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

• 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。
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• Will you measure up or shall I?
  是你来量还是我来量？
• I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.
  我量木板然后由乔来切割。
• 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。
• He measure up the wood before he started.
  他在动工前先把木头量了一下。
• 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。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• 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。