deserve
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they deserve | |
he / she / it deserves | |
past simple deserved | |
past participle deserved | |
past simple deserving | |
past participle deserving |
to do something or show qualities that mean a particular reaction, reward or punishment is appropriate 值得;应得;应受 - deserve something
You deserve a rest after all that hard work. 辛苦劳累那么久,你该休息一下了。 The report deserves careful consideration. 这报告应该给予认真考虑。 This idea deserves more attention. 这个想法更值得关注。 One player in particular deserves a mention. 有一名运动员特别值得表扬。 England deserve tremendous credit for the way they played 英格兰队的表现值得高度赞扬 to deserve praise/respect 值得表扬/尊重 What have I done to deserve this? 我做了什么事而要得到这种待遇呢? He finally received the recognition that he so richly deserved. 他最终得到了他理所应得的承认。 - deserve to do something
They didn't deserve to win. 他们不该赢。 He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did. 他做了这样的事,应该终身监禁。 - deserve doing something
Several other points deserve mentioning. 其他几点值得一提。
Extra ExamplesShe deserves some reward for all her hard work. 她工作努力,应该得到某种奖励。 This hotel fully deserves its four-star grading. 这家酒店完全配得上其四星评级。 His work received only a tiny mention in the journal; he deserves better. 他的作品在期刊上只是被一笔带过;他理应得到更多笔墨。 It's true she made a mistake but she hardly deserves to lose her job. 她的确犯了错,但不至于就因此丢掉工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- certainly
- definitely
- really
- …
- for
- deserve better
- well deserved
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ‘serve well or zealously’.- deserve something
Idioms
somebody deserves a medal
- (informal)
used to say that you admire somebody because they have done something difficult or unpleasant (用以夸奖某人完成了艰巨任务)应给某人授勋 She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day! 她整天教那些5岁的孩子,应该得到一枚奖章! You really deserve a medal! 你实在应得一块奖章 !
get what you deserve | deserve all/everything you get | deserve what's coming (to you)
- (informal)
used to say that you think somebody has earned the bad things that happen to them 罪有应得 He did wrong, and he got what he deserved. 他做错了,他得到了他应得的。 Let's just say they deserve what's coming to them. 只能说他们罪有应得。
one good turn deserves another
- (saying)
you should help somebody who has helped you 善须善报;要以德报德;好人应得好报