单词 | deserving |
释义 | deserving[ dih-zur-ving ] / dɪˈzɜr vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deserving ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivequalified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant. meriting; worthy: a criminal deserving of a lifetime sentence. Origin of deservingFirst recorded in 1570–80; deserve + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM deservingDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deserving
British Dictionary definitions for deservingdeserving / (dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ) / adjective(often postpositive and foll by of) worthy, esp of praise or reward nounrare a merit or demerit; desert Derived forms of deservingdeservingly, adverbdeservingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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