worthy

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wor·thy1 /ˈwɜːði $ ˈwɜːrði/ adjectiveadj

1 [only before noun]GOOD/MORAL deserving respect from people 值得尊敬的；值得赞赏的

Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition.

利兹联队是比赛当之无愧的获胜者。

a worthy opponent

值得钦佩的对手

2 be worthy of something DESERVEto deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way 值得…的

A couple of other books are worthy of mention.

还有一些其他的书值得一提。

a teacher who is worthy of respect

一位值得尊敬的老师

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

3 be worthy of somebody informal to be as good as something that a particular person would do 可与某人相媲美

a goal that was worthy of any of the great footballers of the world

堪与世界上任何一位伟大足球运动员相媲美的一个进球

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

4. I’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 are 我/我们不配〔幽默用法，表示很荣幸和某个名人或水平高得多的人在一起〕

5 BORINGGOOD/MORAL formal trying to help other people 帮助他人的

The money will go to a worthy cause.

这笔钱将用于慈善事业。

I’m sure his motives were worthy.

我确信他的动机是助人。

Examples from the Corpus

worthy• Brodkey's book is worthy bedtime reading.• To me, this would seem to be a worthy object of the game.• His manual was a contribution to that worthy objective.• But his matchwinner ten minutes from time was worthy of any international striker.• 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.

worthy2 noun (plural worthies) [countableC]

informalIMPORTANT someone who is important and should be respected 知名人士，杰出人物

We were met by a group of local worthies.

一批当地的知名人士接见了我们。

Examples from the Corpus

worthy• Rutledge definitely has a place among other American worthies.• He sold it to worthies around the hills.

wor·thy1 adjectiveadjworthy2 noun

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