英语词汇“to measure up to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. intransitive. Originally U.S. to measure up to: to be equal (in ability, etc.) to; to match. to measure up: to have necessary qualifications or meet a required standard; to fulfil expectations.Cf. to match up to at match v.¹ 6b, size v.¹ 8c.

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the world > action or operation > ability > be capable of [verb (transitive)] > have the ability for

to measure up to1854

cut1900

to have (also carry) the guns for1961

1854 De Bow's Rev. June 561 It is obvious that the limits fixed thereby..are more liberal than the establishment [sc. the postal service] will be able hereafter to measure up to, without leaning on the national treasury.

1906 J. London White Fang iii. vi. 171 Both from his father, the wolf, and from Kiche, he had inherited stature and strength, and already he was measuring up alongside the full-grown dogs.

1909 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea iv. 36 ‘Well,’ said George slowly, torn between his real convictions and his wish to measure up to Anne's ideal, ‘there's something to be said on both sides.’

1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 181/2 The later period, however, does not measure up to the earlier in the originality or interest of its political literature.

1991 S. Forward Obsessive Love iii. 196 This rejection results from parents who..have such unrealistic expectations that their children never stand a chance to measure up.

单词	to measure up to
释义	> as lemmas to measure up to d. intransitive. Originally U.S. to measure up to: to be equal (in ability, etc.) to; to match. to measure up: to have necessary qualifications or meet a required standard; to fulfil expectations.Cf. to match up to at match v.¹ 6b, size v.¹ 8c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > be capable of [verb (transitive)] > have the ability for to measure up to1854 cut1900 to have (also carry) the guns for1961 1854 De Bow's Rev. June 561 It is obvious that the limits fixed thereby..are more liberal than the establishment [sc. the postal service] will be able hereafter to measure up to, without leaning on the national treasury. 1906 J. London White Fang iii. vi. 171 Both from his father, the wolf, and from Kiche, he had inherited stature and strength, and already he was measuring up alongside the full-grown dogs. 1909 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea iv. 36 ‘Well,’ said George slowly, torn between his real convictions and his wish to measure up to Anne's ideal, ‘there's something to be said on both sides.’ 1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 181/2 The later period, however, does not measure up to the earlier in the originality or interest of its political literature. 1991 S. Forward Obsessive Love iii. 196 This rejection results from parents who..have such unrealistic expectations that their children never stand a chance to measure up. extracted from measurev. < as lemmas
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