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…錢[v-link 'worth' amount]

A local jeweler says the pearl is worth at least $500. 一位本地珠寶商說這顆珍珠至少值$500。

His mother inherited a business worth 15,000 dollars a year. 他的母親繼承了一個每年盈利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. 價值…的[QUANT 'of' n]

I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips. 我去買了價值約六美元的土豆片。

3. PRON Worth is also a pronoun. 價值…的

Gold reserves had fallen to less than $3 billion worth. 黃金儲備已經降價至30億美元以下。

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. 可維持 (一段時間) 的東西[QUANT 'of' n]

You've got three years' worth of research money to do what you want with. 你有可維持3年的研究經費來做你想做的事情。

5. PRON Worth is also a pronoun. 可維持 (一段時間) 的…

There's really not very much food down there. About two weeks' worth. 那裡真的沒什麽食物了。大約能維持兩周的。

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 (擁有)[v-link 'worth' -ing]

He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying. 他已經決定去看一下那所房子，看看是否值得買。

Most things worth having never come easy. 大多數值得擁有的東西一曏來之不易。

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?

我正把大量的金錢和時間花在這艘船上，但這樣做值得。

This restaurant is well worth a visit. 這家飯店很值得光顧。

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. 你花精力上法庭請求更改協議可能會是值得的。

9. worth your weight in gold→see weight