| 词汇 | worthwhile |
| 释义 | worthwhileWord family noun worth worthlessness worthy unworthiness adjective worth worthless worthwhile worthy ≠ unworthy worthfuladverbworthlessly worth·while /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl◂ $ ˌwɜːrθ-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj USEFULif something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it 重要的；有益的；值得做的 He wanted to do a worthwhile job. 他想做有意义的工作。 We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people). 我们决定把这笔钱投入到慈善事业中。 it is worthwhile to do something I thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter. 我认为有必要澄清事实。 it is worthwhile doing something ► see thesaurus at useful It wasn’t worthwhile continuing with the project. 这个项目不值得再继续了。 Examples from the Corpus worthwhile• Didn't I almost want there to be some one - to make the fight worthwhile?• Ephesus alone made the trip worthwhile.• It was all part of a life that made me feel secure in the belief that at last I had found something worthwhile.• Patients who had experienced such treatment reported, on average, that small improvements in survival would make the treatment worthwhile.• Programs like this one get kids involved in worthwhile activities.• I don't ask, of course, because I wouldn't get any worthwhile answer.• More typical is the partial cure where the doctors could say that the treatment was worthwhile but the future uncertain.• How can I teach her that the worthwhile enterprise is the enterprise of learning to live with our scars?• This says much about the worthwhile underlying values of social work and provides grounds for hope. worthwhile cause• Council leader Christopher Kingsley said the restoration project will create local jobs and was a worthwhile cause.• It's a simple idea which should channel hundreds of millions of pounds into worthwhile causes.• Triodos's range of accounts includes six Partnership Accounts that allow savers to channel money into worthwhile causes.• If you wish to contribute to this worthwhile cause, please see below for details. |
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