这个词表示指某人或某事物应该得到奖励、惩罚、关注等，不用于进行时。
1. deserve doing值得做，值得被做；相当于deserve to be done
此时doing含有被动含义，主语是该动作的受动者
She deserves rewarding.她理所应当受到奖励。
The old man deserves looking after.
那个老人理所应当得到照顾。
The boy deserves praising.这个孩子值得表扬。
英语里主要有5个动词，bear, need, require, want, deserve要求其后的动名词采用主动形式来表示被动的意义。但是，当用动词不定式来作deserve的宾语，则必须用被动形式的不定式来表示被动意义。
He deserves to be promoted.
他应当被提升。
He certainly deserves to be sent to prison.
他确实应当送去坐牢。
2. deserve to do值得做，理应做，做……理所应当
主语和动作时主动关系
You deserve to succeed.你应当获得成功。
They didn't deserve to win.
他们不该赢。
He deserves to be locked up for ever for what he did.
他做了这样的事，应该终身监禁。
These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage
这些人应该得到比最低工资更高的报酬。
His children's books are classics that deserve to be much better known
他的儿童书非常经典，应该为更多人所知晓。
She cheated during the exam and deserves to be punished.
她在考试中作弊，应该受罚。
3. deserve后可跟that从句，从句中用should。
He richly deserved that all should happen to him.
他完全罪有应得。
He didn’t really deserve she should be so kind to him.他确实不值得她对他那么好。
另外deserve作及物动词直接接宾语：
He deserves a reward.他应当受到奖励。
He deserves a reward for his efforts.
他积极努力，值得奖赏。
The question deserves consideration.
这个问题值得考虑。
You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
辛苦劳累那么久，你该休息一下了。
The report deserves careful consideration.
这报告应该给予认真考虑。
One player in particular deserves a mention.
有一名运动员特别值得表扬。
The players deserve a pat on the back
球员们值得表扬。
He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.
他工作兢兢业业，值得嘉许。
Richard deserves special mention for all the help he gave us.
理查德对我们帮助很大，理应被特别提一提。
This new comedy deserves a warm welcome.
这出新喜剧值得受到热烈欢迎。
One good turn deserves another.
善有善报。
