reap
【收割,收获(庄稼), 获得(回报、利益),收获(结果)】
单词:reap
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[riːp] (/riːp/)
- 英式发音:[riːp] (/riːp/)
1. 作为动词 (verb)
reap 主要有两层含义:
① 收割,收获(庄稼)(字面意义)
② 获得(回报、利益),收获(结果)(比喻意义)
(1) 收割庄稼(字面意义)
reap 指的是收割庄稼,尤其是谷物、麦子等,通常用于农业场景。
- 例如:Farmers reap the wheat in late summer.
(农民在夏末收割小麦。) - 例如:She worked hard to reap a good harvest.
(她辛勤劳作,以获得丰收。)
📌 相关短语:
- reap a harvest(收获庄稼)
(2) 获得回报,收获(比喻意义)
在比喻意义上,reap 指获得努力的成果或经历某种结果,无论是积极的还是消极的。
- 例如:He studied hard and now he is reaping the rewards of his effort.
(他努力学习,现在正在收获回报。) - 例如:Those who cheat will eventually reap what they sow.
(那些欺骗的人最终会自食其果。) - 例如:The company reaped huge profits from the new technology.
(公司从这项新技术中获得了巨大利润。)
📌 相关短语:
✅ reap the benefits/rewards of sth.(因某事而获得好处/回报)
✅ reap what you sow(种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆;自食其果)
2. 相关词汇
- harvest(收获,收割)
- gather(收集,采集)
- earn(赚取,赢得)
- gain(获得,取得)
- obtain(获取,得到)
3. 近义词对比
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
harvest | 主要指农作物的收割,也可指成果的收获 | The farmers harvested the crops.(农民收割了庄稼。) |
gather | 收集,通常指小规模的收割或收集 | They gathered the ripe apples from the trees.(他们从树上采摘成熟的苹果。) |
earn | 通过努力获得(金钱、回报) | She earned a promotion through hard work.(她通过努力获得了晋升。) |
gain | 通过努力或经历获得某种好处或增长 | He gained valuable experience from the project.(他从这个项目中获得了宝贵的经验。) |
4. 总结
- reap(字面意义):收割农作物,特别是小麦、谷物等。
- reap(比喻意义):因努力或行为而收获结果(好的或坏的)。
- 常见短语:
- reap the rewards/benefits(获得回报/好处)
- reap what you sow(自食其果,种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆)