measure up
英 [ˈmeʒə(r) ʌp]
美 [ˈmeʒər ʌp]
符合,达到(标准或期望)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 符合(标准);达到(期望)
If you do notmeasure up toa standard or to someone's expectations, you are not good enough to achieve the standard or fulfil the person's expectations.- It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection...
有时候,力求达到她尽善尽美的标准让人觉得很累。 - She's always comparing me to other people, and somehow I never measure up.
她总是拿我跟别人相比,不知怎的,我总是不如人家。
- It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection...
英英释义
verb
- prove capable or fit
双语例句
- I knew what I wanted and all Mary had to do was measure up and provide the quote.
我知道我想要做的一切都无愧于玛丽并提供引用。 - Take a little time to measure up your chances before deciding.
在决定之前花点时间估计一下你有几分把握。 - Against these standards, how far do the present reform efforts of the IMF measure up?
对照这些标准,IMF目前在改革方面的努力达到了何种程度呢? - The discussion meandered on for hours, and its results didn't measure up to my expectations.
讨论会漫无边际地进行了几小时,讨论的结果有负我的期望。 - If you measure up, you will have a career.
倘若试用合格,你将获得一个职业。 - He measure up the wood before he started.
他在动工前先把木头量了一下。 - I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up before I employ them on a lasting basis.
雇用工人时我先同他们订个短期合同,我要看看他们的能力再决定是否长期雇用。 - How does the food here measure up according to your nutrition standards?
按照你的营养标准来衡量这食物怎么样? - First, a number of our Party members do not measure up to standards.
首先,我们的党员现在有一部分不合格。 - I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.
我量木板然后由乔来切割。