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| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (Don't risk what you have.) (谚语) | 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
yì niǎo zài shǒu shèng yú èr niǎo zài lín |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| be worth v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have the value of) | 值得
zhí dé |
| | | 价值为
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| | The dealer said the vase was worth £200 but I had hoped for more. |
| | 古董商说这花瓶值200镑，不过我本来还希望卖得更高。 |
| be worth the risk v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (merit possible danger or loss) | 值得冒险的
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| | I know it seems expensive but I know it will increase in value so I think it will be worth the risk. |
| be worth waiting for v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be good enough to justify a delay) | 值得等待
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| | It's taken a long time to finish but it's been worth waiting for. |
| for what it's worth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (in my opinion) | 不管怎么说
bù guǎn zěn me shuō |
| | | 在我看来
zài wǒ kàn lái |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
| get your money's worth v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (get good value) | 投资等获得相当的收益
tóu zī děng huò dé xiāng dāng de shōu yì |
| | (比喻) | 付出得到回报
fù chū dé dào huí bào |
| | When buying a computer, you need to do your research if you want to get your money's worth. |
| high net worth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (possession of valuable assets) | 高净值
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high net worth,
high-net-worth n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (company, individual: wealthy) (公司、个人) | 高净值的
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| net worth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (value after tax) | 净值
jìng zhí |
| not be worth the effort v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be a waste of time) | 得不偿失
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| not worth having adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of no value) | 不值得拥有
bù zhí de yōng yǒu |
| | The standard version is not worth having because it lacks the most-desired functions on the deluxe version. |
| not worth mentioning adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (trivial, insignificant) | 不值一提的
bù zhí yì tí de |
| | The slight inconvenience of having to wait is not worth mentioning. The tiny amount of sodium in grapefruit is not worth mentioning. |
| self-worth nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (self-esteem) | 自我价值
zì wǒ jià zhí |
| | Victims of abuse often have little sense of their own self-worth. |
two cents,
two cents' worth exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (opinion) | 浅见
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| | | 拙见
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| 备注: 通常是谦逊的说法 |
| worth it adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (worthwhile) (非正式用语) | 值得的
zhí dé de |
| | I was going to go to the shops but I decided it wasn't worth it in the end. |
| worth its weight in gold adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (very useful) | 极有价值
jí yǒu jià zhí |
| | If you use the internet much, a broadband connection is worth its weight in gold. |
| worth the money adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (good enough to merit its cost) | 值这些钱的
zhí zhè xiē qián de |
| | | 物有所值的
wù yǒu suǒ zhí de |
| | Flying may be more expensive, but it's worth the money if you want to avoid traffic. |