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not worth the candle

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 not worth the candle
释义

not worth the candle
释义
不值得付出努力、成本或麻烦:指某事物不值得为之付出必要的努力或代价。
例句
1·I think that they are not worth the candle .
我认为他们是舍本逐末。
2·My one year's time was not worth the candle .
我花了一年时间真不值得。
3·To be a happy, happy, though sometimes not worth the candle .
得到是幸福的,快乐的,虽然有时得不偿失。

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