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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• prove capable or fit
  Synonym:qualify

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• We must also do more to help children when their schools do not measure up.
  我们还必须付出更大努力帮助在落后学校中的孩子。
• Do all you can to show your love and your ability to measure up to what this person wants.
  尽自己能做的一切向对方表达爱意和表示你能达到对方的要求。
• Result of measurement indicates noise of the spreader measure up to the national standard.
  测试结果表明，该摊铺机噪声指标达到了国家标凖规定的水平。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• 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。
• Yet I was afraid that I wouldn't measure up to the other students.
  到现在，我还是担心自己不能和别的学生比。
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• The washing machine didn't measure up to the quality standards.
  这台洗衣机没有达到质量标准。