adj.值得(做某事); 有(做某事)的价值
n.价值; 用处
常见结构
be worth doing sth.值得(做某事);有(做某事)的价值
be worth sth.用于“数量、持续时间等”的名词之后，表示某物价值多少金额。
The new car cost a lot of money, but it’s certainly worth it.
买这辆新汽车花了很多钱, 但确实物有所值。
The thieves stole one million pounds? worth of jewellery.
窃贼偷走了价值100万英镑的珠宝。
易混辨析
worth/worthy/worthwhile
“be worth+n.”结构中，当名词为金钱时，表示“……值……钱”。
be worth doing sth. ……某事值得被做
“be worthy of+n./doing”当名词为抽象名词时，表示 “……值得……”。
be worthy to be done/be worthy of being done
某事值得被做
It is worthwhile to do sth. 值得做某事
It is worthwhile doing sth. 值得去做某事
It is worthwhile for sb. to do/doing sth.
值得某人去做某事
The article is worthy of careful study.
=The article is worth studying carefully.
=The article is worthy of being studied carefully.
=The article is worthy to be studied carefully.
这篇文章值得仔细学习。
常见练习
单项填空
①This book is worthy of twice .(2009·12·江苏南京月考)
A. Reading B. read
C. having read D. being read
②He is well skilled playing the piano, so his music is worth . (2009·12·山东烟台模块检测)
A. with; listening B. with; listening to
C. in; listening D. in; listening to
解析： ①选D。 be worthy 后可以用不定式的被动语态或of being done结构，而worth后用动名词的主动语态表达被动概念。
②选D。be skilled in也可以用be skilled at后跟名词或动名词表示，意思是“在……方面熟练的;在……方面有能力的”。worth意思是“值得”,后跟动名词的主动语态表达被动概念。在句中，music作listen to的逻辑宾语，而listen为不及物动词，因此to不可以去掉。
