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单词 reap
释义
reap
verb
uk
/riːp/us
/riːp/
[IorT]
tocutandcollectagraincrop:
收割，收获；获得
Theserfshad tocultivatethe lord'sland, to make hishay, and reap andgatherin hisharvest.
Heclearedaway theforestand, with his ownhands,planted,sowed, and reaped.
C2[T]
to get something, usually something good, as aresultofyouractionsor other people'sactions:
Shestudiedeveryeveningand reapedthebenefitatexamtime.
Thisinvestmentin theathletes'trainingis already reapingdividends.
Dopoorercountriesreap therewardsoftechnologydevelopedinrichernations?
Wesoldthem most oftheirmodernweaponsand now we are reaping thebitterharvest.
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling

Idiom

reap whatyousow
(Definition ofreapfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
reap
verb[IorT]
uk
/riːp/us
/riːp/
tocutandcollectagraincrop
收割，收获；获得

Idioms

reap the benefit, reward, etc.
reap whatyouhave sown

reap| American Dictionary

reap
verb[I/T]
us
/rip/
toobtainorreceivesomething as aresultofyourownactions:
[T]They didn’t reap anybenefitsfrom thatdeal.
If you reap acrop, youcutandcollectit.
(Definition ofreapfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

reap| Business English

reap
verb[T]
uk
/riːp/us
to make alargeamountofmoneyor abigprofit:
Outsideshareholdersreaped 25% of thedividendsgenerated.
reap $35 million/£1.9 billion, etc.Hiscompanyhas reaped more than $800 million infederalcontractsover the past fiveyears.
reapprofits/returns/savings
reap benefits/rewardsThe Treasury has reapedrewardsfromrisinghousepricesasitsincomefromstampdutyandinheritancetaxhassoared.
to get theadvantagesof aparticularsituation:
reap (the) benefits/rewardsFor now, thedropin thedollaragainst theeuroisallowingthe U.S.economyto reaprewards.
Vigorousparticipationin theEuropeanUnionisvitalif thecountrywantsto reap thebenefitsofglobalization.
reap dividendsThehealthyeatingprogramis reapingdividendsintermsofpromotingbetterawarenessofhealthissuesin thecommunity.
(Definition ofreapfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreap

reap
One pepper farmer showed lack of interest in his crop, it became overgrown by weeds and nothing was reaped.
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In expected value, it must equal the returns to be reaped from letting indirect selection work.
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Historicism is always a risk, but it is one from which intellectual historians have reaped great rewards.
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His hands were never dirtied; his brain never taxed; he simply reaped the benefits of other people's labor.
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Of course, if a writer has the opportunity of reaping bountifully from her work, she is not expected to shy away from it.
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Everyone is interested in selling high quality products and reaping higher the profits.
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British policy has now reaped its just rewards.
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Finally, we have reaped some benefit from the higher-order representation of the output.
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In so doing, the auctioneer reaps a higher benefit than it should without the bidders knowing.
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A rise in the enforceability of property rights might then lead to the monopoly gains from concentration being reaped.
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We have then developed the cogen approach for offline specialisation, reaping the benefits of self-application without having to write a self-applicable specialiser.
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There is to be ultimate advantage reaped in more prosperous, happier married life.
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The networks and narratives constructed by chiefs and employees not only reaped profits of power and wealth, but helped to mitigate the volatility of colonial policy and personnel.
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The social and financial burden of recent immigrants is disproportionately borne by the local government while advantages to receiving immigrants are reaped at the federal level.
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The logical implication is that the national government reaps the blame or credit for provincial fiscal performance, creating incentives for opposition governors to abandon fiscal responsibility.
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