reap/rip; riːp/ v [T] 1 to get something good as a result of the effort you have made 〔因努力而〕获得〔好处〕: reap the advantages/benefits/rewards It will be some time before we'll reap the rewards of the investment. 我们要过一段时间才能从投资中获益。 2 [I,T] to cut and gather a crop of grain 收割〔庄稼〕