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

单词

worthy

释义

worthy¹ adjectiveworthy² noun

worthywor‧thy1 /ˈwɜːði $ ˈwɜːrði/ adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Brodkey's book is worthy bedtime reading.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But his matchwinner ten minutes from time was worthy of any international striker.
His manual was a contribution to that worthy objective.
Other strategies are worthy of note.
Roper, who is as sharp with a put-down as he is with a knockdown, has run out of worthy opponents.
To me, this would seem to be a worthy object of the game.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a worthy/deserving cause

(=a good cause)· The Red Cross is a very worthy cause.

► be worthy of mention

(=deserve to be talked about)· This book is particularly worthy of mention for the clarity of its writing.

► a worthy opponent

(=one who deserves respect)· The Democratic Senator has shown himself to be a worthy opponent.

► a worthy successor

(=someone who is good and deserves to be someone's successor)· He is proving to be a worthy successor to his father in the business.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as

· But there was no doubt that it was Rangers who deserved to emerge from this memorable encounter as worthy victors.· Often, the columnists give criteria to sellers for appraising the buyer as worthy.· And surely the cenotaph itself is as worthy a target as Churchill.· How do I know you are as worthy as he?· Local sporting traditions were ignored in favour of a handful of sports which were singled out as worthy of national broadcasting.· It was, after all, an advance to see pottery as worthy of study and publication.· No one but a native would consider such details, uninformative to the outsider, as worthy of note.

► more

· The pair have been at loggerheads over which of them was more worthy of the player of the century accolade.· Others, however, thought that there were other health problems more worthy of their attention.· I mean, wouldn't a nice tortoise be a more worthy beneficiary than the reptilian Jamie?· Find a more worthy group we did not.· Could I in fact have chosen in a manner more worthy of my dignity as a rational agent?· Such quibbling over semantics may seem petty stuff more worthy of the Académie Française, but it matters.· So much more worthy an impulse for taking an interest in a competition than patriotism.

► most

· Of them all Claythorpe watermill is the one most worthy of exploration.· Richard Lamm or billionaire Ross Perot would make the most worthy presidential candidate.

► very

· Social reform was very worthy, of course, but I confess I'd rather hear about the battles.· If they're going to carry the banner, they're very worthy.· His 78 was a very worthy contribution.

NOUN► cause

· Membership of these and other worthy causes mean that our countryside is not lost to over development.· Except all these worthy causes will be lucky to see half that $ 40 million.· Any spare cash he preferred to donate to more worthy causes.· She hoped that she did not appear to others like a worthy cause.· Certainly we're called on to make a large number of personal appearances, frequently for worthy causes.· The same logic extends easily to all sorts of other apparently worthy causes.· Would you please consider donating to this worthy cause.

► goal

· This is a worthy goal, but it should have nothing to do with the famine.· Such a fund would put more control in the hands of managers-a worthy goal in itself.

► opponent

· Belfast proved worthy opponents, attacking tenaciously and not giving at the back.· The 49ers want to validate their 7-1 first-half record with a victory over a worthy opponent.· An Orc's life is therefore spent in constant battle either with his fellow Orcs or against some worthy opponent.· Roper, who is as sharp with a put-down as he is with a knockdown, has run out of worthy opponents.· Thus, we respect a worthy opponent in the sense that we are alert to his strength.· Hilary, he's not a worthy opponent.

► successor

· A worthy successor has emerged with the Annual Gala, raising funds to help village projects and renovations.· Bob Stevenson has been a worthy successor to Methodist leaders who stamped their personalities on the county.· He has proved a worthy successor to them.

► winner

· The tourists came here principally to win the Test series and they proved to be worthy winners.· But by then Leeds were worthy winners.· It was a good goal; a worthy winner.· Elizabeth Dole and Wendy Lee Gramm would each have been worthy winners.· This time the hat-trick chance was taken and Sandrock emerged worthy winners.· Lion Cavern came from last in a slowly-run race and displayed commendable resolution to emerge a narrow but worthy winner.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be worthy of something

During these few years, the school was attended by four boys, each of whom is worthy of our attention.
Extremely accomplished and complex, Steinem is worthy of a competent and well-researched biography.
None really, but a couple of points are worthy of mention.
Not one among them was worthy of trust.
The intrigue, if one existed, was worthy of the inner circle of the Imperial court on far distant Knossos.
This three-disc, 49-cut set is worthy of four stars only if you are willing to give it a serious listen.
Too bad; the lighthouse is worthy of a visit and the setting offers a prime spot for whale-watching.
Two of these we shall not need here, but they are worthy of a mention.

► be worthy of somebody

During these few years, the school was attended by four boys, each of whom is worthy of our attention.
Extremely accomplished and complex, Steinem is worthy of a competent and well-researched biography.
None really, but a couple of points are worthy of mention.
Not one among them was worthy of trust.
The intrigue, if one existed, was worthy of the inner circle of the Imperial court on far distant Knossos.
This three-disc, 49-cut set is worthy of four stars only if you are willing to give it a serious listen.
Too bad; the lighthouse is worthy of a visit and the setting offers a prime spot for whale-watching.
Two of these we shall not need here, but they are worthy of a mention.

► I’m/We’re not worthyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► worthy/deserving of note

Three Latin American novels are especially worthy of note.
A number of measures of lesser importance but worthy of note were passed during Pinay Cuevas' ministership.
But the miners' sense of anger at the prolonged destruction of their industry is also worthy of note.
Finally, one general feature of the framework of this subsection is worthy of note, in order to facilitate comparisons between models.
If this loyalty is stretched over a period of 28 years, it is certainly worthy of note!
Other strategies are worthy of note.
Our request for bagels worthy of note drew more than 500 responses.
Secondly, the ancestors of Doctor Who are worthy of note, especially considering the nature of the show.
This service is superb and worthy of note in your magazine.

WORD FAMILYnounworthworthlessnessworthyunworthinessadjectiveworthworthlessworthwhileworthy ≠ unworthy

1[only before noun] deserving respect from people:

Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition.

a worthy opponent2be worthy of something to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way:

A couple of other books are worthy of mention.

a teacher who is worthy of respect3be worthy of somebody informal to be as good as something that a particular person would do:

a goal that was worthy of any of the great footballers of the world4I’m/We’re not worthy spoken used humorously to say that you consider it a great honour to be with someone because they are famous, or much more skilful at doing something than you are5 formal trying to help other people:

The money will go to a worthy cause.

I’m sure his motives were worthy.