live up to

英 [lɪv ʌp tu]

美 [lɪv ʌp tu]

遵守（诺言）; 符合，不辜负（期望）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 遵守（诺言）；符合，不辜负（期望）
  If someone or somethinglives up towhat they were expected to be, they are as good as they were expected to be.
  1. Sales have not lived up to expectations this year...
     今年的销售额不尽如人意。
  2. Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money.
     要是他遵守了诺言的话，他本应该已经从赞助费中赚了一大笔钱了。

英英释义

verb

• meet the requirements or expectations of
  Synonym:satisfyfulfillfulfil

双语例句

• I will live up to what you expect, trust me!
  我不会辜负大家对我的期望的，相信我！
• In some ways, we failed to live up to one another's expectations.
  在某些方面，我们互相的期望都落了空。
• You can trust that I will work hard to live up to your expectations.
  您可以相信我将努力学习，不辜负您的期望。
• Sales have not lived up to expectations this year
  今年的销售额不尽如人意。
• I had to live up to my oath.
  我必须履行我的宣誓。
• I don't understand why people think they have to live up to the world's standards.
  我不理解为什么这么多人觉得生活就应该是一个标准的。
• Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.
  很多男人都觉得自己的体形不符合人们心目中惯有的理想男性形象。
• And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
  而你在这世界也不是为了我的希望而存活。
• I expect the person to live up to my expectations.
  我期盼当事人达到我的预期。
• I think I should work hard at English and live up to his expectation.
  我想我应该努力学习英语，决不辜负他的期望。