measure up

柯林斯词典

measure up (measuring,measured,measures)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If you do not measure up to a standard or to someone's expectations, you are not good enough to achieve the standard or fulfil the person's expectations. 符合 (标准); 达到 (期望)

  It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection. 力求达到她的完美标准，有时是很累人的。

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