单词 | to bear fruit |
释义 | > as lemmasto bear fruit to bear fruit: to yield positive results. Cf. sense 23a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > result in (adequate) advantage to turn to accounta1632 pay1774 to bear fruit1889 to pay out1909 to pay off1946 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 360/2 The need for orthochromatic photography was felt, and researches were made which have now borne fruit, though the new plates are still far from perfect. 1986 K. Ishiguro Artist of Floating World 184 The changes we made after the war are now beginning to bear fruit at all levels of the company. 2016 Times (Nexis) 18 June (Business section) Question marks remain over if and when the government's aggressive policies to get businesses investing and consumers spending will bear fruit. < as lemmas |
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