1.(merit)应受；应得；值得
They deserve their success.他们的成功理所应当。
She deserved a longer jail sentence.她应该判更长的刑期。
2.to get what you deserve
(punishment)罪有应得；活该
(reward)得到应有的回报
One of them said the two dead joyriders got what they deserved.他们中间有一个人说：那两个开偷来的车去兜风的家伙活该去死。
But you don't always get what you deserve.但人们并不总是得到应有的回报。