英语词汇“to live up to one's name”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P16. to live up to one's name: to behave in accordance with the implication or literal meaning of one's name; to behave or perform in accordance with one's reputation.

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1886 Catholic World Mar. 796 A Mac Duinnshleibhe (Dunlevy)..was called Cu Uladh, war-dog of Ulster—a name he lived up to by worrying the invaders in many a hard-fought round.

1930 Nature Mag. Mar. 156/2 Grouse drum in the lowlands, and ‘foolhens’ live up to their name.

1960 Business Week 8 Oct. 98/1 This year Mother Bell has really lived up to her name; she's given birth to a whole brood of new telephonic devices for the home.

1994 City Paper (Baltimore) 29 June 36/1 The Travelers have lived up to their name, playing gigs from Texas to Taiwan.

单词	to live up to one's name
释义	> as lemmas to live up to one's name P16. to live up to one's name: to behave in accordance with the implication or literal meaning of one's name; to behave or perform in accordance with one's reputation. ΚΠ 1886 Catholic World Mar. 796 A Mac Duinnshleibhe (Dunlevy)..was called Cu Uladh, war-dog of Ulster—a name he lived up to by worrying the invaders in many a hard-fought round. 1930 Nature Mag. Mar. 156/2 Grouse drum in the lowlands, and ‘foolhens’ live up to their name. 1960 Business Week 8 Oct. 98/1 This year Mother Bell has really lived up to her name; she's given birth to a whole brood of new telephonic devices for the home. 1994 City Paper (Baltimore) 29 June 36/1 The Travelers have lived up to their name, playing gigs from Texas to Taiwan. extracted from namen.adj. < as lemmas
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