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 worthwhile ['wә:θ'hwail]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 值得花时间的, 值得做的, 有真实价值的



    worthwhile
    [ adj ]
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
    <adj.all>
    a worthwhile book


    worthwhile \worthwhile\, adj.
    Worth the time or effort spent. See worth while.
    worthy. -- worthwhileness. -->

    1. And for some young people on low salaries, contracting out is also much less attractive. The difficulty is that there are wide differences of view over when it it is worthwhile to opt back into SERPS.
    2. Nobody, however, seemed to have much idea what that meant. Akeler became convinced that protecting the environment was becoming commercially, as well as morally, worthwhile.
    3. But whether the Evergreen group offers a worthwhile alternative is another question.
    4. "A 10.5-point advantage in most cases is worthwhile," she adds.
    5. It is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone who has not pored over the thousands of pages of court pleadings and transcripts to have a worthwhile opinion on the underlying merits of the controversy.
    6. He said the promotional expenditure had been worthwhile and had helped push up sales to about 100,000 barrels a year. He added: 'The board's investment in Newquay Steam achieved its purpose.
    7. It's worthwhile paying to have this taken care of: a bureau takes on the risks and the problems of day-to-day operation.
    8. At Battery Park City in New York, a similar formula has been followed and the public access and amenities that have resulted really are impressive and worthwhile.
    9. "I know a little secret that is little known," this grey-haired and elegant little man told me, "and it will make our interview worthwhile for you."
    10. If so, the promotion will have to drum up a lot of extra business to be worthwhile.
    11. Although Boeing is well into development of the 777, it has not formally committed to building the 350-seat, twin-engine aircraft. That decision, expected this summer, depends on Boeing getting enough orders to make starting production worthwhile.
    12. Any dealings with China, whether import/export or involving deeper co-operation, require a combination of perseverance, flexibility and hard-won knowledge. The effort seems to be worthwhile.
    13. A newly released GAO report found the research worthwhile but expressed concern about the management of anesthesia and postoperative care.
    14. But it seems worthwhile to try.
    15. The prospect of losing welfare subsidies on rent and other basics often means that looking for a better-paid job is barely worthwhile.
    16. Brewer said workers found the first picking of Washington County strawberries worthwhile earlier this month.
    17. If the scheme is non-contributory, this would obviously be worthwhile.
    18. "I think the opposition's fate rests on Cardenas," Aguilar said. "He has to make people believe that the election was worthwhile, even if he lost.
    19. This can at least claim textual purity and also allowed students of the London Contemporary Dance School to present the seldom-heard ballet. The alliance is a worthwhile one (think of the other rare operas on which the schools could combine).
    20. Those laws generally capped interest rates at levels that made it worthwhile for banks, retailers and other lenders to lend only to low-risk local clients who had well-established credit records.
    21. Pricing freedom, the rights for service by any or all of America's airlines, and the ability to add flights freely would have been worthwhile trade-offs.
    22. Many respondents, but especially those with higher incomes, believe seeing Broadway shows, investing in the stock market or dining at expensive restaurants are worthwhile expenses.
    23. For all that the festival proper would rather have nothing to do with such things, Edinburgh is currently full of worthwhile exhibitions, with the National Galleries of Scotland offering a substantial quiverfull.
    24. Individual companies have found that it is either too costly, or their employees are too scattered, to make it worthwhile setting up a programme in a particular community.
    25. "It's worthwhile doing and, hey, it's going to have a lasting effect.
    26. Having not shared in these events, former expatriates often report a feeling of dislocation from the lives of their old friends. Not everyone will make a success of relocation, so it is worthwhile making early evaluations and preparation.
    27. Within large organisations senior managers still have reservations about whether Notes is worthwhile. The computer industry can blame itself for this.
    28. In the meantime, the emphasis on Concorde and the Jaguar strike aircraft squeezed out other potentially worthwhile projects, such as an enlarged version of the BAC 1-11 airliner.
    29. 'O&Y are wonderful managers, superior builders, and all-around worthwhile people,' he says in the prologue. Stewart's sympathy for the Reichmanns did not open doors.
    30. Bush said the effort was worthwhile, even if only two Iraqis heard it.
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