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。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• Will you measure up or shall I?
  是你来量还是我来量？
• 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。
• 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 must measure up to a very high level of performance.
  你必须对自己高标准严要求。
• 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。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• 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。
• 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。