reap
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they reap | |
he / she / it reaps | |
past simple reaped | |
past participle reaped | |
-ing form reaping |
- [transitive] reap something
to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done 取得(成果);收獲 - [intransitive, transitive] reap (something)
to cut and collect a crop, especially wheat, from a field synonym harvestTopics Farmingc1收割(莊稼);收獲
Word OriginOld English ripan, reopan, of unknown origin.
Idioms
reap a/the harvest
- (British English)
to benefit or suffer as a direct result of something that you have done 享受成果;承擔後果;種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
you reap what you sow
- (saying)
you have to deal with the bad effects or results of something that you originally started 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆