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

• 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。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• Will you measure up or shall I?
  是你来量还是我来量？
• If you measure up, you will have a career.
  倘若试用合格，你将获得一个职业。
• 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。
• You might say workers have always felt pressure to measure up to one benchmark or another.
  你可能会说，工作的人一直会感到压力，因为要达到这样或那样的标准。
• 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；