worth

1. V-T 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]

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。

His mother inherited a business worth 15,000 dollars a year. 他的母亲继承了一个每年盈利15000美元的商行。

2. COMB in QUANT 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]

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 Worth is also a pronoun. 价值…的

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 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]

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

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 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]

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。

Most things worth having never come easy. 大多数值得拥有的东西一向来之不易。

7. V-T 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]

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。

This restaurant is well worth a visit. 这家饭店很值得光顾。

8. PHRASE 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

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