| 词组 | merit |
| 释义 | merit • deserve • be worth - It must be hard to decide each year who merits/deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. (Not *is worth* *worths*) (merits = ought to receive; deserves = has earned) - I don't think she deserves the prize. (Not *merits* *worths*) (a person deserves reward or punishment) - This proposal merits/is worth your consideration. (preferable to deserves) (something merits or doesn't merit attention, consideration, etc.) - I wouldn't pay so much for a meal. It isn't worth it. (Not *doesn't merit/deserve*) (= doesn't have that value) - I wouldn't throw that bike away. It's certainly worth repairing. (Not *It worths to repair.* *It's worth to repair.*) (i.e. it's valuable enough to repair; worth is an adjective, not a verb, and is used after be) |
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