1 VERB 应得;应受;值得 If you say that a person or thing deserves something, you mean that they should have it or receive it because of their actions or qualities. 应得;应受;值得
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Government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well. [VERB noun]
政府官员显然也应当承担部分责任。
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They know the sport inside out, and we treat them with the respect they deserve. [VERB noun]
他们对这项体育运动了如指掌，我们也给予了他们应有的尊重。
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These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage. [VERB to-infinitive]
这些人应该得到比最低工资更高的报酬。
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His children's books are classics that deserve to be much better known. [VERB to-infinitive]
他的儿童书非常经典，应该为更多人所知晓。
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I felt I deserved better than that. [VERB noun]
我觉得自己不应受到那样的对待。
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The Park Hotel has a well-deserved reputation. [VERB-ed]
帕克旅馆的名声当之无愧。
SYN merit, warrant, be entitled to, have a right to
2 PHRASE 罪有应得;活该 If you say that someone got what they deserved, you mean that they deserved the bad thing that happened to them, and you have no sympathy for them. 罪有应得;活该 [feelings]
| Word Partnership | Use deserve with: |
| N. | deserve a chance, deserve credit, deserve recognition, deserve respect 1 |
| VERB. | don't deserve, deserve to know 1 |
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