Merit:

n. 价值; 优点; 荣誉

vt. 值得; 应得

《牛津英语词典》释义: deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention).

《朗文英语词典》释义: to be good, important, or serious for praise or attention).

1) 这个申请人的履历让人印象深刻，值得考虑。

This applicant's resume impressed us, it merits the consideration.

is impressive enough to do sth.

2) 对中国留守儿童的性侵应该严惩不贷。

sex harrast for chinese home children should merit harsh punishment.

性侵  sex abuse                        中国留守儿童 china's "lift behind" children

3) 中国女排在奥运会赛场上的优异表现值得我们大声喝彩。

chinese woman baseball players' excellent performance merit our applause.

中国女排Chinese women's volleybaill team

答案

1) The applicant's resume is impressive enough to merit consideration.

2) Sexual abuse of China's "left-behind" children merits harsh punishment.

3) Chinese women's volleybaill team's excellent performance in the Olympics merits applause

短语积累

【商】merits and demerits 优势和劣势=merits and flaws

the artistic merit 艺术性

debt relief 债务减免

总结:                                            英英解释往往会告诉我们这个词最常使用的范畴或搭配。学习高频、地道的小词可以多查几本英英词典。