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

• 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。
• 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？
• We've been trying to measure up his chance.
  我们一直试图估量他成功的可能性。
• 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。
• Her performance didn't measure up to the expectations of her boss.
  她的表现辜负了老板的期望。
• What are the key drivers of popularity and of profitability, and how does our brand measure up?
  流行性和收益性的主要驱动力有哪些？我们的品牌是否符合标准？
• 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。
• The applying unit possesses the technology and equipment that measure up to the standard of the state;
  有符合国家标准的技术设备；
• I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.
  我量木板然后由乔来切割。
• Use a depth gauge to measure up to the pressure plate.
  用深度计测量到压盘的深度。