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

• 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。
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• He measure up the wood before he started.
  他在动工前先把木头量了一下。
• 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。
• So, how did the new manager measure up?
  那么，新经理合格吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The washing machine didn't measure up to the quality standards.
  这台洗衣机没有达到质量标准。