deserve用作动词表示应受,值得,应得报酬,有资格匹配等含义;deserve后常跟不定式,也可跟表示被动意义的名词。
1.deserve指某人因行为,品行,才干而“应受,应得”,其宾语常是奖赏、批评、惩罚等词,也可指某物因具有某些特点而“值得…”,其宾语常是关注、研究、考虑等词, deserve通常不用于进行体。
2.deserve后常跟不定式,也可跟表示被动意义的名词。
He deserves to succeed.
The old man deserves looking after.
3.deserve后可跟名词,但中间不加介词of。
He deserves a reward. 他应受到奖励。
4.用作及物动词
(1)S+~+ n./pron.
He deserves a reward for his efforts.
他积极努力,值得奖赏。
The question deserves consideration.
这个问题值得考虑。
(2)S+~+to- v
He deserved to be punished.
他应受惩罚。
(3)S+~+ v -ing
The boy richly deserves whipping.
这孩子活该挨鞭。
(4)S+~+(that-)clause
He didn't really deserve she should be so kind to him.
他确实不值得她对他那么好。