worth
prep
noun
wɜːθ prep
1
be worth sth
a. to have a value in money b. to have money or possessions that have value 身价值…
The house must be worth quite a lot of money now.
这房子现在一定值大钱了。
One of the pictures is worth £50,000.
其中一幅画值 50,000 英镑。
Do you know how much the ring is worth ?
你知道这枚戒指值多少钱吗？
This art collection is worth a fortune (= worth a very large amount of money) .
这批艺术收藏品价值连城。
be worth nothing/not be worth anything
It’s a very old machine so I shouldn’t think it’s worth anything.
这台机器已经很旧，因此我觉得它一文不值。
I’ve heard that he’s worth over $2 million.
我听说他身价超过两百万美元。
The man who founded the company must be worth a fortune .
创建这家公司的人一定身价不菲。
2
be worth (doing) sth
a. used to say that something is interesting, useful, or helpful b. used to say that someone should do something because they will gain something from it 值得做某事
A lot of the small towns in the area are definitely worth visiting.
这个地区的许多小城镇确实值得一游。
The film is well worth seeing.
这部影片很值得一看。
worth a trip/visit etc
The local museum is worth a visit.
当地这家博物馆值得参观。
it is worth doing sth It’s worth checking the details of the contract before you sign it.
在合同上签字之前核对细节很有必要。
It’s well worth getting there early if you want a good seat.
你如果想占一个好座位，早点儿到那里是值得的。
be worth the time/effort/work
It was a great evening, and definitely worth all the hard work.
那个夜晚太美妙了，所有的辛苦的确没有白费。
3
be worth it
used to say that you gain something from an action [非正式] 值得 informal
It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it .
虽然非常辛苦，但是值得。
4
be not worth it
used to say that you do not gain anything from an action [非正式] 不值得; 没有必要 informal
I thought about trying to talk to him about it, but decided it wasn’t worth it .
我想过要和他谈谈这件事，不过最后认为没有必要。
5
be worth sb’s while (to do/doing sth)
used to say that someone should spend time or money on something because they will gain something from it [口] 值得某人花时间 （钱 ）（去做某事） spoken
It might be worth your while to talk to the head of department.
和部门主管谈谈也许对你会有好处。
Some people feel it’s not worth their while working if they can get money from the state.
有些人觉得要是可以从国家那里拿到钱就没有必要去工作。
6
make it worth sb’s while
to offer something to someone so that they will do something for you [口] 酬谢某人，给某人报酬 spoken
He promised to make it worth our while.
他答应要酬谢我们。
7
what’s it worth (to you)?
used humorously to ask someone how they will reward you if you do something for them [口] 会有什么好处？〔用于替别人做事时，问对方会怎样酬谢自己〕〔幽默用法〕 spoken
8
for what it’s worth
used when you are giving someone information, to say that you are not sure how useful it is [口] 不管有没有价值〔用于表示自己提供的资料不一定有用〕 spoken
Here’s the list of names, for what it’s worth.
这里有一张名单，不一定能派上用场。
9
for all you are/he is etc worth
with as much effort as possible 竭尽全力
He was pulling the rope for all he was worth.
他在拼命拉绳子。
10
worth his/her salt
10. doing their job well or deserving respect 胜任工作; 应受尊敬
Any player worth his salt would love to play for his country.
任何一名可敬的运动员都会乐意为国家效力。
11
worth Worth
Use followed by an amount to say how much money people would pay for something. worth is never a verb. worth 从不用作动词
a necklace worth $10,000
一条价值 10,000 美元的项链
The house is worth (NOT 不说 The house worths) over a million pounds.
这所房子价值一百多万英镑。
12
Worth value
can be used as a noun to talk about how much money something is worth, but it is more usual to use . worth 可以用作名词，表示某物的价值，但是 value 更常用
The value of the property has doubled.
这处房产价值翻了一番。
The current value of the car is about £1,000.
这款汽车目前的价格大约是 1000 英镑。
13
Worth value
and can be used as nouns to talk about how good or useful someone or something is. worth 和 value 都可以用作名词，表示某人或某物的价值和用处
He has demonstrated his worth/value to the company.
他展现了自己对公司的价值。
noun
14
ten pounds’ worth/$500 worth etc of sth
an amount of something worth ten pounds, $500 etc 价值十英镑/500 美元等的东西
a chance to win £2000 worth of computing equipment
一次赢得价值 2000 英镑的数据处理设备的机会
The fire caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage.
火灾造成了价值数千英镑的损失。
15
ten minutes’ worth/a week’s worth etc of sth
something that takes ten minutes, a week etc to happen, do, or use 可维持 （使用 ）十分钟/一星期等的某物; 需要十分钟/一星期等来完成的某事物
We had only three days’ worth of food left.
我们只剩下够吃三天的食物了。
16 how good or useful something is or how important it is to people 〔某物对人们非常有用或非常重要的〕价值;
The new computer system has already proved its worth.
新的计算机系统已经证实了它的价值。
17 how much money something is worth 〔某物的〕价值;
It is difficult to estimate the current worth of the company.
很难估算出这家公司当前的资产价值。