网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 worth
释义 worth
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
MONEY 钱
 ESSENTIAL 
■having a particular value, especially in money 值…钱的
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.缴获价值约500万美元的海洛因。
■informal
■having a particular amount of money 拥有…财产的
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
■to be of reasonable or good value for the price 是值得的;物有所值
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
IMPORTANCE 重要
be worth sth
 ESSENTIAL 
■to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action 值得…
I think this matter is worth our attention.我觉得这件事值得我们注意。
When you're in Reykjavik, the National Museum is worth a visit.如果你在雷克雅维克,那里的国家博物馆值得参观。
be worth having/doing sth
 ESSENTIAL 
■to be important or useful to have or do 值得拥有/做…
There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper.这份报纸中没甚么值得一读。
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,买一份综合保险是必要的。
It's worth remembering that prices go up on February 1st.值得记住的是,价格于二月一日上涨。
worth it
 IMPROVER 
■enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable 值得(努力、冒险、忍受痛苦等)去做
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 was very swollen. But I knew it would be worth it.整形手术之后,我双眼发青,而且肿得非常厉害。但我知道这是值得的。
Forget him, love, - he's just not worth it.忘了他吧,亲爱的——他不值得你这样。
  Common Learner Errors   be worth doing somethingWhen worth is followed by a verb, that verb cannot be in the infinitive with 'to'.Do not say 'be worth to do something', say be worth doing something :
Do you think it's worth to ask Patrick first?Do you think it's worth asking Patrick first?
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
be worth your/its weight in gold
■to be very useful or helpful 非常有用;很有帮助
This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know about cookery.这本烹饪书非常有用——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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
be worth your while  ADVANCED 
■to be an activity or action that you will get an advantage from 值得去做;对…有好处
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
for all you are worth informal
■If you do something for all you are worth, you put a lot of effort into it 拼命;全力以赴
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
for what it's worth informal
■said when you are giving someone a piece of information and you are not certain if that information is useful or important 不管有用与否;无论价值如何
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 eastern arts group in the West.无论是否重要,他们是西方唯一一个最为成功的东方艺术群体。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
If it /a thing is worth doing , it's worth doing well. saying
■used to emphasize that if you are going to spend time doing a piece of work, you should do it as well as possible 值得做的事情,就要把它做好
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
make sth/it worth your while informal
■to pay you money to do something 为做…付给报酬
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
not worth the paper sth is printed / written on
■If a document or agreement is not worth the paper it is written/printed on, it is of very little value. (文件或协议)毫无价值的
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
What's it worth (to you)? informal mainly humorous
■said when you want to know what someone will give you if you give them the piece of information they have asked for 对我会有甚么好处呢?
"Do you know where Dave's living at the moment?" "What's it worth?"“你知不知道戴夫现在住在哪里?”“告诉你对我有甚么好处?”
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] adjective
worth your salt
■good at your job 称职的;胜任的
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] noun
MONEY 钱
 ESSENTIAL  uncountable
■the amount of money which something can be sold for; value 价格;价值
The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion.塑胶与石化工业的估计价值约为6,400亿美元。
£20/$100, etc. worth of sth
 ESSENTIAL 
■the amount of something that you could buy for £20/$100, etc 价值20英镑/100美元等的…
$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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] noun
IMPORTANCE 重要性
 ESSENTIAL  uncountable
■the importance or usefulness of something or someone 重要性;作用
He felt as though he had no worth.他觉得自己似乎无足轻重。
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。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] noun
AMOUNT 数量
a month's/year's, etc. worth of sth
■an amount of something which will last a month/year, etc. or which takes a month/year, etc. to do 可持续(或需花费)一个月/一年等的…
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.我今早已完成的工作顶得上三个小时的工作量。
UK [wɜ:θ] US [wɝ:θ] noun
get your money's worth
■to get good value 钱花得值
We were determined to get our money's worth from our day tickets and went to every museum in the city.我们决心令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。
随便看

 

101BT英语在线翻译词典收录了36528条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 101BT.net All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/27 11:47:08