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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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？
• What are the key drivers of popularity and of profitability, and how does our brand measure up?
  流行性和收益性的主要驱动力有哪些？我们的品牌是否符合标准？
• Comparing your date will immediately make him feel like he has competition, or that he cant measure up.
  拿约会上的人来做比较会让他觉得他有一个比赛，或者他没有达到你的标准。
• 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。
• He measure up the wood before he started.
  他在动工前先把木头量了一下。
• 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。
• The applying unit possesses the technology and equipment that measure up to the standard of the state;
  有符合国家标准的技术设备；