| 单词 | reap |
| 释义 | reap (once / 537 pages) v When you reap something, you enjoy the rewards of your efforts. When your great audition gets you cast in your dream role, you reap the benefits of all that rehearsing you did. Reap can also describe the act of harvesting crops. The farmer will then sell the crop, reaping a profit. Here, reap means the same as gain. You may have heard the expression "what you reap is what you sow," which comes from the New Testament and can apply to farming and everything else — if, for example, you are patient with other people, they in turn will be patient with you. WORD FAMILYreap: reaped, reaper, reaping, reaps+/reaper: reapers USAGE EXAMPLESMost cancer patients who try immunotherapy will fail to reap any benefits from it. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) USC will also reap the usual benefits from being at home during bowl week before playing at the venerable stadium 14 miles from campus. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Whether God or Saban deserves prime responsibility, Alabama is reaping the rewards. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v get or derive Syn|Hyper draw draw elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. derive, gain obtain 2v gather, as of natural products Syn|Hypo|Hyper glean, harvest cut reap or harvest collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together |
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