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

• 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。
• Children will always live up to your expectations of them.
  孩子们不会辜负你对他们的期望的。
• 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。
• I hope I can live up to what you expect of me.
  我希望我不会辜负你对我的期望。
• These general principles are widely known, but it isn't easy to live up to them.
  这些大道理人人都懂，真正做到可不容易啊！
• She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn't live up to her own high standards
  只要有人不符合她自己的高标准，她马上就会加以指责。
• I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.
  我并不是为了满足你的期待而生。
• I had to live up to my oath.
  我必须履行我的宣誓。
• I tried to live up to my ideal of myself.
  我努力活出理想的自我。
• You should live up to what your parents expect of you.
  你应该不辜负父母对你的期望。