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词汇 be worth your while
释义
Idiom
be worth your whilebe worth (your) while
if something is worth your while, you will get an advantage if you do it.
It's worth your while taking out travel insurance if you are going abroad.
(often + doing something)
idiombe worth your whilespoken used in order to say that the money, time, or effort you use to do something will give you results that you will be happy with or gain an advantage from:As there is a regular demand for pictures of Sydney, I decided it would be worth my while making a detour to take some shots.Dr Jones could be very charming, but never bothered with the charm unless it was worth his while.
People, especially in films and books, sometimes say that someone will 'make it worth sb's while'when they offer someone money, support etc if the person agrees to do something dishonest:"I'm assuming you'll make it worth my while if I say I'll help you," she said quietly.
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be worth (one's) while

Of an action, to be beneficial and not a waste of one's time. I was reluctant to do research at a different library, but it turned out to be totally worth my while, as they had a ton of books on my topic! Staying up late tonight won't be worth my while because then I'll be exhausted the whole rest of the week.
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