Worth

(noun.) the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful.

(noun.) French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895).

(noun.) an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; '10 dollars worth of gasoline'.

(adj.) having a specified value; 'not worth his salt'; 'worth her weight in gold' .

整理:米莉

• Remember what I told you on the moor--and ask yourself what my assertion is worth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• An old woman's advice is sometimes worth taking, sir, she said. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• As mere school studies, their acquisition has only a technical worth. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• It is worth while to glance here very briefly at the circumstances of his life. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It's not worth much to him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Come, that is worth hearing. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Now the question is whether it's worth-while to undo all that has been done. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In the English coin, it exchanges for about fifteen ounces, that is, for more silver than it is worth, according to the common estimation of Europe. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• There is one other point which is worth notice. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The Moors have some small silver coins and also some silver slugs worth a dollar each. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I could ask old women about their rheumatisms and order half-a-crown's worth of soup for the poor. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This is not worth much. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It is not worth while, Harriet, to give Mrs. Ford the trouble of two parcels. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Still, you are worth waiting for. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• My poor good Rawdon is worth ten of this creature. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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