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

• 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。
• 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？
• He measure up the wood before he started.
  他在动工前先把木头量了一下。
• 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？
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• 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。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• 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。
• If you measure up, you will have a career.
  倘若试用合格，你将获得一个职业。