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

• 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 mean, what if I don't live up to their standards.
  我的意思是，如果我不能达到他们的标准怎么办。
• What if you ( or they) don't live up to expectations?
  如果你（或他们）达不到预期怎么办？
• 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。
• I expect the person to live up to my expectations.
  我期盼当事人达到我的预期。
• I tried to live up to my ideal of myself.
  我努力活出理想的自我。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description
  店主有义务提供质量与其描述相符的商品。