deserve/dIˋzɝv; dIˈzɜːv/v [T] if you deserve something, you should get it because of something you have done 应得﹐应受到: After all that work you deserve a break. 你干了那么多工作﹐应该休息一下了。deserve to do sth We didn’t really deserve to win. 我们其实是不该赢的。What had he done to deserve this punishment ? 他干了什么﹐竟受到这样的惩罚?People who are sent to prison for drunk-driving get what they deserve . 因酒后驾车而被送进监狱的人是罪有应得。 —deserved adj : a well-deserved rest 理所应得的休息 —deservedly /dIˋzɝvIdlI; dIˈzɜːvədli or dIˈzɜːvIdli/adv