
worth的用法.doc
2页worth的用法worth意为“值……的,有……的价值的”等,常常用作形容词,在句中一般作表语,有时也可用作定语,如:a place worth seeing(值得一看的地方),a dictionary worth $50(一本值50美元的词典)等 worth用作表语时,不能单独使用,其后通常接动词的-ing形式,而不能接动词不定式常用的句式有:1. “主语+be+worth+动词的-ing形式+……”此时,句子的主语就是worth之后动词-ing形式的逻辑宾语例如:Now John is worth talking to.(现在值得与约翰谈一谈 He isn ' t worth getting angry with.(犯不上跟他生气 注意:动词的-ing形式之后的介词不可省去worth后面的动词-ing形式一般用主动形式表示被动意义,而不能直接用被动形式试比较: 正: The film isn ' t worth seeing. 误:The film isn ' t worth being seen.2. “It(形式主语)+be+worth+动词的-ing形式+……”例如:I ' t isn ' t worth repairing the bike.这辆自行车不值得修理了。
Is it worth visiting the city?这个城市值得参观吗?一般来说,worth前面可用well, really, very much, hardly, easily等词语修饰,但一般不用very修饰例如:This is really worth doing.这确实值得一做 He has something very much worth saying.他有些话很值得讲请比较: 正: This book is worth reading. 正: It is worth reading this book. 正: This book is well worth reading. 误: Reading this book is worth. 误: This book is worth being read. 误: This book is very worth reading.worth的下列用法也值得注意: ①表示“值(多少钱)”的意思时,其后主要接表示钱数或类似的词语例如:This picture is worth 100 yuan.这幅画值100元。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手谚语)②表示“值得”的意思,后接某些名词例如:His words are worth notice.他的话值得注意 Is it worth all the trouble?费那么多事值得吗? ③表示“拥有……价值的财产”的意思例如:He is worth a million dollars.他拥有百万家产 ④用作名词,表示物质、精神等方面的“价值”时,worth是不可数名词,如:a picture of great worth一幅价值昂贵的画a man of worth很有价值的人 ⑤用在一些习惯用语中,如:for all one is worth (尽力,尽量地),for what it ' s worth(不论真伪),worth one ' s salt(胜任的,称职的,值得雇佣的)worth somebody ' s while(值得某人花精力[时间]的)。
