"not worth your while" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不值得花时间

Definition

如果某事不值得你花时间，说明它带来的好处不足以让你付出时间或努力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，多用于建议别人某事没有得到应有回报，不值得投入时间或精力。常用于'it’s'、'wasn’t'等形式。

Examples

It's not worth your while to go if the meeting will be very short.

如果会议很短，去参加**不值得花时间**。

Cleaning the house alone is not worth your while for just five minutes of guests.

如果客人只待五分钟，自己打扫房子**不值得花时间**。

It's not worth your while to wait in line for an hour for a cheap ticket.

为了便宜票排队一小时**不值得花时间**。

Honestly, it's not worth your while to argue with him—he never listens.

说真的，和他争论**不值得花时间**—他根本不听。

It’s not worth your while starting a new show this late at night.

这么晚才开始看新剧**不值得花时间**。

If the pay is that low, it's just not worth your while.

如果工资那么低，真的**不值得花时间**。