worthwhile
US: /ˈwɝθˈwaɪɫ/
UK: /wˈɜːθwaɪl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
worthwhile- tính từ
- quan trọng, thú vị hoặc đáng bỏ thời gian, tiền của hoặc nỗ lực; đáng giá; bõ công
- it's worthwhile taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees: bỏ công sức ra giải thích công việc cặn kẽ cho nhân viên mới là việc đáng làm
- nursing is a very worthwhile career: y tá là một nghề rất đáng làm
- quan trọng, thú vị hoặc đáng bỏ thời gian, tiền của hoặc nỗ lực; đáng giá; bõ công
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective~ (to do sth)
~ (doing sth) important, enjoyable, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on: a worthwhile cause / discussion / job + The smile on her face made it all worthwhile. + High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad. + It is worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations. + It didn't seem worthwhile writing it all out again. + We all felt we had done something worthwhile for the local community.
Help Note: This word can be written worth while, except when it is used before a noun: Did you feel the meeting was worth while?
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 profitable, justifiable, productive, gainful, rewarding, fruitful, cost-effective, remunerative:
Would it be worthwhile to buy up that land as a long-term investment?
2 useful, valuable, good, helpful, beneficial, worthy, beneficent, desirable, exemplary, matchless, honourable, upright, sterling, irreproachable:
Brian Smith is one of the most worthwhile people I met at university.
Collocation
VERBS
be, seem | become | make sth
Their gratitude made it all worthwhile.
| consider sth, find sth, think sth
You might find it worthwhile to consult a financial adviser.
ADV.
extremely, really, very, well | hardly
The gamble seemed hardly worthwhile.
| financially, socially
pursuing socially worthwhile goals
Concise dictionary
adj.+sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
