
Our house is worth £200,000. 我们的房子价值约20万英镑。
Heroin worth about $5 million was seized. 缴获了价值约500万美元的海洛因。
informal拥有…财产的
having a particular amount of money
She must be worth at least half a million. 她肯定拥有价值至少50万的财产。
be worth it 是值得的;物有所值
to be of reasonable or good value for the price
Four days' car hire costs £150, which is well worth it for the freedom it 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
- "I paid £2,000 for this car." "You've been had, mate. It's not worth more than £1,000."
- Thieves broke the shop window and carried off jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
- Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move - they must be worth ten times their original value now.
- Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune.
- The country exports goods worth $600 million per annum.
(IMPORTANCE)
be worth somethingB1 值得…
to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action
I think this matter is worth our attention. 我觉得这件事值得我们注意。
When you're in Reykjavík, the National Museum is worth a visit. 如果你在雷克雅未克，那里的国家博物馆值得参观。
be worth having/doing something 值得拥有／做…
to be important or useful to have or do
There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper. 这份报纸中没什么值得一读的。
If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. 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's worth remembering that prices go up in February. 值得记住的是，价格在2月上涨。
worth it 值得（努力、冒险、忍受痛苦等）去做
enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable
It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top. 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't tire yourself out, Geri, it's really not worth it. 格里，别把自己累坏了，那真的不值得。
After the plastic surgery I had two black eyes and my face was very swollen. But I knew it 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。
Idioms
be worth your/its weight in goldidiom 非常有用；很有帮助
to be very useful or helpful
This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know. 这本烹调书非常有用——它会告诉你对烹调所需要了解的一切。
Boys who can sing like that are worth their weight in gold to the choir. 唱得那么好的男孩对合唱队来说是非常有价值的。
be worth your whileidiom C2 值得去做；对…有好处
to be an activity or action that you will get an advantage from
It's worth your while taking out travel insurance before you travel. 在旅行前购买旅行保险是值得的。
for all you are worthidiom informal 拼命；全力以赴
If you do something for all you are worth, you put a lot of effort into it.
We pushed the car for all we were worth, but we still couldn't get it started. 我们拼命推那辆车，可仍然无法使它发动起来。
for what it's worthidiom informal 不管有用与否;无论价值如何
said when you are giving someone a piece of information and you are not certain if that information is useful or important
For what it's worth, I think he may be right. 不论是否有价值，我认为他可能是正确的。
They are, for what it's worth, the single most successful playhouse in the West. 无论是否重要，他们是西方唯一一个最为成功的剧院。
if it/a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing wellidiom saying 值得做的事情，就要把它做好。
used to emphasize that if you are going to spend time doing a piece of work, you should do it as well as possible
make something/it worth your whileidiom informal 为做…付给报酬
to pay someone money to do something
If you can get me the list of names I want, I'll make it worth your while. 如果你能弄到我要的名单，我会给你报酬的。
not worth the paper something is printed/written onidiom （文件或协议）毫无价值的
If a document or agreement is not worth the paper it is written/printed on, it is of very little value.
what's it worth (to you)?idiom informal mainly humorous 对我会有什么好处呢?
said when you want to know what someone will give you if you give them the piece of information they have asked for
"Do you know where Dave's living now?" "What's it worth?" “你知不知道戴夫现在住在哪里？”“告诉你对我有什么好处？”
worth your saltidiom 称职的；胜任的
good at your job
Any accountant worth their salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation. 任何称职的会计都应该了解最新的税收变化。
worth
noun uk/wɜːθ/ us/wɝːθ/
(MONEY)
[ U ]价格;价值
the amount of money that something can be sold for; value
The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion. 塑料与石化工业的估计价值约为6，400亿美元。
£20, $100, etc. worth of something 价值20英镑／100美元（等等）的…
the amount of something that you could buy for £20, $100, etc.
$4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event. 已为这次活动制作了价值400万美元的纪念品和礼品。
- More examples
- He bought a dollar's worth of stamps.
- He tried to read books of real worth.
- She got her money's worth out of that coat.
- The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.
- I've got £20,000 worth of cover for the contents of my house.
(IMPORTANCE)
[ U ]重要性；作用
the importance or usefulness of something or someone
He felt as though he had no worth. 他觉得自己似乎一无是处。
She has proved her worth on numerous occasions. 她已经在众多场合证明了自己的作用。
The study proved that women were paid less than men holding jobs of comparable worth. 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
- He proved his worth to the team by scoring two goals in the final.
- He behaved like a person of great worth.
- His worth to the school was incalculable.
- The anti-lock brakes proved their worth when the car was nearly involved in an accident.
- It was hard to assess the worth of his contribution to the discussion.
(AMOUNT)
a month's, a year's, etc. worth of something 可持续（或需花费）一个月／一年（等等）的…
an amount of something that will last a month, a year, etc. or that takes a month, a year, etc. to do
a month's worth of grocery shopping 买的够一个月用的食品杂货
I've done three hour's worth of work this morning. 今天早晨我已经完成的工作顶得上3个小时的工作量。
Idiom
get your money's worthidiom 钱花得值
to get good value
We were determined to get our money's worth from our day tickets and went to every museum in the city. 我们决心让自己的当日门票物有所值，于是去遍了城里的每一家博物馆。