deserve
verb [ T not continuous ] uk/dɪˈzɜːv/ us/dɪˈzɝːv/
B1 值得；应得
to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have
After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday. 干了那么多活儿，你该休假了。
Chris deserves our special thanks for all his efforts. 我们应该特别感谢克里斯所付出的心血。
I hope they get the punishment they deserve. 我希望他们受到应有的惩罚。
[ + to infinitive ] They certainly deserved to win that game. 他们当然应该赢得那场比赛。
- More examples
- They deserve praise for all their hard work.
- The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.
- A business as poorly managed as that one doesn't deserve to succeed.
- You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.
- He was a good strong leader, she said, who deserved his party's unreserved support.
Idioms
someone deserves a medalidiom humorous （能长时间地应对困难情况）她／他真值得钦佩
said when you admire someone for dealing with a difficult person or situation for a long time
She deserves a medal for putting up with that husband of hers. 她能够忍受那样的丈夫真不容易。
he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she getsidiom 无论怎样惩罚他／她都是活该，罪有应得
said if you think someone should have to suffer because of their bad behaviour
After all the harm she's done, she deserves whatever she gets. 她干了那么多坏事，无论受到什么惩罚都是罪有应得。