deserve ♦︎ earn ♦︎ meritThese words are all used when it is right that sb/sth should have sth, because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are.這些詞均表示應該得到。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to deserve / earn a rest / drink◆to deserve / merit a mention◆to deserve / merit attention / consideration / recognition◆to really / certainly deserve / earn / merit sth◆to hardly deserve / merit sth■deserve [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) if sb/sth deserves sth, it is right that they should have it, because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are應得;值得;應受◆You deserve a rest after all that hard work.你辛苦勞累了那麽久,該休息一下了。◆The report deserves careful consideration.這份報告值得認真考慮。◆What have I done to deserve this(= this bad treatment)?我做錯了什麽,竟這樣對我?◆They didn't deserve to win(= they did not play well enough).他們不該赢。◆He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.他做了這種事就應該終身監禁。 see also undeserved ⇨ unjustified▸sb's deserts
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◆The family of the victim said that the killer had got his just deserts when he was jailed for life.受害人家屬說,那殺人犯被終身監禁是罪有應得。ⓘ Sb's (just) deserts are usually sth unpleasant that they deserve because of sth bad that they have done. * sb's (just) deserts通常指某人因做了壞事而應該受到的懲罰。■earn[transitive] (used especially in the perfect tenses尤用於完成時) to deserve sth pleasant because of sth good that you have done赢得;博得;應得◆I need a drink. I think I've earned it, don't you?我需要喝杯酒。我覺得這是我應得的,你說是不是?◆She's having a well-earned rest this week.她本周休假,這是完全應該的。NOTE辨析 Deserve or earn?Deserve can be used to talk about either sth pleasant sb should have for doing sth good, or a punishment sb should have for doing sth bad. Earn is only used to talk about sth pleasant you should have for doing sth good. Note that you say that sb deserves sth, but that they haveearned it. * deserve既可指某人因做了好事而應得到好的待遇,也可指因做了壞事而應受懲罰;earn則僅指因做了好事而應得到好的待遇。注意要說sb deserve sth,但說sb has earned sth。■merit ˈmerɪt [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時) (formal) to deserve praise or attention應得(贊賞);值得(注意)◆He claims that their success was not merited.他聲稱他們不應該獲得成功。◆The case does not merit further investigation.這個案子不值得進一步調查。ⓘ Merit is often used to talk about things (rather than people) that deserve attention. * merit的主語常爲事物,而不是人。 see also merit ⇨ valuenoun1