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worth

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worth1 /wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj
1  be worth something VALUE
a) to have a value in money 值…錢
The house must be worth quite a lot of money now.
這房子現在一定值大錢了。
One of the pictures is worth £50,000.
其中一幅畫值5萬英鎊。
Do you know how much the ring is worth?
你知道這枚戒指值多少錢嗎？
This art collection is worth a fortune (=worth a very large amount of money).
這批藝術收藏品價值連城。
be worth nothing/not be worth anything
It’s a very old machine so I shouldn’t think it’s worth anything.
這台機器已經很舊，因此我覺得它一文不值。
b) to have money or possessions that have value 擁有…價值的財産
I’ve heard that he’s worth over $2 million.
我聽說他有兩百多萬美元的身家。
The man who founded the company must be worth a fortune.
創立這家公司的人一定家財不菲。
Worth is not a verb. Do not say that something ‘worths’ something.
worth 不是動詞，不要說 something ‘worths’ something。
2  be worth (doing) something 
a) USEFULused to say that something is interesting, useful, or helpful 值得做某事
A lot of the small towns in the area are definitely worth visiting.
這個地區的許多小鎮確實值得去看一看。
The film is well worth seeing.
這部影片很值得一看。
worth a trip/visit etc
The local museum is worth a visit.
當地這家博物館值得參觀。
b) used to say that someone should do something because they will gain something from it 應該做某事
be worth doing something
It’s worth checking the details of the contract before you sign it.
在合同上簽字之前應該核對細節。
It’s well worth getting there early if you want a good seat.
你如果想要一個好座位，就該早點到那裏。
be worth the time/effort/work
It was a great evening, and definitely worth all the hard work.
那個夜晚太美妙了，所有的辛苦絕對沒有白費。
3  be worth it informal used to say that you gain something from an action 值得
It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it.
雖然非常辛苦，但是值得。
4  be not worth it informal used to say that you do not gain anything from an action 不值得；徒勞
I thought about trying to talk to him about it, but decided it wasn’t worth it.
我曾經想過和他談談這件事，不過最後還是認爲談了也是白談。
5  be worth somebody’s while (to do/doing something) spoken used to say that someone should spend time or money on something because they will gain something from it 值得某人花時間[錢]（去做某事）
It might be worth your while to talk to the head of department.
和部門主管談談也許對你會有好處。
Some people feel it’s not worth their while working if they can get money from the state.
有些人覺得要是可以從政府那裏拿到錢就沒有必要去工作。
6  make it worth somebody’s while spokenPAY FOR to offer something to someone so that they will do something for you 酬謝某人，給某人報酬
He promised to make it worth our while.
他答應要酬謝我們。
7. what’s it worth (to you)? spokenPAY FOR used humorously to ask someone how they will reward you if you do something for them 有什麽好處？〔用於替别人做事時問對方會怎樣酬謝自己；幽默用法〕
8  for what it’s worth spokenNOT SURE used when you are giving someone information, to say that you are not sure how useful it is 不管有沒有價值〔用於表示自己提供的資料不一定有用〕
Here’s the list of names, for what it’s worth.
這裏有一張名單，不一定能派上用場。
9  for all you are/he is etc worth LOT/VERY MUCHwith as much effort as possible 竭盡全力
He was pulling the rope for all he was worth.
他在拼命拉繩子。
10  worth his/her salt doing their job well or deserving respect 勝任工作；應受尊敬
Any player worth his salt would love to play for his country.
任何一名值得尊敬的運動員都願意爲國家效力。
11  worth your/its etc weight in gold very useful 非常有用
In these mountains, an experienced guide is worth his weight in gold.
在這群山裏，一位經驗豐富的向導是極有幫助的。
worth2 ●●● W3 noun [uncountableU]
1  ten pounds’ worth/$500 worth etc of something an amount of something worth ten pounds, $500 etc 價值10英鎊/500美元等的東西
a chance to win £2,000 worth of computing equipment
一次赢取價值2,000英鎊的電腦設備的機會
The fire caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage.
火災造成了數千英鎊的損失。
2  ten minutes’ worth/a week’s worth etc of something XXsomething that takes ten minutes, a week etc to happen, do, or use 可維持[使用]十分鐘/一星期等的某物；需要十分鐘/一星期等來完成的某事物
We had only three days’ worth of food left.
我們只剩下夠吃三天的食物了。
3  how good or useful something is or how important it is to people 價值；意義；作用；重要性 SYN value
The new computer system has already proved its worth.
新的計算機系統已經證明了它的價值。
4  VALUEhow much money something is worth 〔金錢上的〕價值 SYN value
It is difficult to estimate the current worth of the company.
很難估算出這家公司當前的資産價值。
Examples from the Corpus
worth• Phone hackers made $ 35,000 worth of calls over the course of several months.• He wins £100 worth of Phoenix 2000 fish food.• What's the current worth of the company?• Over 50 people were killed and millions of dollars' worth of carpets and other goods were destroyed.• They require hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new equipment and fiber optic backbone to make them two-way streets.
From Longman Business Dictionary
worthworth1 /wɜːθwɜːrθ/ noun [uncountableU]
1the value of something in money
The balance sheet will not show the current worth of the company.
I am willing to buy £100,000 worth of bonds.
2ten hours’ worth/a week’s etc worth of something something that takes ten hours, a week etc to happen or to do
You may be faced with two days’ worth of maintenance.
Investors risk losing a few months’ worth of interest.
→ see also comparable worth, net worth
worthworth2 prepositionprep [uncountableU]
1be worth to have a particular value in money
What is the publishing group worth?
The company’s assets are worth $70 a share.
defense contracts worth $10 billion
2be worth millions/a fortune informal to be extremely rich
Whoever invented the Internet must be worth a fortune.
3if it is worth doing something, or if something is worth doing, an advantage will be gained by doing it
If commission fees are cut any further, it simply won’t be worth doing business anymore.
Origin worth1
Old English weorth “worthy, of a particular value”
 worth2
Old English weorth
worth1 adjectiveadjworth2 noun
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