【每日英语】worth的用法：形容词和名词
1）形容词adjective UK /wɜːθ/ US /wɝːθ/
worth adjective (MONEY)
B1
having a particular value, especially in money值…钱的
Our house is worth £200,000.我们的房子价值约20万英镑。
Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.缴获了价值约500万美元的海洛因。
informal
having a particular amount of money
拥有…财产的
She must be worth at least half a million.她肯定拥有价值至少50万的财产。
be worth it: to be of reasonable or good value for the price是值得的;物有所值
Four days' car hire costs £150, which is well worth it for the freedom it gives you.租车4天需花费150英镑，但它给了你行动自由，这样来说还是十分值得的。
2）形容词worth adjective (IMPORTANCE)
be worth sth
to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action值得…
I think this matter is worth our attention.我觉得这件事值得我们注意。
When you're in Reykjavík, the National Museum is worth a visit.如果你在雷克雅未克，那里的国家博物馆值得参观。
be worth having/doing sth
to be important or useful to have or do
值得拥有／做…
There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper.这份报纸中没什么值得一读的。
worth it
enjoyable enough or producing enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable
值得（努力、冒险、忍受痛苦等）去做
3）名词worth
worth noun
the amount of money that something can be sold for; value价格;价值
The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion.塑料与石化工业的估计价值约为6，400亿美元。
£20, $100, etc. worth of sth: the amount of something that you could buy for £20, $100, etc.价值20英镑／100美元（等等）的…
$4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event.已为这次活动制作了价值400万美元的纪念品和礼品。
4）名词worth noun (IMPORTANCE)
the importance or usefulness of something or someone
重要性；作用
He felt as though he had no worth.他觉得自己似乎一无是处。
5）名词worth noun (AMOUNT)
a month's, a year's, etc. worth of sth
:an amount of something that will last a month, a year, etc. or that takes a month, a year, etc. to do
可持续（或需花费）一个月／一年（等等）的…
a month's worth of grocery shopping买的够一个月用的食品杂货
I've done three hour's worth of work this morning.今天早晨我已经完成的工作顶得上3个小时的工作量。