英语词汇“worth the while”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Now only in worth the while (now rare or archaic), worth one's while, worth while: often merely = worth doing, profitable, advantageous (the notion of time being weakened or lost). to make it worth (a person's) while, to give (him) sufficient recompense.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > worthwhile

whilea1387

worth the whistling1546

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > reward or recompense [verb (transitive)] > give (one) sufficient recompense

to make it worth (a person's) while1755

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 355 The queene..beet Iudas ful ofte, but al for nouȝt, ffor it was not worþ þe while.

1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 123 I would not think my pains lost, or study of the Fathers not worth the while.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §18 It had not been worth while for the soul to have been in the body.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 166 Nor is it worth ones while to teach him out of other Authors.

1755 F. Brooke Old Maid No. 4. 21 In one word, madam, make it worth my while.

1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton 31 It is worth while being a soldier to be in Ireland.

1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne III. iii. xix. 224 ‘Keep dark upon it, Bethel,’ he said, ‘I will make it worth your while.’

1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 93 It may be worth while to explain the kind of information which they give.

单词	worth the while
释义	> as lemmas worth the while b. Now only in worth the while (now rare or archaic), worth one's while, worth while: often merely = worth doing, profitable, advantageous (the notion of time being weakened or lost). to make it worth (a person's) while, to give (him) sufficient recompense. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > worthwhile whilea1387 worth the whistling1546 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > reward or recompense [verb (transitive)] > give (one) sufficient recompense to make it worth (a person's) while1755 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 355 The queene..beet Iudas ful ofte, but al for nouȝt, ffor it was not worþ þe while. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 123 I would not think my pains lost, or study of the Fathers not worth the while. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §18 It had not been worth while for the soul to have been in the body. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 166 Nor is it worth ones while to teach him out of other Authors. 1755 F. Brooke Old Maid No. 4. 21 In one word, madam, make it worth my while. 1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton 31 It is worth while being a soldier to be in Ireland. 1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne III. iii. xix. 224 ‘Keep dark upon it, Bethel,’ he said, ‘I will make it worth your while.’ 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 93 It may be worth while to explain the kind of information which they give. extracted from whilen. < as lemmas
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