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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·serts /dɪˈzɜːts $ -ˈzɜːrts/ noun  get/receive your (just) deserts DESERVEto be punished in a way that you deserve 得到应有的惩罚,罪有应得 Offenders should receive their just deserts. 违法者应该受到应有的惩罚。
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desertsNow the rich and the proud would get their just deserts.
de·serts nounChineseSyllable
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deserts
deserts /dɪˈzɜːts $ -ˈzɜːrts/ noun
get/receive your (just) deserts to be punished in a way that you deserve:
    Offenders should receive their just deserts.


des·ertsBrE /dɪˈzɜːts/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈzɜːrts/ 🔊 noun [plural] sb's (just) desertswhat sb deserves, especially when it is sth bad 应得的惩罚;报应The family of the victim said that the killer had got his just deserts when he was jailed for life. 受害者家属说杀人犯被判终身监禁是得到了他应有的惩罚。🔊🔊


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