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  • Derivatives : adj  worthy ; adj  worthless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

worth [wəːθ]
  1. 1. noun [u] 价值
  2. 2. adjective to be worth £50 值50英镑
    it's worth it
    这是值得的
    how much is it worth?
    它值多少钱？
    400 dollars' worth of damage
    价值400美元的损失
    50 pence worth of apples
    50便士的苹果
    it would be worth your while to do something about the problem
    花工夫处理这个问题是值得的
    it would be (well) worth doing...
    (很)值得做...

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

worth [wɝθ] [wəːθ]
  1. 1. noun 价值；货币价值
    It's a stamp of great worth.
    这张邮票价值连城。
  2. 2. noun 物质价值；品格
  3. 3. noun 财富；财产
  4. 4. noun 值（若干）的量
    a dime's worth of nuts
    一角钱的核桃
    I finished threehours' worth of work last night.
    昨晚我完成了三个小时的工作。
  5. 5. adjective 值得…的；有…价值的
    not worth the effort
    不值得费那么大劲
  6. 6. adjective 值…的；相当于…的价值的
    a book that is worth $50
    一本值50美元的书
  7. 7. adjective 拥有…价值的财产
    a man worth half a million
    拥有50万元财富的人

Collins English-English Dictionary

worth [w3ːθ]
  1. 1. adj [governing a noun with prepositional force] worthy of; meriting or justifying
    it's not worth discussing
    an idea worth some thought
  2. 2. adj having a value of
    the book is worth 30 pounds
  3. 3. n high quality; excellence
  4. 4. n value, price
  5. 5. n the amount or quantity of something of a specified value
    five pounds worth of petrol
  6. 6. n [Etymology] Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths
worth [w3ːθ]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] [archaic] to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day)
  2. 2. vi. [Etymology] Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn
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Examples

not worth a fig
毫不足取 → fig
not worth a hill of beans
毫无价值 → hill of beans
not worth a hoot
毫无价值 → hoot
a dime's worth of nuts
一角钱的核桃 → worth
not worth the effort
不值得费那么大劲 → worth
a book that is worth $50
一本值50美元的书 → worth
a man worth half a million
拥有50万元财富的人 → worth
woe worth the day
今天真倒霉 → worth
The watch is worth 500 to 600 dollars.
那个表价值五百到六百美元。
His car is worth about £20 000.
他的车价值两万英镑。
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