reap
reap — 動詞
- 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
收割
收割成熟的穀物
to cut down ripe grain plants such as wheat or rice and gather them from the field where they were grown
Each autumn the farmers reap the rice fields before the weather turns cold.
每年秋天，農民們在天氣轉冷前收割稻田。
reap + [field/grain] — direct object patterns
Noor watched the village elders reap the wheat by hand during the harvest festival.
Noor 在收割節期間看著村裡的長輩們用手工收割小麥。
The old tractor helped the workers reap the barley quickly that season.
那臺老舊的拖拉機幫助工人們在那個季節快速收割大麥。
reap + [grain crop name] — typical object collocation
The whole family worked together to reap the oat crop before the rains returned.
全家人一起趕在大雨來臨前收割燕麥作物。
- reap wheat
- reap rice
- reap barley
- reap oats
- reap a field
- reap by hand
- reap with a machine
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
2. to receive a good result, such as a reward or profit, because of the work you ha
獲得；收穫
因努力而得到好結果
to receive a good result, such as a reward or profit, because of the work you have done or the choices you have made
After years of study, Jenna reaped the rewards of her work with top exam scores.
經過多年努力，Jenna 以優異的考試成績獲得了工作的回報。
reap the rewards of [effort] — common collocation
Companies that invest in staff training often reap long-term benefits in productivity and morale.
投資員工訓練的公司往往能獲得生產力和士氣方面的長期收益。
reap long-term benefits — typical object pattern
Mateo reaped the benefits of his careful planning when the project finished ahead of schedule.
當專案提前完成時，Mateo 獲得了他仔細規劃所帶來的成果。
The volunteers reaped deep satisfaction from seeing the community garden grow and thrive.
志工們看著社區花園茁壯成長，從中獲得了深深的滿足感。
reap satisfaction from [activity] — less common but natural collocation
- reap the benefits
- reap the rewards
- reap the profits
- reap what you sow
- reap satisfaction
- reap the fruit(s) of
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
reap what you sow
idiomto experience the results, whether good or bad, of your own past actions — used especially to say that someone's choices have naturally led to their current situation
種什麼因，得什麼果；自食其果
Samir did not study all semester, and after failing the exam he learned that you reap what you sow.
The manager always treats her staff with respect, and she reaps what she sows — her team stays loyal year after year.
reap a/the harvest
idiomTo experience the good or bad results of your own past actions.
收穫成果
After years of hard work, Maya reaped the harvest of a successful business.
The company is now reaping the harvest of its poor environmental decisions.
Your actions will eventually bring you either rewards or punishments.
種什麼因得什麼果
He treated his colleagues badly, and now he's reaping what he sowed.
If you study hard, you'll reap what you sow with good grades.