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abreast

/əˈbrɛst

adverb

1Side by side and facing the same way: the path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast they were riding three abreast...

Elderly people seemed to dominate the pavements as they walked six abreast, oblivious of the office workers and commuters ‘tutting’ as they had to walk into the road to get round them.
Cyclists may feel a little more inclined to use the towpath if pedestrians did not walk four abreast and refuse to give way until the last minute and dog walkers kept their dogs on a short lead and cleaned up after their dogs.
The interior is so cramped that two people cannot walk abreast.

Synonyms

in a row, side by side, alongside, level, abeam, on a level, beside each other, shoulder to shoulder, cheek by jowl

2 (usually abreast of) Alongside or level with something: the cart came abreast of the Americans in their rickshaw...

As he came abreast of the viewing stand, he was coming full circle preparing to start the cycle again.
Twenty minutes out and through the mist we came abreast of a race in full swing.
He said there was no way the two cars could have been abreast of each other on the night.

2.1Up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information: keeping abreast of developments...

Mr Gonsell spends half an hour a day reading the New York Times and Washington Post to keep abreast with international news.
It has a sizable business section with two writers sharing the job of keeping readers abreast the news.
His treatment is based on the latest knowledge by a leading authority who has kept abreast of both the information and the debates.

Synonyms

up to date with, up with, in touch with, informed about, familiar with, acquainted with, knowledgeable about, conversant with, au courant with, au fait with

informal plugged into

Origin

Late Middle English: from a-² 'in' + breast.

单词	abreast
释义	abreast /əˈbrɛst / adverb 1Side by side and facing the same way: the path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast they were riding three abreast... Elderly people seemed to dominate the pavements as they walked six abreast, oblivious of the office workers and commuters ‘tutting’ as they had to walk into the road to get round them. Cyclists may feel a little more inclined to use the towpath if pedestrians did not walk four abreast and refuse to give way until the last minute and dog walkers kept their dogs on a short lead and cleaned up after their dogs. The interior is so cramped that two people cannot walk abreast. Synonyms in a row, side by side, alongside, level, abeam, on a level, beside each other, shoulder to shoulder, cheek by jowl 2 (usually abreast of) Alongside or level with something: the cart came abreast of the Americans in their rickshaw... As he came abreast of the viewing stand, he was coming full circle preparing to start the cycle again. Twenty minutes out and through the mist we came abreast of a race in full swing. He said there was no way the two cars could have been abreast of each other on the night. 2.1Up to date with the latest news, ideas, or information: keeping abreast of developments... Mr Gonsell spends half an hour a day reading the New York Times and Washington Post to keep abreast with international news. It has a sizable business section with two writers sharing the job of keeping readers abreast the news. His treatment is based on the latest knowledge by a leading authority who has kept abreast of both the information and the debates. Synonyms up to date with, up with, in touch with, informed about, familiar with, acquainted with, knowledgeable about, conversant with, au courant with, au fait with informal plugged into Origin Late Middle English: from a-² 'in' + breast. Rhymes arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, digest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, rest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest, zest
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