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。
• Use a depth gauge to measure up to the pressure plate.
  用深度计测量到压盘的深度。
• Oh, I hope it can measure up to you, right?
  不对，应该说我那玩意能让你满足，对吧？
• I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.
  我量木板然后由乔来切割。
• 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。
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• 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。
• Instead, a good educational system should enable every student to measure up to good standards as well-rounded people.
  相反，好的教育体系体例应使每一位学生都能达到良好的水准，成为全面发铺的人。
• 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。