单词 | measure up |
释义 | measure up (once / 9875 pages) v WORD FAMILY measure up: measured up, measures up, measuring up USAGE EXAMPLESHow does your drinking measure up to the average in countries around the world? BBC(Dec 14, 2016) There was not a whiff of scandal; their standards are exceptionally high, and they expected the rest of us to measure up. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) “But in key areas, it fails to measure up to international standards, which opens the doors to Panama papers-type transactions and schemes to hide money.” Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) v prove capable or fit; meet requirements Syn|Hyper qualify answer, do, serve, suffice be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
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