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

• 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？
• Will you measure up or shall I?
  是你来量还是我来量？
• 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。
• 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。
• I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.
  我量木板然后由乔来切割。
• I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up before I employ them on a lasting basis.
  雇用工人时我先同他们订个短期合同，我要看看他们的能力再决定是否长期雇用。
• 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。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• 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。
• 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。