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以下是引用snowflower在2004-5-25 4:34:00的发言：
ios，我只查到worth有名词和形容词，没见到有介词的解释，请你再详细讲讲好吗，多谢多谢！
From Longman
Language: Old English
Origin: weorth 'worthy, of a particular value'
/ wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ /
worth 1 preposition
worth / wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ /
1
be worth something
a) to have a value in money
The house must be worth quite a lot of money now.One of the pictures is worth £50,000.Do you know how much the ring is worth ?This art collection is worth a fortune (=worth a very large amount of money) . be worth nothing/not be worth anything It's a very old machine so I shouldn't think it's worth anything.
b) to have money or possessions that have value
I've heard that he's worth over $2 million. The man who founded the company must be worth a fortune .
2
be worth (doing) something
a) used to say that something is interesting, useful, or helpful
A lot of the small towns in the area are definitely worth visiting.The film is well worth seeing. worth a trip/visit etc The local museum is worth a visit.
b) used to say that someone should do something because they will gain something from it
it is worth doing something
It's worth checking the details of the contract before you sign it. It's well worth getting there early if you want a good seat.
be worth the time/effort/work It was a great evening, and definitely worth all the hard work.
3
be worth it
informal used to say that you gain something from an action
It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it .
4
be not worth it
informal used to say that you do not gain anything from an action
I thought about trying to talk to him about it, but decided it wasn't worth it .
5
be worth somebody's while (to do/doing something)
spoken used to say that someone should spend time or money on something because they will gain something from it
It might be worth your while to talk to the head of department. Some people feel it's not worth their while working if they can get money from the state.
6
make it worth somebody's while
spoken to offer something to someone so that they will do something for you
He promised to make it worth our while.
7
what's it worth (to you)?
spoken used humorously to ask someone how they will reward you if you do something for them
8
for what it's worth
spoken used when you are giving someone information, to say that you are not sure how useful it is
Here's the list of names, for what it's worth.
9
for all you are/he is etc worth
with as much effort as possible
He was pulling the rope for all he was worth.
10
worth his/her salt
doing their job well or deserving respect
Any player worth his salt would love to play for his country. | 
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