almost worthless

基本解释

They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。
Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑，但最后找到的是一枚几乎一钱不值的小金币。
They became almost worthless because they were investing in subprime debt and the value of the debt collapsed and so these collapsed as well.
它们变的分文不值,因为它们投资次级债务,而这些债券价格一落千丈,所以这些银行也跟着倒下

They became almost worthless because they were investing in subprime debt and the value of the debt collapsed and so these collapsed as well.
它们变的分文不值,因为它们投资次级债务,而这些债券价格一落千丈,所以这些银行也跟着倒下
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Almost worthless pieces of paper, many bearing addresses like the Cayman Islands, Switzerland and South Africa.
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At bottom is raw data, like stock prices, and thanks to Google and others it is almost worthless.
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When the bubble economy eventually popped, the banks were left with vast quantities of bad loans and almost worthless collateral.
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