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

• The washing machine didn't measure up to the quality standards.
  这台洗衣机没有达到质量标准。
• 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。
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• 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？
• 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。
• Use a depth gauge to measure up to the pressure plate.
  用深度计测量到压盘的深度。
• 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。
• You must measure up to a very high level of performance.
  你必须对自己高标准严要求。