worth是什么意思

If something is worth a particular amount of money, it can be sold for that amount or is considered to have that value.

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.

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.

If you say that something is worth having, you mean that it is pleasant or useful, and therefore a good thing to have.

If something is worth a particular action, or if an action is worth doing, it is considered to be important enough for that action.

Someone's worth is the value, usefulness, or importance that they are considered to have.

If you do something for all you are worth, you do it with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

If someone does something for all it is worth, they do it as much as possible and for as long as they can get benefit from it.

If you add for what it's worth to something that you say, you are suggesting that what you are saying or referring to may not be very valuable or helpful, especially because you do not want to appear arrogant.

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.