| 词组 | live up to |
| 释义 | Idiom live up tolive up to (something) to be as good as you said or thought something would be.Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall.The game fails to live up to the excitement promised on its box. Phr V live up to lives, living, lived live up to sth if someone or something lives up to people's expectations or a particular standard, they are as good as they were expected to beDid the trip live up to your expectations?He's striving to live up to his reputation as a world-class athlete. live up to sth to be as good as people expect or hope: Patissier lived up to her reputation, and easily won the women's event. A lot of holiday resorts claim that you'll have a wonderful time - but I've found one that really lives up to its promises.live up to expectations The result of the negotiations did not live up to expectations.■ SIMILAR TO: match up to live up to (something)1. To be as good as or have the qualities that someone predicted, expected, or hoped for. We'd heard so many good things about the new restaurant, but the food didn't live up to our expectations at all. I'm so excited for the latest movie in the series—I hope it lives up to my expectations! 2. To do as was promised in an agreement or bargain; to carry through with what one agreed to do. I've delivered the cash as you instructed. Now you have to live up to your end of the bargain! We've done the work on our end. I just hope their team lives up to their end. live up to somethingto fulfill expectations; to satisfy a goal or set of goals. (Often with one's reputation, promise, word, standards, etc.) I hope I can live up to my reputation. The class lives up to its reputation of being exciting and interesting. live up to1. Live or act in accordance with; also, measure up to. For example, Children rarely live up to their parents' ideals, or This new technology has not lived up to our expectations. [Late 1600s] 2. Carry out, fulfill, as in She certainly lived up to her end of the bargain. [First half of 1800s] live up to1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals. 2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations. 3. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain. |
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