单词 | reap |
释义 | reap (riːp ) Word forms: reaps , reaping , reaped 1. verb If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it. You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter. [VERB noun] We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards. [VERB noun] Synonyms: get, win, gain, obtain 2. verb To reap crops means to cut them down and gather them. The painting depicted a group of peasants reaping a harvest of fruits and vegetables. [VERB noun] Synonyms: collect, gather, bring in, harvest Idioms: reap the harvest to suffer or benefit as a result of past actions Tonight we reap the bitter harvest of a decade of national indulgence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers reap the whirlwind [literary] to suffer now because of mistakes that were made in the past We are reaping the whirlwind from parents who grew up in the sixties, and who themselves were encouraged to question everything. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you reap what you sow said to mean that everything that happens is a result of things which you have done in the past It seems to me that if we create areas of such bleakness and social deprivation we should expect to reap what we sow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: reap a reward This weekend the group's store managers will reap the reward of four years' hard work when their share incentive scheme vests. Times, Sunday Times But the fixed-term deals negotiated by many authorities, set at the prices of recyclable materials several years ago, allow the contractor to reap the reward. Times, Sunday Times Surely their dominance had to reap a reward sooner or later? The Sun Still, the middle runner has been knocking on the door in recent efforts and those encouraging recent performances are fancied to reap the rewards today. The Sun The new wares have barely started reaping the rewards of mass production, specialisation and further innovation, such as precision fermentation. Times,Sunday Times Together they stand to reap a windfall of at least 126 million. Times, Sunday Times This, it was claimed, would allow partners to reap a windfall of up to 100,000 each. Times, Sunday Times In the church, he found it hard to smile at the people who had reaped a windfall when the parsonage was sold. Christianity Today The electorate must demand an ethical leadership now or reap the consequences. ST Without a flourishing and diverse plant and animal environment, humans will deserve to reap the consequences. Times, Sunday Times It's no surprise we are reaping the consequences. The Sun With the demise of the traditional 'firm', the apprenticeship model of training has disappeared, and we are now reaping the consequences. Times, Sunday Times So we reap the consequences of failed policy. Times, Sunday Times We are now reaping the result of that arrogance. Times, Sunday Times We are beginning to reap the results of a number of large-scale health studies that were begun more than two decades ago by far-sighted scientists. Times, Sunday Times Because of his unskillful answer the teacher reaps the result of living 500 lives as a wild fox. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 获得 Japanese: 受けるほうびや利益を |
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