worth /wɜːθ/ star4 CET4 TEM4

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something is worth a particular amount of money, it can be sold for that amount or is considered to have that value. 值…钱 [v-link 'worth' amount]

  例：

  A local jeweler says the pearl is worth at least $500.

  一位本地珠宝商说这颗珍珠至少值$500。

• 2.  

  COMB in QUANT（与数量词结合的复合词） Worth combines with amounts of money, so that when you talk about a particular amount of money's worth of something, you mean the quantity of it that you can buy for that amount of money. 价值…的 [QUANT 'of' n]

  例：

  I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips.

  我去买了价值约六美元的土豆片。

• 3.  

  PRON（代词） Worth is also a pronoun. 价值…的

  例：

  Gold reserves had fallen to less than $3 billion worth.

  黄金储备已经降价至30亿美元以下。

• 4.  

  COMB in QUANT（与数量词结合的复合词） Worth combines with time expressions, so you can use worth when you are saying how long an amount of something will last. For example, a week's worth of food is the amount of food that will last you for a week. 可维持 (一段时间) 的东西 [QUANT 'of' n]

  例：

  You've got three years' worth of research money to do what you want with.

  你有可维持3年的研究经费来做你想做的事情。

• 5.  

  PRON（代词） Worth is also a pronoun. 可维持 (一段时间) 的…

  例：

  There's really not very much food down there. About two weeks' worth.

  那里真的没什么食物了。大约能维持两周的。

• 6.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you say that something is worth having, you mean that it is pleasant or useful, and therefore a good thing to have. 值得 (拥有) [v-link 'worth' -ing]

  例：

  He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying.

  他已经决定去看一下那所房子，看看是否值得买。

• 7.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something is worth a particular action, or if an action is worth doing, it is considered to be important enough for that action. 值得 (做…) [v-link 'worth' n/-ing]

  例：

  I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it?

  我正把大量的金钱和时间花在这艘船上，但这样做值得。

• 8.  

  PHRASE（习语） If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort. 值得 (花某人精力) 的

  例：

  It might be worth your while to go to court and ask for the agreement to be changed.

  你花精力上法庭请求更改协议可能会是值得的。

• 9.  

  （） worth your weight in gold →see weight