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

up to speed: (a) up to full or working speed; at or up to a necessary or expected level of performance, up to scratch; (b) (in extended use) fully informed, up to date.

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1879 N.Y. Times 25 Nov. 5/3 The mare was shown and her qualities and record were expatiated on. She looked decent and up to speed.

1926 A. E. Newton Greatest Bk. in World v. 139 Starting due east, almost before you have had time to get up to speed, you will pass the Tredyffrin Country Club.

1927 A. E. Clayton Performance & Design Direct Current Machines xii. 264 If a motor be brought up to speed and then switched off, it will slow down as represented by the running-down curve.

1972 J. Quick & T. Labau Handbk. Film Production xvi. 178 When the camera has been brought up to speed the cameraman calls ‘speed’.

1974 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 33/5 ‘To bring up to speed’ was used occasionally in the Watergate hearings, meaning ‘to brief’.

1980 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 8 Dec. 9 The number one task is to bring the new secretary up to speed to begin running the Defense Dept. with its $150-billion annual budget on Jan. 21.

1997 When Saturday Comes Jan. 13/1 By spending only four months of the year in the country, he could hardly expect to be properly up to speed on the local players on the fringes of the national squad.

单词	up to speed
释义	> as lemmas up to speed up to speed: (a) up to full or working speed; at or up to a necessary or expected level of performance, up to scratch; (b) (in extended use) fully informed, up to date. ΚΠ 1879 N.Y. Times 25 Nov. 5/3 The mare was shown and her qualities and record were expatiated on. She looked decent and up to speed. 1926 A. E. Newton Greatest Bk. in World v. 139 Starting due east, almost before you have had time to get up to speed, you will pass the Tredyffrin Country Club. 1927 A. E. Clayton Performance & Design Direct Current Machines xii. 264 If a motor be brought up to speed and then switched off, it will slow down as represented by the running-down curve. 1972 J. Quick & T. Labau Handbk. Film Production xvi. 178 When the camera has been brought up to speed the cameraman calls ‘speed’. 1974 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 33/5 ‘To bring up to speed’ was used occasionally in the Watergate hearings, meaning ‘to brief’. 1980 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 8 Dec. 9 The number one task is to bring the new secretary up to speed to begin running the Defense Dept. with its $150-billion annual budget on Jan. 21. 1997 When Saturday Comes Jan. 13/1 By spending only four months of the year in the country, he could hardly expect to be properly up to speed on the local players on the fringes of the national squad. extracted from speedn. < as lemmas
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