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

• 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？
• She certainly did not fail to measure up to the expectations of the Party and the people.
  她确实没有辜负党和人民对她的期望。
• If you measure up, you will have a career.
  倘若试用合格，你将获得一个职业。
• 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。
• 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。
• He measure up the wood before he started.
  他在动工前先把木头量了一下。
• 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。
• The washing machine didn't measure up to the quality standards.
  这台洗衣机没有达到质量标准。
• 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？
• 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。