*de·serve/dɪ`zɜv; dɪˈzɜːv/ v [T] 1 if someone deserves something, they should get it because of the way they have behaved 应得，应受: After all that work you deserve a rest. 你干了这么多工作，应该休息一下了。 deserve to do sth To be honest, we didn't really deserve to win. 说实话，我们其实不该赢的。 2 to be important enough to be considered or treated in a particular way 值得，应受: The story didn't deserve all the attention it got. 这则报道并不值得受到如此关注。