单词 | worth one's while |
释义 | while /(h)wīl/noun
Until transitive verbTo pass (time) in a leisurely or undemanding way (with away) ORIGIN: OE hwīl; Gothic hweila, Ger Weile whiles conjunction (Bible)
At times (orig genitive of OE hwīl) while-ere or whilere /wī-lārˈ or hwī-lārˈ/ adverb (archaic) A little while ago, formerly whilevˈer conjunction (chiefly Aust) For as long as all the while During all the time (that) in between whiles During the intervals make it worth someone's while (informal) To pay someone well for his or her trouble once (or every once) in a while Now and then the while (Shakespeare) At the present time, in the meantime the whilst (obsolete)
worth (one's) while Worth taking time and trouble over |
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