reap

/riːp/ (bre, ipa) · /riːp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrēp/ (ame, mw)

reap — verb

  • reappresent simple I / you / we / they
  • reapshe / she / it
  • reapedpast simple
  • reaping-ing form

1. to cut down ripe grain plants such as wheat or rice and gather them from the fie

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to cut down ripe grain plants such as wheat or rice and gather them from the field where they were grown

例句

Each autumn the farmers reap the rice fields before the weather turns cold.

reap + [field/grain] — direct object patterns

Noor watched the village elders reap the wheat by hand during the harvest festival.

同義詞
  • harvest

    broader term used for all types of crops, including fruit and vegetables

  • gather

    less specific and can be used for collecting any natural product, not just grain

  • collect

    focuses on the act of bringing things together rather than cutting them

反義詞
  • sow

    the act of planting seeds, which happens before reaping

  • plant

    the general process of putting crops into the ground to grow

文法句型

reap + noun (grain crop or field)

reap (no object)

用法筆記

This literal sense is most often used for grain crops grown in large fields (wheat, rice, barley, oats). In modern English it is less common in daily conversation than the figurative sense.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother reaped vegetables from her garden.
✅My grandmother harvested vegetables from her garden.
💡'reap' refers specifically to grain crops, not garden vegetables or fruit.

2. to receive a good result, such as a reward or profit, because of the work you ha

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to receive a good result, such as a reward or profit, because of the work you have done or the choices you have made

例句

After years of study, Jenna reaped the rewards of her work with top exam scores.

reap the rewards of [effort] — common collocation

Companies that invest in staff training often reap long-term benefits in productivity and morale.

reap long-term benefits — typical object pattern

同義詞
  • gain

    more general and neutral; does not have the effort-result implication of 'reap'

  • earn

    emphasises that the result is deserved because of work done

  • derive

    more formal and suggests receiving something from a specific source

  • obtain

    neutral and formal; works for both effort-based and passive acquisition

反義詞
  • lose

    the opposite of gaining from effort

  • forfeit

    to lose something as a penalty, the reverse of earning a reward

文法句型

reap + noun (reward, benefit, profit, satisfaction)

reap + noun + from + noun phrase

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, group, or organisation that has put in effort or made an investment. The object is almost always something desirable — benefits, rewards, profits, or satisfaction. Rarely used with negative results in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌She reaped a punishment for being late.
✅She received a punishment for being late.
💡'reap' is normally used for positive outcomes, not negative ones.