| 单词 | deserve |
| 释义 | deserve (once / 106 pages) v We deserve things based on our actions. For example, many people believe murderers deserve the death penalty. Deserve is used in many ways, but it always carries a sense of balance or justice. If someone receives an award for their work, it means they deserve praise and attention. If you deserve a day off, it means you've been working hard and have earned a vacation. If you threw a book during class, you deserve a punishment of some kind. Many laws — and lots of arguments — are about deciding what different people deserve. It's often hard to tell. WORD FAMILYdeserve: deserved, deserves, deserving+/deserved: deservedest, deservedly, undeserved/deserving: deservingest, deservingly, deservingness, undeserving/undeserved: undeservedly/undeserving: undeservingly USAGE EXAMPLESBut whatever you think of his stewardship of the nation, he deserves our thanks. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “He’s done a great job and deserves an opportunity to interview and see what happens,” Gruden said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some fans thought Western’s record deserved even more recognition than a top 15 spot and a Cotton Bowl berth. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) v be worthy or deserving You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done Syn|Hypo|Hyper merit have it coming deserve (either good or bad) be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) |
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