Đáng, xứng đáng

to deserve well

đáng khen thưởng, đáng ca ngợi

to deserve ill

đáng trừng phạt, đáng chê trách

to deserve well of one's country

có công với tổ quốc

Merit, earn, be entitled to, be worthy of, rate, warrant,justify: You ought to be nicer to him - he really doesn'tdeserve such unkind treatment.

(often foll. by to + infin.) show conduct or qualitiesworthy of (reward, punishment, etc.) (deserves to beimprisoned; deserves a prize).

Deserve well (or ill) of beworthy of good (or bad) treatment at the hands of (deserves wellof the electorate).

Deservedly adv. deservedness n.deserver n. [ME f. OF deservir f. L deservire (as DE-, servireserve)]