| 词汇 | measure up to something |
| 释义 | Idiom measure up to somethingmeasure up (to someone/something) to reach a standard that is as good as someone or something else.The math skills of the majority of children in this school measure up to the national standards. Usage notes: often used in a negative way: They didn't measure up so I couldn't hire them.Too often computer software fails to measure up to expectations. The comparison is usually w/sth, only rarely with sb--SL, 12/02 |
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