reap
/riːp/verb
with obj.
1- cut or gather (a crop or harvest)收割（庄稼）：
large numbers of men were employed to reap the harvest
雇佣大批男劳力收割庄稼
figurative 〈喻〉in terms of science, the Apollo programme reaped a meagre harvest.
就科学研究而言, 阿波罗计划收获甚微。
1.1
- harvest the crop from (a piece of land)收割（田地）里的庄稼。
1.2
- figurative receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions〈喻〉获得, 收到, 得到（报答, 好处）：
the company is poised to reap the benefits of this investment.
该公司做好准备收获这一投资的收益。
短语
reap the harvest（或fruits）of
- suffer the results or consequences of遭受…的后果：
critics believe we are now reaping the harvest of our permissive ways.
批评家们相信我们正在遭受因采取宽容放任的态度所带来的后果。
you reap what you sow
- proverb you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions〈谚〉自食其果。
词源
Old English ripan, reopan, of unknown origin.